Bad speeds with the 8X DVD-RW burner?

I have an E1505 with the 8X DVD+/-RW but have never gotten said speeds. It actually always burns a little slower than 4X with all the .img, .nrg, .iso files I've burnt. I know my discs are 1-8X so they're not the problem, and I know Nero supports 8X burning, so why isn't it happening? Are there any driver/firmware updates that fix the slow speeds?

 

who is makes your drive?

 

If I'm not mistaken, your hardware may be capable of burning 8x. but the included software isn't. For faster speeds you need to upgrade.

 

Opps sorry, you already said your Nero can handle it. My bad.

 

It is a Philips DVD+-RW SDVD8820.

 

The Firmware Page (firmware.rcp1.com) doesn't have any firmware for it - does that mean that Philips doesn't either?

 

Have you tried burning anything else but those types of files? Burn all your documents (straight data) to the disc and see if it is any faster. Something tells me there is nothing wrong with the drive.

 

I've never seen a burner that will burn an image or iso at faster than 4x. I know my NEC doesn't; but it will burn files that fast.

 

I burn a DVD movie using nero and it's fully disk is around 11 min so i am guessing something like 6X sometimes i get less so its all good

 

One golden rule: just because your CD/DVD drive says it can burn at 8x and rip at a certain speed does not mean that it always will. It depends on your software and media files that you are burning. Certain files are slower than others.

 

As SG said, your drive may burn at 8x but that is the maximum. When it comes to burning, there are three factors to be taken into account: The optical drive itself, the software you use to burn and the actual brand of the DVD you're burning. Because of different manufacturing processes, an advertised brand of DVDs of 16x may not always be burned at 16x. I have a NEC drive and I have been able to burn at the advertised 8x. I use Nero 6.0.0.9 (I think) and Alcohol 120% 1.9.5 build 328 and sometimes I burn at 2x, 4x, 6x or even 8x. I guess my software is moody.

My advice is look at your drive's manufacturer webpage, they might have a media compatibility list up that may tell you what brands of DVD work best with your drive, but remember that your software also has a part of the pie when it comes to burning speed so you still may not get the full 8x but now you would be able to blame it on the software

Here's a list of media compatibility for my NEC so you have an idea of what to expect.

 

i have 2 DVD burners on my desktop and can burn a full 4.65gb ISO to a dvd in about12-15 minutes, but on my laptop it takes about 30-40 minutes.My desktop burners do not support 16x DVD burning because I made the mistake of buying 16x DVD-rs and they didnt work at all.

 

And what is the brand of your DVD burner? I have burned an 4.5GB ISO file in 12-15 min as you, but there are cases where I have burned the same type of file in 30-40 min also. But the thing is I have reached the advertised 8x at times.

 

I've found that my burn speeds depend on the type of media (blank DVD's) that I use. My 6400 has the PHILIPS DVD+-RW SDVD8820 optical drive. I had some Maxell 8X DVD+R's, which burned at 6X for me, which is acceptable in my books for burning movies and data. The same Maxell blank DVD would only burn at 2.4X on my Compaq V2000 though. This was due to the notoriously horrible Matsush!ta optical drive.

Conversely, when I tried to use some plain old generic DVD's, they would only burn at 4X on my Dell, and more often than not they would not burn correctly. As I mentioned before, I am content with 6X burning speeds, so I'll probably continue to use Maxell blanks in the future. Of course, if anyone else can recommend a brand of media that will get maximum 8X burn speeds, feel free to speak up!

Also, just because a disk says it is 8X capable, all that really means is that sometime, somewhere, the manufacturer got their disk to burn at that speed on whatever type of optical drive. Desktop burners seem to be more forgiving with different types of blank media than their notebook counterparts.

 

Notebook drives don't burn as fast as desktop drives. A desktop will typically start between 4-5x and quickly ramp up to 8x and therefore can burn a full DVD in 8 minutes. A notebook drive will only burn the very last part of the disc at 8x which results in a slower burn time. The fastest notebook drive I have seen is a NEC which clocked in around 10.5 minutes using a TY, the best media. Most come in around 13-14 for a full burn.