16x DVD burns at 4x only

[CyberDude]

I just bought a couple of Verbatim 16 DVD+R spindles. To my surprise, they burn only at 2.4x and 4x on a NEC 2510. This is a 8x burner.

Burning Verbatims 8x (or Fuji's) DVD+R's have an expected 8x speed.

Is this 4x speed, because the 16x DVD's have a limited 'speed-spectre' ?

 

[iss]

Since that is an older drive does it have the latest available firmware? older firmware may not have the burn strategy for newer DVD Disc's.

 

[CyberDude]

No, it didn't.

After upgrading from 2.15 to 2.18 (original NEC's) firmware, it it burning nicely @8x!

Thx!

 

[iss]

Glad you got it sorted out and it was an easy fix.