37$ to the door usa benq 1655

[daman]

I had higher hopes for the new nec 3570 but it scans very inconsistently,
a few seem ok, most not tho. As always(with nec) they burn great tho
at 8x or below. I saw some 16x burns with the benq 1655 and Yuden T03,
unbelievable! New mod over at cd freaks. He knows how to use all those fancy features of the benqs.

I hear ya,, i'm so up in the air on what my next burner is going to be
i love the NEC's burn quality, but i wish it would booktype SL media
with OEM firmware(i don't like hacked firmware) and scan better like the BenQ does...dunno

[NightTran]

buy the Benq, I have both 55 and 50 but I like the 55 retail better ( my 50 was not), you wont be sorry

[johndoh453]

Boy, it wasn't that long ago , we were paying 150 to 200$ for dvd burners,
4x and new 8x. Times sure have changed.

I paid $150 for one of my burners. I think it has a max of 8x.

[daman]

buy the Benq, I have both 55 and 50 but I like the 55 retail better ( my 50 was not), you wont be sorry

I just may

[locoeng]

Newegg has the 1655 for $38.99 weekend sale and free shipping...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827101006

[daman]

nice deal,,wish i needed a drive........

[dmanshead]

I'm going to buy one of those burners soon as I need another good scanner. I will add that as a burner my BenQ DQ60 is a great burner, and has given me my best burns ever. I'm going to do a few more test burns over the weekend and post here: http://forum.digital-digest.com/showthread.php?t=67732 , and from what chewy says may have to scan them with the NEC too.

[gonwk]

Hi guys,

BenQ official site now has BCIB f/w for 1655 (also new f/w for 1650). For 1655 I did not see BCGB ... which is what my 1655 came with when I bought it a month ago ... it does says made in "China" ... and I understood that BCGB was first released in China.

Q1: How come on BenQ Official Site it has BCHB and then skips to BCIB?
Q2: Has anyone of you guys installed and tested the BCIB? The reason I ask is because when I downloaded it ... it came up with a "weird" name for the Zipped file ... I am used to seeing their downloads coded as for example "BCIB.zip" ... so!?!?!?

Thanks!
G!

[NightTran]

Q1: I always use the DB firmware
Q2: test two burn with BCIB go back to BCDB ( dont worry about it that was What I read)

[gonwk]

Hi NightTran,

I guess ... I am going to wait and see what my new Retail 1655 will come with ... and go from there!

Thanks!
G!

[NightTran]

what ever it come I took back to BCDB

[gonwk]

Hi folks,

A quick Q before I call it a night for now ...

Q: Can I remove the "Faceplate" off of the Retail version of 1655?

Because the button on Retail ver is way too low ... almost hits the edge of tray that slides out on ... you know what I mean?

Thanks,
G!