Plextor 8x dual format drive will write 8x to 4x DVD+R media
Posted on 27/08/03 12:32 by Jan Willem                             
Plextor 8x dual format drive will write 8x to 4x DVD+R media
Recently some rumors appeared on the internet that the PX-708A, Plextors latest dual format DVD recorder, would write 8x at 4x DVD+R media. The rumors appeared first on the forums of our friends of CDRLabs and mentioned on our forum in this thread. Today we are able to confirm these rumors. Plextor has confirmed that the drive will be able to write 8x to some 4x DVD+R media brands.

The drive should be available in stores within the next two weeks and 8x DVD+R media is currently scheduled for release in about a month or later. This would mean that the 8x function of the drive would be rendered useless, but due research of Plextor there is a way around this. However, the drive will only write these speeds on a limited amount of media, a list of this media will be released in a couple of days.

Discuss the latest Plextor drive in our Plextor Forum.

Source: CD Freaks

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By alexnoe, Wednesday 27 August 2003 12:43
I'm trying to guess the list Smilie : - Mitsubishi Chemical -Taiyo Yuden
By Hemispasm, Wednesday 27 August 2003 16:26
HemispasmThats an educated guess i think Wink Besides they are concidered some of the best media available.
By dakhaas, Wednesday 27 August 2003 18:48
dakhaasTY DVD+R 4x is hardly available clown So to say the best media available
By Doctor_T, Wednesday 27 August 2003 18:54
Considering that they said PLUS R media, a good bet is Ricoh 4x +R. Not only is it good, it's widely used and tested. If TY made 4x +R media, It'd probably be on the list Wink
By bobmitch, Wednesday 27 August 2003 22:31
Go to the Plextor page. There is now a spec sheet on the page for the 708A. On the spec sheet...it lists Verbatim / Mitsubishi Chemical as 8X... Smilie
By icey, Thursday 28 August 2003 13:04
Taiyo Yuden do make x4 +r media - it has the 'That's' brand made by Taiyo Yuden (branded discs) in Japan, available from SVP for £1.70 exc. in a jewel case (I would rather have them in a tub). Burnt nearly ten of them, run a scandisk on then and all fine so far.
By dakhaas, Friday 29 August 2003 16:11
dakhaasYes TY does make +R media. But in most cases it's very hard to find ! At least at this moment.
By dakhaas, Friday 29 August 2003 16:11
dakhaasYes TY does make +R media. But in most cases it's very hard to find ! At least at this moment.
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