Topic: Cendyne DVD Burner

[blu666z]

Anybody have any experience with this unit?

http://www.staples.com/Catalog/Browse/Sku.asp?PageType=1&Sku=510247

-Kevin

[jeffbr]

Hey Kevin,

I've had a Cendyne DVD-R/RW drive for over a year, and burned hundreds of DVDs with it. Cendyne basically rebadges other manufacturers drives. I don't know who makes the DVD+R, but the DVD-R is a Pioneer, and shows up as a Pioneer to evey Windows app.

[blu666z]

Hey bro.  Cool to see you over here.  Thanks for the info.

-Kevin

[Spinman]

I have the "Cendyne" DVD-R and it's really a Pioneer 105.  It works flawlessly, and has burned hundreds of disks.  I am able to flash it with Pioneer firmware, too.
So, I upgraded the firmware to where it's no longer "Crippled"   I.E.  The drives can rip at 12X, but are artificially limited to 2X for movies and store bought DVD's.  The firmware flash corrects this problem, and allows the drive to rip at it's "advertised" speed.
And it makes the disks "Region Free" so, they'll play anywhere in the world, etc...  In order to do this, you will need the "Modified" firmware.  Orginal Pioneer firmware doesn't support these upgrades due to the MPA/RIAA
Peace,
Spinman

[hoobash]

They dont make there own units. You could ended up with a lite-on