QUOTE(Nookster @ Aug 23 2006, 07:06 AM)

I have successfully flashed my hitatchi v47 drive with the xtreme 2.1 firmare using the OPA-XTREME-HITACHI-7IN1-V2_1 which worked fine.
I have tried both RiDisc (Ritek g01?) and the holy grail verbatim 2.4 DVD+RDL discs. I am burning them using CloneCD at 2.4x. I have set the bitsetting of my writer (which is a NEC ND-3250A) to DVD-ROM for the dual layer discs with still no luck. I have also tried burning with NEC ND-3550A with still no luck.
Oh - thought verbatim discs WERE the holy grail...? Must be some other thread im thinking of
Buy a Pioneer writer. And all your problems will be solved.
QUOTE(Ziggy_Stardust @ Aug 24 2006, 01:24 AM)

Hi, it must be your burner......I had the same problem using my NEC 3520 & NEC 3530 (both flashed with the latest bitsetting FW) & had no luck with either. My solution was to buy the Pioneer 111D & I have had no problems since.....even on really cheap discs (Infiniti DVD +r DL) Hope this helps

need i say more .. (re hitachi compatibility and samsung compatibility threads)
"even on really cheap discs"...
THANK YOU.
edit -
I just danced a pioneer jig... and im at work... and people looked at me weird... back to configuring switches :S