Asus and the Plextor, Sony and Teac conspiracy
 

I was reading this article

http://www.cdmediaworld.com/hardware...d2_truth.shtml

And got worried, are these the only three brands doing this? I am worried mainly because I dont want to have to go through hell being careful about firmware updates, finding a "safe" version, and hoping itll accept a reflash to an older version if this is the case.

My drive is an Asus 5224A.

Keep in mind that this article is over 2.5 years old and most burners are able to record EFM correctly (like the Liteon drives)

Well, the age I didnt realize, but if Sony and the others did do this I highly doubt they have stopped. I am just worried if others have done this too.