[G4] 4x DVD writing

VS vs1 at dax.nu
Mon May 10 08:37:05 PDT 2004


I am also using the Pioneer 106D, revision 1.05, together with Toast 
6.03. I haven't had any problems with burning DVD, and I mostly use 
DVD+R, works like a charm in 4x.
(G4 500 MHz here)

Best of luck!!

/ Vicki


At 07.59 -0400 04-05-10, Dale Hoffman wrote:
>We have 5 Pioneer 106D DVRs and use Toast 6. Kevin, your problem may 
>be media compatibility - you didn't say what brand you were using. 
>We burn mostly at 2X due to the cost of reliable 4X media, but have 
>burned at 4X with Apple brand DVDs.
>
>DaleH
>
>At 4:54 PM -0700 5/9/04, Lavode wrote:
>>You're lucky you got it to burn at all.  According to 
>>xlr8yourmac.com, the 106 isn't supported by Toast.  I have a Yikes 
>>400 with 768 MB RAM and 10.3 with a 106.  I tried to burn a DVD at 
>>1x using Toast 6, and got a coaster after about 10 seconds of 
>>burning, with an underrun error message.  When I bought the drive, 
>>I bought Dragon Burn, which supports BUP on the 106.  I have never 
>>gotten a coaster due to underrun using Dragon Burn, and can burn at 
>>4x.
>>
>>YMMV,
>>>-Lavode
>
>
>On May 9, 2004, at 4:49 PM, Kevin Willis wrote:
>
>>>	I have a G4/400 running OS 10.2.8 with 512 MB of RAM.  I 
>>>installed a Pioneer 106D DVR and am using  Toast Titanium 5 to 
>>>burn DVD's.  I can only get it to burn at 2x.  The drive is 
>>>supposed to support 4x burning and so is the media I am using. 
>>>When I try 4x, I get a buffer underrun almost immediately.  Is 
>>>there a way to get this set up to burn any faster?



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