Plextor PX-708A DVD Writer


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Plextor PX-708A


OEM:
Plextor
Chipset:Sanyo
40xCDR PCAV
24xCDRW PCAV
4xDVD-R CLV
2xDVD-RW CLV
DVD-RDL
8xDVD+R ZCLV
4xDVD+RW CLV
DVD+RDL
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EIDE, 2MB
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DVD Media comments for this DVD Writer (click on the link to read the comments):
1 01ne 4xDVD-R (LEADDATA01..) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
2 Acer 4xDVD+R (NANYA...RJB) comments, 1 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Akai 16xDVD-R (MCC 03RG20) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
5 Arita 4xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR01) comments, 4 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor.
1 AVB 4xDVD+R (........001) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 AVB 8xDVD-R (FUJIFILM03..) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 AVB 8xDVD-R (RITEKG05....) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 BeAll 4xDVD-R (BeAll G40001) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 BeAll 4xDVD+R (BeAll000P40) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 BenQ 4xDVD+R (DAXON...AZ1) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 BenQ 8xDVD+R (DAXON...AZ2) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 BestMedia Platinum 4xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 BestMedia Platinum 8xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR02) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 BestMedia Platinum 2.4xDVD+RW (RICOHJPNW01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 BestMedia Platinum 4xDVD+R (RITEK...R02) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
1 Budget 4xDVD-R (GSC002......) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Bulkpaq 8xDVD-R (FUJIFILM03..) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Bulkpaq 4xDVD+R (MEDIA ID001) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor.
2 Bulkpaq 4xDVD-R (PRINCO......) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
1 Centrios 2.4xDVD+R (........001) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 CompUSA 4xDVD+R (AML.....001) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor.
3 CompUSA 2.4xDVD+R (OPTODISCOP1) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 2 poor.
1 CompUSA 2.4xDVD+RW (OPTODISCOP1) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Datasafe Media 4xDVD-R (RITEKG04....) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
2 DataTrack 2.4xDVD+R (DATATRAK001) comments, 2 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Datawrite 4xDVD-R (RITEKG04....) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
2 Datawrite Classic Grey 8xDVD-R (FUJIFILM03..) comments, 2 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
2 Datawrite Red (V2) 4xDVD-R (AN35........) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 2 poor.
1 Digital Matrix 4xDVD-R (INFOSMART01.) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Digital Matrix 4xDVD+R (MEDIA ID001) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
3 DMS 8xDVD+R (AML.....002) comments, 2 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor.
1 DVDPro 4xDVD-R (PRINCO......) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Dynamax Protection 4xDVD-R (PRINCO......) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 E3Works 4xDVD-R (LEADDATA01..) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
1 EMTEC 4xDVD-R (MAM8XG01....) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 EMTEC 1xDVD-R (OPTODISCK001) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 eProformance (epro) 8xDVD-R (ProdiscF01..) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Esperanza 4xDVD-R (AN31........) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Ever Media 4xDVD-R (NANYA-JC001) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
1 Fujifilm 2xDVD-RW (MCC 01RW11n9) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Fujifilm 16xDVD+R (PRODISC.R05) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Fujifilm 8xDVD-R (ProdiscF01..) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
3 Fujifilm 2.4xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR00) comments, 2 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor.
6 Fujifilm 4xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR01) comments, 6 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Fujifilm 2.4xDVD+RW (RICOHJPNW01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Fujifilm 4xDVD+RW (RICOHJPNW11) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Fujifilm 1xDVD-R (RITEKG03....) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
3 Fujifilm 4xDVD-R (TYG01.......) comments, 3 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Fujifilm 8xDVD+R (YUDEN000T02) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Generic/Unbranded 4xDVD-R (AN32........) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Generic/Unbranded 4xDVD-R (VANGUARD....) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
1 Generic/Unbranded 4xDVD-R (Yi Jhan 001.) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor.
1 GigaStorage 4xDVD-R (GSC002......) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor.
1 GQ (Great Quality) 4xDVD+R (........001) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 GQ (Great Quality) 8xDVD+R (LD......S03) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
1 GreatAZO 8xDVD+R (RITEK...R03) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 GreatAZO 4xDVD-R (VDSPMSAB 01.) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Hawk Professional 2xDVD-R (MXL RG01....) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 HP 8xDVD+R (CMC MAG.E01) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
1 HP 2.4xDVD+R (CMC MAG.R01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Imation 1xDVD-RW (OPTODISCK001) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
7 Imation 4xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR01) comments, 7 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Imation 2.4xDVD+RW (RICOHJPNW01) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
1 Imation 4xDVD+RW (RICOHJPNW11) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Imation 1xDVD-R (RITEKG03....) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Infiniti 8xDVD+R (RITEK...R03) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Infiniti 2xDVD-R (SONY........) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Infotech 4xDVD-R (Yi Jhan 001.) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Intenso 4xDVD-R (OPTODISCR004) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
1 JVC 2xDVD-R (MXL RG01....) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 JVC 8xDVD+R (WFKA11..211) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Kapi 4xDVD-R (SKC Co.,Ltd.) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
2 KHypermedia 2.4xDVD+R (CMC MAG.R01) comments, 1 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Kodak 8xDVD+R (VDSPMSAB001) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor.
2 Lead Data 4xDVD-R (LEADDATA01..) comments, 2 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Lifetec 1xDVD-R (MXL RG01....) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
1 Liquid Video 2.4xDVD+R (OPTODISCOP1) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
1 MAM-E 4xDVD-R (MCI4XG01....) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
1 Matrix 4xDVD-R (............) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
2 Matrix 4xDVD-R (LONGTEN 001.) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
5 Maxell 4xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR01) comments, 3 good, 2 mixed, 0 poor.
2 Maxell 4xDVD-R (TYG01.......) comments, 2 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 MDA Technology 4xDVD-R (AN31........) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Memorex 8xDVD-R (CMC MAG. AE1) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
7 Memorex 4xDVD-R (CMC MAG. AF1) comments, 6 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
2 Memorex 8xDVD+R (CMC MAG.E01) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 1 poor.
8 Memorex 4xDVD+R (CMC MAG.F01) comments, 4 good, 1 mixed, 3 poor.
1 Memorex 4xDVD+R (MBIPG101R03) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Memorex 1xDVD-RW (ProdiscDVDRW) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
1 Memorex 8xDVD-R (ProdiscF01..) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
2 Memorex 4xDVD-R (ProdiscS03) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 2 poor.
2 Memorex 2.4xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR00) comments, 2 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
15 Memorex 4xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR01) comments, 13 good, 2 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Memorex 2.4xDVD+RW (RICOHJPNW01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
4 Memorex 4xDVD+RW (RICOHJPNW11) comments, 2 good, 0 mixed, 2 poor.
1 Memorex 2.4xDVD+R (SKYMEDIAR01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Memorex 2xDVD-RW (TDK502sakuM3) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Memory Line 4xDVD+R (POMSC001002) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
1 Mirror 8xDVD+R (MCC.....003) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Mitsumi 4xDVD-R (AN31........) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
2 Mitsumi 2.4xDVD+RW (INFODISCA01) comments, 1 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor.
1 MMore 4xDVD-R (MBI 01RG20) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
1 MMore 4xDVD+R (MBIPG101R03) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 MMore 2xDVD-R (MCC 00RG200) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 MMore 1xDVD-R (MXL RG01....) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
1 MMore 2xDVD-RW (OPTODISCK001) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Nashua 4xDVD-R (MCI4XG01....) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Nashua 4xDVD-R (RITEKG04....) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Newegg.com 4xDVD-R (RITEKG04....) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Optical Storage 2xDVD-R (............) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Optimum 2xDVD-R (CMC MAG.....) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Optodisc 2.4xDVD+R (OPTODISCOP1) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
1 Panasonic 8xDVD-R (TYG02.......) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Philips 8xDVD+R (CMC MAG.E01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
3 Philips 4xDVD+R (CMC MAG.F01) comments, 3 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Philips 2.4xDVD+R (CMC MAG.R01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Philips 2.4xDVD+RW (CMC MAG.W01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Philips 8xDVD+R (INFOME..R20) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Philips 4xDVD+RW (PHILIPS.041) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Philips 2.4xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR00) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
5 Philips 4xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR01) comments, 5 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Philips 4xDVD+R (RITEK...R02) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
2 Pine 2xDVD-R (MXL RG01....) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 2 poor.
1 Piodata 4xDVD-R (RITEKG04....) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Playo 8xDVD-R (UME01.......) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
5 Plextor 4xDVD+R (YUDEN000T01) comments, 5 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Plextor 16xDVD+R (YUDEN000T03) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 PrimeDisc 2.4xDVD+RW (RICOHJPNW01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 PrimeDisc 2.4xDVD+R (RITEK...R01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Princo 1xDVD-R (PRINCO......) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
8 Princo 4xDVD-R (PRINCO......) comments, 4 good, 0 mixed, 4 poor.
1 Princo 1xDVD-RW (PRINCO......) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
1 Prodisc 8xDVD+R (PRODISC.R03) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
1 Prodisc 4xDVD-R (ProdiscS03) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Prodye 4xDVD+R (POMSC001002) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
1 Promedia Bulk 2xDVD-R (MXL RG01....) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Prostore 4xDVD+R (MBIPG101R03) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
5 Ricoh 4xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR01) comments, 4 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor.
2 RiData 4xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR01) comments, 2 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 RiData 4xDVD+R (RITEK...R03) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 RiData 8xDVD+R (RITEK...R03) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
3 RiData 4xDVD-R (RITEKG04....) comments, 3 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
3 RiData 8xDVD-R (RITEKG05....) comments, 2 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
1 Ritek 8xDVD+R (RITEK...R03) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor.
12 Ritek 4xDVD-R (RITEKG04....) comments, 10 good, 2 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Ritek 2xDVD-RW (RITEKW01....) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 RiVision 8xDVD-R (CMC MAG. AE1) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Samsung 4xDVD-R (BeAll G40001) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
2 Samsung 4xDVD+R (BeAll000P40) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
1 Samsung (Pleomax) 4xDVD-RW (OPTODISCW004) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
1 Sentinel 1xDVD-R (OPTODISCK001) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Sentinel 4xDVD-R (OPTODISCR004) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Sentinel 8xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR02) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
2 SKC 1xDVD-R (SKC Co.,Ltd.) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 2 poor.
2 Sonic 2xDVD-R (LONGTEN 001.) comments, 1 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Sony 4xDVD+R (MCC.....002) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Sony 2.4xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR00) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
2 Sony 4xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR01) comments, 2 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Sony 2.4xDVD+RW (RICOHJPNW01) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
1 Sony 4xDVD+RW (RICOHJPNW11) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Sony 4xDVD-R (TYG01.......) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Sunstar 4xDVD-R (LEADDATA01..) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Supermedia 4xDVD-R (AML.........) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
1 Swisstec 8xDVD+R (Plasmon1LC0) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Swisstec 4xDVD+R (POMSA0010R.) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Swisstec 2.4xDVD+R (SKYMEDIAR01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
2 Swisstec 4xDVD-R (VDSPMSAB 01.) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 1 poor.
1 Taiyo Yuden 4xDVD-R (TYG01.......) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor.
2 TDK 4xDVD+R (CMC MAG.F01) comments, 2 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 TDK 2xDVD-R (MXL RG01....) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
10 TDK 4xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR01) comments, 10 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 TDK 2.4xDVD+RW (RICOHJPNW01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 TDK 2xDVD-R (RITEKG04....) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
3 TDK 2xDVD-R (TDKG02000000) comments, 2 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor.
2 TDK 4xDVD-R (TTG01.......) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
2 Teon 4xDVD-R (CMC MAG. AF1) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Tevion 4xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 That's 4xDVD+R (YUDEN000T01) comments, 0 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor.
3 Traxdata 4xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR01) comments, 3 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Traxdata 4xDVD+RW (RICOHJPNW11) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Traxdata 8xDVD+R (RITEK...R03) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Traxdata 4xDVD-R (RITEKG04....) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Traxdata 8xDVD-R (RITEKG05....) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Ultra 4xDVD+R (CMC MAG.F01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Velocity 8xDVD-R (OPTODISCR008) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Verbatim (DataLife) 2xDVD-R (CMC MAG.....) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Verbatim (DataLife) 4xDVD+R (RICOHJPNR01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
2 Verbatim (DataLifePlus) 2xDVD-R (MCC 00RG200) comments, 2 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
8 Verbatim (DataLifePlus) 4xDVD-R (MCC 01RG20) comments, 7 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
1 Verbatim (DataLifePlus) 8xDVD-R (MCC 02RG20) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
6 Verbatim (DataLifePlus) 4xDVD+R (MCC.....002) comments, 5 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
3 Verbatim (DataLifePlus) 8xDVD+R (MCC.....003) comments, 2 good, 1 mixed, 0 poor.
3 Verbatim (DataLifePlus) 2.4xDVD+RW (MCC.....A01) comments, 3 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
2 Verbatim (DataLifePlus) 4xDVD+RW (MKM.....A02) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 2 poor.
1 Verbatim (DataLifePlus) 2.4xDVD+R (RITEK...R01) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
2 Verbatim (DataLifePlus) / Pastel Disc 4xDVD+R (YUDEN000T01) comments, 2 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Verbatim (Pearl White) 8xDVD+R (CMC MAG.E01) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
1 Verbatim DigitalMovie 4xDVD-R (MCC 01RG20) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
2 White Label 2xDVD-R (TDKG02000000) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
1 XDisc 1xDVD-R (GSC001......) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
1 XP DVD 4xDVD-R (Dvsn........) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
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This is the best DVD birner I have so far.
Fo olmost 1 year owing I just damaged 1 cd(low quality) and no dvd


Comments posted by Lexa from Canada, March 18, 2005. Rated this writer 10 of 10.





Firmware 1.08 allows bit setting to DVD-ROM type on DVD+R discs. I used Nero CDVDSpeed (3.61 I think) to set the drive up to bitset to DVD-ROM and it works fine.


Comments posted by tphaggerty from United States, February 07, 2005. Rated this writer 9 of 10.





UPDATE TO PREVIOUS COMMENTS:

As I suspected, I got a refurb model from Plextor as a replacement to my defective 708A. The unit they sent me was manufactured 6 months before the unit it replaced! I think thats pretty terrible customer service.

I've received upgraded models from previous manufacturers when an original piece of hardware failed. An intel motherboard I was using quite working and Intel sent me an upgraded replacement model. A creative CD-ROM went bad and they sent me a 48X to replace my 36X. An ATI Radeon 9600 went bad and they sent me a 9600pro.

Just all around crap service from Plextor and I wont be buying another drive from them again.


Comments posted by MrDRC from United States, February 05, 2005. Rated this writer No rating.





I bought this drive in May 2004. I've never put it through heavy use but it was a great drive and burned everything for about 9 months. Like some other users here, it just quit working. Wouldnt read any media, DVD or CD and sure wouldnt write.

I didnt bother emailing and went straight to a tech support call like their web site says. After being on hold for a while it didnt take tech support 5 minutes to admit the drive was bad (5 green blinks) and issued me a tech support number. I filled out the RAM request forum with the tech support number and within 48 hours I received an RMA number and shipping instructions via email. Im currently waiting for my replacement drive.

I am very dissapointed this drive didnt have anymore shelf life. I guess Im destined for a refurb model with little or no warranty remaining. Unless this replacement performs exceptionally well, I wont be buying Plextor again. For years they put out great drive after great drive but there are far too many reports of problems for me to go back to them in the future.


Comments posted by MrDRC from United States, January 28, 2005. Rated this writer No rating.





I really don't know how to rate the 708a. It has been awesome for the 11 months I have had it until today. It no longer will play or burn DVDs. I ran the diagnostic as outlined on the website and got the dreaded 1 blink error. I will have to call for an RMA in the morning. I loved this drive while it worked, but I expect something I paid over $200 for to last more than 11 months.


Comments posted by mainjej from United States, December 29, 2004. Rated this writer No rating.





I'm sorry but you are wrong.

Like one person said before:
"Can do bit setting!!! Just install new firmware (1.08) and PlexTools Professional v2.17, and in drive Settings, go to andvanced and you see "Change booktype for DVD+R"
Burn with your favorite progie, like nero "

So you will have to use Plextools (2.17 and above /firmware 1.08) to change the booktype setting.


Comments posted by John Kambeel from Netherlands, December 23, 2004. Rated this writer 8 of 10.





ACHTUNG:

Booktype is NOT avabile for the PX-708a with Firmware 1.08 and Nero 6.6.1.3 ( 2004.12.14 )

The info of this Page is wrong !!! (very sorry about that..)


Comments posted by Stan_Laurel from Switzerland, December 19, 2004. Rated this writer 6 of 10.





I hate to do this since the drive has been working for me for a long time. I bought it in January 2004 and it's been great, until it stopped working. While it was new, I burned everything! Good media, cheap media, anything, it would burn no questions asked! No errors, not a single coaster. Got the firmware update, done everything I could, but I guess even the greatest things break down eventually. It started with reading certain DVDs. It just wouldn't read them. Brand new, fresh out of the box, not a single scratch and still, it wouldn't read them. Then the cd-recording went halo, I got cd's with messed up tracks, songs cutting in and out, and finally the dvd recording started messing up. You could actually see it on the media. The burned dvd's had weird "shapes" on the dye. None of my standalone dvd players would go through more than 10 mins of the movie. And so my adventure with the precious plextor ended. :( Now I need a new recorder, and if I knew for sure that the newer 12x model wouldn't do the same, I would go for it, but for now, I guess I'll have to go with the Pioneer. Sorry :(


Comments posted by Jan3Sobieski from United States, December 15, 2004. Rated this writer 5 of 10.





Never lost a disc yet


Comments posted by Martin Cherry from United Kingdom, November 27, 2004. Rated this writer 10 of 10.





Can do bit setting!!!
Just install new firmware (1.08) and PlexTools Professional v2.17, and in drive Settings, go to andvanced and you see "Change booktype for DVD+R"
Burn with your favorite progie, like nero
Enjoy everyone, this is a awesome super dvd writer.
its the same thing for the 712a


Comments posted by ritten from Belgium, October 04, 2004. Rated this writer 9 of 10.





awesome dvd writer i use riteks and never had a bad one. also used cheap compusa 1x with no prob...


Comments posted by mobius from United States, September 11, 2004. Rated this writer 10 of 10.





I have this drive for few months and always used memorex DVD+R rated at 4X. The Plextor always burn at 8X for me, which is real sweet. I just bought an LG GSA-4120B yesterday and tried same blanks knowing that LG is 12X DVD+R but it maxed my blanks at 4X. I guess that what makes plextor stand out, gets out that most with what it has.


Comments posted by halflife` from United States, August 31, 2004. Rated this writer 10 of 10.





Can't do bit setting! Big problem for me as my stand alone (Mintek 1600) requires it. Otherwise a flawless drive. Burned nearly everything I threw at it w/o error. Burned generic cheap media at 4x, and good media at 8x. No errors.

My biggest issue is the bit setting. I need it, and the Plextor CANNOT do it, nor does it appear that Plextor will fix this. They are a member of the DVD+R specification commitee and will adhere stritcly to the guidlines according to their website.


Comments posted by pichinco from United States, August 17, 2004. Rated this writer 7 of 10.





Well, I don't quite know how to rate this. I purchased the drive in November of 2003. All along I was wondering why on earth people were having trouble with certain (usually cheap) media. My drive burned everything I put in it, even incredibly cheap Admeco brand stuff I bought here in Japan. Then, one day in early July (in middle of a CD-RW burn), it just quit. I ran the plextor diagnostic like you are supposed to. I determined my unit would not read (or write obviously) to CDs. Any CDs. DVDs were Ok. After some quick research on CDfreaks.com, this turned out to be a rather common problem. However, my experience with tech support was not a good one. First I got a canned email telling me to use canned air to blow into it. Did it and wasted $5. Next response was since it could read and write to DVDs, it must be my media. Now, I know they have their "recommended" stuff but I'm no idiot. The same Fuji CDRs (on their compatibilty list by the way) I used for months would not read or write. A few days later, I made a WMV file of me actually putting a blank (compatible) CDR in the drive and it not working. Another few days passed and I inquired if they saw the email and they said no file of that type would get through their firewall. I finally got my RMA and returned it and just got it back today. It should have never taken that long to get an RMA. It's kind of like driving a new automobile down the road and having the door fall off. Don't you think after more people claimed their door fell off you, as a manufacturer, would start to believe them instead of doubting? I certainly would have hated to be the first guy to complain about the drive not reading CDs. My advice: It's a great drive when it works. And if it breaks CALL THEM on the phone, don't waste your time with email. I basically paid top dollar for a drive that didn't burn anywhere near 100 (probably not even 50) DVDs and got a refurb 9 months later. If I wanted a refurb or cheap a$$ drive, I would have bought a Lite-on or checked out the clearance bin at tigerdirect....


Comments posted by fmctm1sw from Japan, August 10, 2004. Rated this writer 5 of 10.





Using Verbatim DVD-R and have burned almost 100 DVD's with zero problems. Excellent burner from an excellent company.


Comments posted by JaggyWires from United States, June 29, 2004. Rated this writer 10 of 10.





I´m a newbee. But whit DVD SHRINK and NERO 6.0. NO PROB.. At all. 10 DVD+R whitout problems.


Comments posted by Knast from Denmark, May 14, 2004. Rated this writer 10 of 10.





plextor quality..super dvd writer..it works like a ferrari..!!!


Comments posted by real from Canada, April 21, 2004. Rated this writer 10 of 10.





My first dvd writer,

my friend brought round a load of cheap dvd-r's infiniti(50 for £15). The drive had no problems what so ever. My dav s550 plays them and my modded xbox plays the backup games it has made.

Used firmware 1.6, dvd shrink and nero 6.3 so far


Comments posted by TechEd from United Kingdom, April 14, 2004. Rated this writer 10 of 10.





Great with DVD. Poor with low quality CD-R. Poor with low speed CD-RW.
Powerec works great. Buffer underrun protection works.
No DVD coasters, only two CD coasters.


Comments posted by Marcelo Poli from Argentina, April 10, 2004. Rated this writer 9 of 10.





Works perfectly on everything I have thrown at it. Around 50 DVD's burnt so far and not one coaster yet.


Comments posted by Darren from Canada, April 05, 2004. Rated this writer 10 of 10.





This drive has burned every single DVD blank i have put in it. The only problems i have had where the 2 discs that where dirty with prints or fuzz. It burns some 4X +Rs at 8X with no problems. I do on the fly copys from my other drive with no problems. I don't even have to worry about making coasters if i am multitasking because i have totally emptied the drives buffer before and the discs come out fine.

I use DVD Decrypter to rip, DVD Shrink to re-author and Nero 6.3 to burn. It will burn a 4X DVD in 13 minutes 8X is about 8-9 minutes.

I have upgraded the firmware to 1.06 but never had a problem with 1.04. I don't know why people are saying they have problems with this drive i havent had 1.


Comments posted by Ben from United States, April 02, 2004. Rated this writer 10 of 10.





hi people,i have purchas a px-708a about 3 weeks ago and just love it. i have been using ultra dvd+ for burning and it works great even at 8x when they are 4x,excelent, i did upgrad the firmware at 1.06 and i am using nero6 to burn.

i do recommand this drive


Comments posted by lucasiso from Canada, April 02, 2004. Rated this writer 10 of 10.





I agree with mark when he said plextor sucks!!!! I returned this drive why should I have to use old software so I can get this drive to work and why is it so picky with media. Lets not forget plextor said no to 8x with - media, what's up with that??? Let me also tell you about how this drive makes coasters. So I bought a Opotrite DD0401 and with the money I saved a 100 pack of G04's. Lets not forget I didn't have to stand on my head to get it to burn. Worked right out of the box. So if your looking for a drive pass on this one. But take a look at this one: http://store.yahoo.com/livewarehouse/opdd8xdvdrbe.html
In case you didn't know Optorite said by the end of april new firmware to burn - media @ 8x. : )


Comments posted by Ron from United States, March 31, 2004. Rated this writer 1 of 10.





thanks guys for the tips especially on the Nero. ill try thaat out as well as check on the new firmware upgrade.
I think i will hold off on buying another burner and just wait another month or 2 to get a dual layer burner...

Louie


Comments posted by Louie from United States, March 28, 2004. Rated this writer No rating.





Absolutely fabulous drive. Burns DVD-R at rated speed of 4x and DVD+ at 8x. Had it about a month and burned 20 Memorex DVD-R's with not a problem. This is my first DVD burner and it installed in 10 minutes and was up and running in another 10. Have used CloneDVD 1.3 & 2, Nero 6.0, DVD Decrypter, DVD Shrink, and Roxio Easy CD and DVD Creator 6-all with no problem. To be honest I've only burned the one DVD+ disk that came with the drive but no problem with that one.


Comments posted by Larry from United States, March 28, 2004. Rated this writer 9 of 10.




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OEM
Original Equipment Manufacturer.


Chipset

The manufacturer of the main chipset the DVD writer/recorder is based on.


Write support / Read support
DVD-R
= Works
DVD-R = Is not supported
DVD-R? = Not tested


Single Layer(4.7GB) write speeds
1x (CLV) = about 58 minutes
2x (CLV) = about 29 minutes
2.4x (CLV) = about 24 minutes
4x (CLV) = about 14.5 minutes
6x (CLV/ZCLV) = about 10-12 minutes
8x (PCAV/ZCLV) = about 8-10 minutes
12x (PCAV/ZCLV) = about 6.5-7.5 minutes
16x (CAV/ZCLV) = about 6-7 minutes

Dual/Double Layer(8.5GB) write speeds
1x CLV = about 105 minutes
2.4x CLV = about 44 minutes
4x CLV = about 27 minutes

Single Layer (4.7GB) read speeds
1x read speed is 1.321MB/s = ~56 minutes
6x CAV (avg. ~4x) read speed is max 7.93MB/s = ~14 minutes
8x CAV (avg. ~6x) read speed is max 10.57MB/s = ~10 minutes
12x CAV (avg. ~8x) read speed is max 15.85MB/s = ~7 minutes
16x CAV (avg. ~12x) read speed is max 21.13MB/s = ~5 minutes


DVD Write types
CAV = Constant Angular Velocity, the DVD is written at a constantly increasing speed.
CLV = Constant Linear Velocity, the DVD is written at a constant speed.
ZCLV = Zone Constant Linear Velocity, the DVD is divided into zones. After each zone the write speed is increased.
PCAV = Partial Constant Angular Velocity, the DVD is being written at an increasing speed until a certain speed. After this speed it will not increase anymore.


Connection
Desktop = Standalone desktop DVD Recorder
EIDE = Computer DVD Writer with EIDE/IDE connection
SCSI = Computer DVD Writer with SCSI connection
USB = Computer desktop DVD Writer with USB 2.0 or/and 1.1 connection
FireWire = Computer desktop DVD Writer with IEEE 1394/FireWire/i.Link connection (some standalone desktop dvd recorder supports this also but then it is usually to connect your DV camera to the recorder)


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