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Pioneer Pioneer DVR-108
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2 3790 12-21-2004
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Recommended By Average Price Average Rating
100% of reviewers $88.25 10.0



Description: Specifications
DVD DVD-R*1, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW,DVD+R DL*2
CD CD-R 700(type 80), 650MB(type 74), CD-RW, Ultraspeed CD-RW, Highspeed CD-RW

Read Support
DVD DVD-ROM, DVD-VIDEO, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW & DVD+R DL*2, DVD-RAM (Non-cartridge DVD-RAM Version 2.0/2.1 only)
CD CD-ROM(Mode 1&2), CD-ROM XA, CD-DA(CD Audio), Video CD, PhotoCD (single/multi-session), CD EXTRA, CD-Text, CD-R, CD-RW

Write Speed*3
DVD-R 16x, 12x, 8x, 6x, 4x, 2x, 1x
DVD-RW 4x*4, 2x, 1x
DVD+R 16x, 12x, 8x, 6x, 4x. 2.4x
DVD+RW 4x, 2.4x
DVD+R DL*2 4x, 2.4x
CD-R 32x, 24x, 16x, 10x, 4x
CD-RW 24x, 20x, 16x, 10x, 4x

Read Speed
DVD-ROM (single) Max 16x CAV
DVD-ROM (dual) Max 12x CAV
DVD-R MAX 12x CAV
DVD-RW Max 8x CAV
DVD+R Max 12x CAV
DVD+RW MAX 8x CAV
DVD+DL*2 MAX 8x CAV
DVD-RAM Max 2x CLV
CD-ROM Max 40x CAV
CD-R, Max 40x CAV
CD-RW Max 32x CAV
CD-DA (DAE) Max 40x CAV
CD-DA Max 9.3x CAV
VCD Max 9.3x CAV
Mounting Orientation Horizontal and Verticle
Interface ATAPI (PIO Mode4)/Multi Word DMA Mode2) Ultra DMA663(Ultra DMA Mode4)
Data Buffer (size) 2 MBytes
Dimensions (W x H x D) 148mm x 42.3mm x 198mm 5-13/16"x1-11/16"x7-13/16"
Keywords: Pioneer DVR 108 dual layer dvd burn
Connection Type: ATA/IDE


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Old 12-20-2004, 08:59 PM   #1
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Would you recommend the product? yes | Price you paid?: $88.25 | Rating: 10

Kernel (uname -r): 2.6.8-gentoo-r4
Distribution: Gentoo Linux



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This DVD Burner worked right out of the box!
All i had to do was recompile K3B with dvd support (USE="dvdr" for you Gentoo users)

Apparently there is a firmware hack that unlocks the 16x burning speed for all DVD media brands, as Pioneer currently has speeds over 4x locked to specific brandnames.
This firmware hack seems shifty, i personally dont want to try my luck as a few forum posts indicate issues with the current firmware hack/patcher.
More info here:
http://forum.rpc1.org/viewtopic.php?t=31398&highlight=%2F%2F+sgioOpen.open%3A+No+such+file+directory
http://forum.rpc1.org/viewtopic.php?t=30623&highlight=%2F%2F+sgioOpen.open%3A+No+such+file+directory
Otherwise, if you're daring, get the firmware hack and patcher here:
http://pioneerdvd.rpc1.org/
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Old 12-21-2004, 12:24 AM   #2
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Registered: Nov 2004
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Would you recommend the product? yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 0

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Sorry, the above post was mine...
Anyway.. i just flashed my drive.... and i think my heart still hasnt started beating again....
in other words, the flash was sucessful.. just flash the device with the "Normal" firmware... "Kernel" doesnt seem to be needed... but even if you try to flash it with both, DVRFlash v2 complains about an error... and if you try to do it one at a time, you cant do the "Kernel" firmware without the "Normal" firmware..

btw, "Normal" firmware is only needed cause the drive seems to only run in "Normal" mode
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