WHo makes T61p DVD burner?

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Highland · #1 Post by **Highland** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 7:01 am

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.

#2 Post by **Harryc** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 11:28 am

Mine is a month old, it came with an LG GSA-U10N.

#3 Post by **ZaZ** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 1:42 pm

My UJ-850 has been a pretty decent burner. I did feel the pain of Matshita burners on my T42.

Peak2Peak · #4 Post by **Peak2Peak** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 2:38 pm

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.

Highland · #5 Post by **Highland** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 5:37 pm

Harryc wrote:Mine is a month old, it came with an LG GSA-U10N.

I am hopeful now. Thanks for posting that.

Proteus · #6 Post by **Proteus** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 11:03 pm

Just curious..since I have a choice..
Whats wrong with the Matshita burners?

Highland · #7 Post by **Highland** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 5:05 am

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.

Peak2Peak · #8 Post by **Peak2Peak** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 5:34 am

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.

meekus · #9 Post by **meekus** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 9:19 pm

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.

#10 Post by **ZaZ** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 11:16 pm

[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

kernelpanic · #11 Post by **kernelpanic** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 9:11 pm

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...

WHo makes T61p DVD burner?

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