Lite-On SOHW-1693s Review w/scans

[QuaiBoy]

Hi. I picked up a 1693s last week and decided to try my hand at reviewing it, to give back to the DVD community perhaps. Here's the link:
http://www.convertingvideo.com/1693s/

8 CDs, 12 DVD-Rs, 1 DVD+R, 2 DVD+RW, and 1 DVD+DL tested. With disc quality and transfer rate scans on all media. This is the media I have kept to test with so it's all 1-8x (what a lot of us use anyway). A lot of the reviews on current writers sidestep this media so I hope you find the review helpful. Please let me know if you find any errors or have any other constructive criticism.

-Evan-

PS - There's no ads or spyware on the review pages. Clean HTML and pics.

[ofbarea]

Thanks for the review. This is the burner I got after the suden death of my old NEC 2500. Here in CR there are not many options and this one was (I think) the best option at the time.

[Hawseman]

Nice work, QuaiBoy....

It's a good offering from Liteon. I like mine. If my 451S ever dies, I won't be so glum....I'll only miss the CD burning quality.

[ofbarea]

There is a new firmware for the Liteon SOHW-1693S listed at The Firmware Page. The latest version is KS0B but there is not a description of what was improved, according to the Lite-on web page it just add support for more media. Maybe this new firmware has a better DL support.

There is a detailed post on this matter at cdfreaks: http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=152205

[ofbarea]

KS0B was not that good . Sony DRU800 KY06 is a a lot better, but the best of all is codeguys´ KC4B

If you want the best possible burns with a 1693S or a DRU800 use KC4B firmware and you will be pleased.

Check this post for more details: http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=152583