Back to basics - back to buring bits! Thanks to Pioneer Europe, we have had the chance to play around with the brand new Pioneer DVR-116D recorder. The DVR-116D is a high speed burner that records DVD-R media up to 20x speed and DVD+R DL with the maximum speed of 12x. On the other hand [...]

Pioneer BDC-202 is an interesting combo drive that brings you the features of a Blu-ray BD-ROM drive and a DVD recorder. As such it is an interesting choice for any home computer, but especially for HTPCs due to the Blu-ray playback features. We have just started testing the drive, and as usual our primary interest [...]

Usually when we review drives we focus mainly on the recording quality, and media quality scans. However in the case of Pioneer DVR-215 it quickly became obvious that it wasn’t the most interesting way to go, as it seems to deliver identical results in terms of recording quality than the recently reviewed Pioneer DVR-115D. This [...]

 
Premium optical drive vendor Plextor has released an interesting combo drive. Their new PX-300SA is a 16x speed DVD recorder which can also read Blu-ray and HD-DVD discs. The drive is a major technological break through, as it is first of it’s kind on the market, but it remains to be seen how much there [...]

Firmware updates for Toshiba recorders, including but not limited to the following models:
SD-R5112, SD-R6112, SD-R5002, SD-R5372, SD-R5372V, SD-R6012, SD-R6012, SD-R1312, SD-R1412, SD-R1512, SD-R2212, SD-R2312, SD-R2412, SD-R2512, SD-R1202
Author: Toshiba SDD
License: Freeware

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The Philips Intelligent Agent is a tool which helps you to keep your Philips products to date. It automatically offers the correct download for your product without searching through long lists. Updates are now at your fingertips!
Which Philips products are supported?

Philips Blu-ray drives for use with a computer, which are sold by Philips Consumer [...]

It is quite important to regularly update the firmware of your DVD recorder. Firmware updates can significantly improve the recording quality of your recorder and add compatibility for more DVD±RW media. Basically the firmware contains a database of media types and the settings/tunings for the specified media, that the recorder will use as you burn [...]

Firmware updates for Plextor recorders, including but not limited to the following models:
PX-810SA, PX-760A/SA, PX-755A/SA, PX-750A/UF, PX-740A/UF, PX-716AL/UFL, PX-716A/SA/UF, PX-712A/SA/UF, PX-708A2/UF2, PX-708A/UF, PX-504A/UF
Author: Plextor
License: Freeware

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Firmware updates for LG Electronics recorders, including but not limited to the following models:
GSA-E60N, GSA-H55N, GSA-H42N, GSA-H20N, GSA-H12N, GSA-H22N, GSA-E10N, GSA-E10N, GSA-5169D, GSA-5153B, GSA-4163B, GSA-5160B, GSA-4167B, GSA-4163B, GSA-4160B, GSA-4120B, GSA-4082B, GSA-4081B, GSA-4040B
Author: LG Electronics
License: Freeware

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The LiveUpdate system is designed to help you update your firmwareto the latest version quickly and conveniently. download and installthe LiveUpdate Full Version. Once installed, the program will automaticallycheck wheter a newer version of your firmware is available. Andif it is, the program updates your firmware.
Author: Samsung Optical Europe
License: Freeware

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