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WHo makes T61p DVD burner?
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 7:01 am
by Highland
Hi,
Does anyone know what make DVD writer Lenovo is using now. I have a T61p on order.
The DVD part number is:
42V8172 SBB DVD REC.8XMAXDUAL LAY UB-S
IBM has used:
Hitachi-LG Data Storage Inc. GSA-4083N
Hitachi-LG Data Storage Inc. GSA-U10N (IDE/ATAPI)
Panasonic / Matshita UJ-842
Panasonic / Matshita UJ-852
I am hoping that the - 42V8172 SBB DVD REC.8XMAXDUAL LAY UB-S - is not the Matshita.
Thanks for any help.
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 11:28 am
by Harryc
Mine is a month old, it came with an LG GSA-U10N.
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 1:42 pm
by ZaZ
My UJ-850 has been a pretty decent burner. I did feel the pain of Matshita burners on my T42.
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 2:38 pm
by Peak2Peak
Harryc wrote:Mine is a month old, it came with an LG GSA-U10N
What are the FRU / ASM part numbers on the drive it-self.
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 5:37 pm
by Highland
Harryc wrote:Mine is a month old, it came with an LG GSA-U10N.
I am hopeful now. Thanks for posting that.
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 11:03 pm
by Proteus
Just curious..since I have a choice..
Whats wrong with the Matshita burners?
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 5:05 am
by Highland
Proteus wrote:Just curious..since I have a choice..
Whats wrong with the Matshita burners?
My issue is very specific. I am currently using a laptop with a Matshita DVD drive and I cannot "rip" my DVD movies for ipod (or other) use. The Matshita drive locks on one "movie" region and thereafter can not see any other regions. This is only a problem if you have DVD movie's from different regions as I do. I am not aware of any performance issues with the the Matshita.
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 5:34 am
by Peak2Peak
Highland wrote:The Matshita drive locks on one "movie" region and thereafter can not see any other regions. This is only a problem if you have DVD movie's from different regions as I do. I am not aware of any performance issues with the the Matshita.
I thought all NEW dvd drives have to be set initially to a region before they can be used - hence locking them to a region (?) - Therefore when your new T61p arrives the dvd drive will need to be set to a region (regardless of manufacturer).
There maybe software to get round your problem or even firmware solutions to make the drive region free.
EDIT: You are allowed 4 region changes from the initial region setting - then the drive will be locked.
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 9:19 pm
by meekus
In my experience Matshita (aka. M a t s u s h i t a, Panasonic) laptop optical drives tend to be overly sensitive to operating temperature with both the laser unit and the spindle motor failing in just a few short months of *cough*heavy*cough* use.
That's why I prefer reading and writing stacks of CDs and DVDs with an external USB optical drive. It's way less expensive and way faster in the long run.
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 11:16 pm
by ZaZ
[quote="Highland"]My issue is very specific. I am currently using a laptop with a Matshita DVD drive and I cannot "rip" my DVD movies for ipod (or other) use. The Matshita drive locks on one "movie" region and thereafter can not see any other regions. This is only a problem if you have DVD movie's from different regions as I do. I am not aware of any performance issues with the the Matshita.[/quote]
Perhaps you want to try Free DVD which removes the region code. AnyDVD does this as well, but it costs $$$.
http://www.dvdfab.com/free.htm
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 9:11 pm
by kernelpanic
A good solution, but remember that many of the newer DVD players (esp. Sony) will not play a DVD if it was recorded region-free. Only matters if you watch it on your TV...