Re: I have a Pioneer DVR 115
Thanks Peter. That was my default conclusion, just hoping I'd missed something. - Peter - Original Message - From: peterh...@cruzio.com I have a 112D which replaced one that lasted about 6 mos. After 3 or 4 years of occasional use, it now won't burn CDs, but handles DVDs just fine and will read CDs and DVDs fine. I've burned at least 50 DVDs since then with zero coasters. I had never had problems with this 100 pack of TDK CDs before then. CD burns failed from both iTunes and Toast and I tried several. I seem to remember the error stating it didn't recognize the media or some such. CDs ans DVDs use a different wavelength laser. It is possible, even likely, that CD writing has failed, whereas DVD reading is still OK. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: I have a Pioneer DVR 115
If I am not mistaken, this DVR was at one time oem from Apple. If it is, then I had the same problem. I got mine from OWC. Mine wouldn't burn CD's but it would read CD's and DVD's. Anyway, I wound up replacing it. Fortunately, they are cheap. Mark Murphy On Feb 13, 7:46 pm, Norm Rowe nrow...@fairpoint.net wrote: I have a Pioneer DVR 115 which suddenly will not burn CD or DVD's. I have checked cables and cleaned with a cleaning disk. OS 10.5.8 on a G4 with 2 meg of ram and 1gig sonnet processor. First noticed when burn a play-list from iTunes 10.0.2. Norm -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: I have a Pioneer DVR 115
If I am not mistaken, this DVR was at one time oem from Apple. If it is, then I had the same problem. I got mine from OWC. Mine wouldn't burn CD's but it would read CD's and DVD's. Anyway, I wound up replacing it. Fortunately, they are cheap. Apple has used a variety of Pioneer drives. The earliest which offered DVD burning was the dreaded DVR-108. I believe it was DVD-R, only. Anyway, it could NOT burn a DVD+R, and I believe it could not read one, either. Perhaps the later ones were DVD+/-R. Only the latest were DVD+/-DL. As usual Apple asks for and get certain OEM features, such as elimination of the tray front, elimination of the electrical open/close button, elimination of the manual open hole, etcetera. Also, sometimes the burners are arbitrarily restricted to lower burning speeds, as Apple prefers to release drives with lower speeds when they have only qualified lower-speed media. The bottom line is DVD drives are a commodity item, and even the likes of Sony, Pioneer and Panasonic cannot afford to build them in Japan, rather they have been seeking Lite-On and other Korean and/or China drives to brand as their own. If you need an IDE drive, Lite-Ons are very good, and these have an easily removable tray front, for those installations which require no front. If you need a SATA drive, Lite-Ons, Samsungs and a few others are quite good. I have burned perhaps a thousand or more DVDs, including both DVD-5s and DVD-9s on some of my SATA burners, and so far none have failed. And all of this from a $20 drive. Incredible! -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: I have a Pioneer DVR 115
On Feb 16, 2011, at 9:07 AM, smac0031 wrote: If I am not mistaken, this DVR was at one time oem from Apple. If it is, then I had the same problem. I got mine from OWC. Mine wouldn't burn CD's but it would read CD's and DVD's. Anyway, I wound up replacing it. Fortunately, they are cheap. Perhaps this is a simple mistake? There are TWO Pioneer optical drives, one called a DVD-115 which is NOT a recorder, it's simply a combo playback drive; and the other called a DVR-115 which IS a recorder for both CDs and DVDs. The difference in that one single letter, a D or an R makes all the difference. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: I have a Pioneer DVR 115
I have a 112D which replaced one that lasted about 6 mos. After 3 or 4 years of occasional use, it now won't burn CDs, but handles DVDs just fine and will read CDs and DVDs fine. I've burned at least 50 DVDs since then with zero coasters. I had never had problems with this 100 pack of TDK CDs before then. CD burns failed from both iTunes and Toast and I tried several. I seem to remember the error stating it didn't recognize the media or some such. CDs ans DVDs use a different wavelength laser. It is possible, even likely, that CD writing has failed, whereas DVD reading is still OK. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: I have a Pioneer DVR 115
On Feb 13, 8:57 pm, peterh...@cruzio.com wrote: I have a Pioneer DVR 115 which suddenly will not burn CD or DVD's. I have checked cables and cleaned with a cleaning disk. OS 10.5.8 on a G4 with 2 meg of ram and 1gig sonnet processor. First noticed when burn a play-list from iTunes 10.0.2. Burners have a finite lifetime. Burning at maximum rated speed reduces the lifetime of the semiconductor laser. Burning at one-half rated speed could increase its lifetime, and probably reduces the number of coasters, too. But, once you start to get consistently bad burns, the drive is telling you that its life is just about over. And, once this process starts, you probably will have bad reads, too. Lite-On makes a decent IDE burner ... about $22 from NewEgg. Agreed. Burners rarely last longer than 5 years if used regularly. I can recommend this Samsung model as a drop-in replacement for G4 power macs. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151176 -sri -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: I have a Pioneer DVR 115
Lite-On makes a decent IDE burner ... about $22 from NewEgg. Agreed. Burners rarely last longer than 5 years if used regularly. I can recommend this Samsung model as a drop-in replacement for G4 power macs. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151176 I've had excellent luck with both Samsung and Lite-On. Many Sonys are actually re-branded Lite-Ons. My Lite-On hard drive DVD recorder insists on Lite-On (IDE) optical drives. But just a few of the many Lite-On IDE optical drives will actually work in that product. For my Macks and Hacks, I usually buy on price alone, with Lite-On or Samsung usually getting the nod. Formerly, I was buying Pioneer almost exclusively, but Pioneer has ceased to be price- and performance-competitive. As usual, YMMV. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: I have a Pioneer DVR 115
On 2011/02/14 13:03, peterh...@cruzio.com so eloquently wrote: Formerly, I was buying Pioneer almost exclusively, but Pioneer has ceased to be price- and performance-competitive. There was a time when Pioneer made the very best optical media players and burners but that time seems to have passed. My next ODD will probably be Samsung, what it won't be is Pioneer. Everything changes. Tina -- iMac 20 USB 2 1.25GHz G4 2GB RAM GeForceFX5200 Ultra 64MB VRAM 10.4.11 PB G4 15 HR-DLSD 1.67GHz G4 2GB RAM Radeon 9700 128MB VRAM 10.5.8 Mac Pro Mid-2010 2.8 GHz QC 6 GB RAM Radeon HD 5770 1GB VRAM 10.6.6 -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: I have a Pioneer DVR 115
On Feb 14, 2011, at 1:41 PM, Tina K. wrote: There was a time when Pioneer made the very best optical media players and burners but that time seems to have passed. My next ODD will probably be Samsung, what it won't be is Pioneer. Everything changes. Tina Beware of the Samsung LightScribe models I bought two from OWC with LightScribe and both produced too many coasters and poor LightScribe performance, so they replaced them with Pioneer 118L. Since then bought a LiteOn with LightScribe and it works very good burning and labeling. IMHO Pioneer is the best, I own 9 of them but if you need LightScribe then LiteOn is the choice. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA Sent from my MBP -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: I have a Pioneer DVR 115
I have a Pioneer DVR 115 which suddenly will not burn CD or DVD's. I have checked cables and cleaned with a cleaning disk. OS 10.5.8 on a G4 with 2 meg of ram and 1gig sonnet processor. First noticed when burn a play-list from iTunes 10.0.2. Burners have a finite lifetime. Burning at maximum rated speed reduces the lifetime of the semiconductor laser. Burning at one-half rated speed could increase its lifetime, and probably reduces the number of coasters, too. But, once you start to get consistently bad burns, the drive is telling you that its life is just about over. And, once this process starts, you probably will have bad reads, too. Lite-On makes a decent IDE burner ... about $22 from NewEgg. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: I have a Pioneer DVR 115
At 7:46 PM -0500 2/13/2011, Norm Rowe wrote: I have a Pioneer DVR 115 which suddenly will not burn CD or DVD's. I have checked cables and cleaned with a cleaning disk. OS 10.5.8 on a G4 with 2 meg of ram and 1gig sonnet processor. First noticed when burn a play-list from iTunes 10.0.2. Error messages? Anything thrown into the system log? Does System Profiler see the burner and say what type of burning it will do? - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
