how to copy PS2 Games with my LG 4040 - Page 2

ottoman · #16 15-12-2003, 22:35

Change media. Princo suck. Princo aka Bulkpaq aka choice dvd-r r generally bad media. Yep....I not arguing that some people get these dvd-r to boot fine but u gotta get out of this mindset that it ain't the fact that yr ps2 will boot it but what damage am i doing to the laser while I boot it.

Everyone here bends over backwards to recommend decent dvd-r media that won't damage yr ps2 but everyone still goes rushing out and buys the first media they come across and starts rammin it into their machine. I wouldn't put a princo anywhere near any of my ps2's. The reason My version 5 is now daughters and only has originals put in it was cos I used to use bulkpaq and after about 6 months the machine wouldn't even look at any dvd-r.

Traxdata and Ritek r the best media by far for any ps2 an I recommend u switch to them and your hanging problems will be solved.

Sorry, didn't mean to rant on!!! Regards

Dustpuppy · #17 15-12-2003, 22:48

I know that Princo isn't the best choice, not even close.
I just using the discs I bought awhile ago.

Going to buy better brands after this but Ritek is no good media in my burner at the time when I bought the princos... maybe it is solved now but beleive it or not. Princo was almost the best media for this burner.... It burnt them close to perfect while riteks disc almost failed burning.

But I think that was in an earlier firmware.. it should be fixed by now. And I have finally found a supplier that have the ritek discs at a human price....

bighap · #18 15-12-2003, 22:57

This is why I will never buy anything other than a Pioneer. They have the ultimate firmware support.

Dustpuppy · #19 15-12-2003, 23:04

Well, it was the old G01 disc they had tested...
and I'm pretty sure it was on the old firmware A103 or A104, now they have released A301 so I guess it is solved now.
If not then they must be crazy at LG, ritek is known as a High quality brand.

Dustpuppy · #20 15-12-2003, 23:20

What I mean wit human price is that now I can get 10 dvd-r with G04 dye for about $20
but when I looked before they took $55 for it.

bighap · #21 15-12-2003, 23:25

Even better than that here

Dustpuppy · #22 15-12-2003, 23:32

That was a really good price, tha sad thing is that it would cost $47 in shipping fee...

bighap · #23 15-12-2003, 23:40

Ahh Sweden. Maybe either of these two places will suit you better.

http://www.bigpockets.co.uk
www.blankdiscshop.co.uk

ihaveanosebleed · #24 16-12-2003, 04:32

Princo’s are hard to resist with next cheapest media in town being almost 3X more expensive. I think I can get some Verbatims for 50 cents more but from what I read they are no good either. I guess I’ll just have to get some different types and do my own experiments because what works best in one drive may not work good in another drive. It’s hard to believe these Princo’s I’ve burned can damage a PS2 any more than any other media when they work great and are just a quiet and boot faster than the original DVD (except for the last 2 that I burned after I updated the firmware).

LG’s site sucks, I couldn’t find anything on it. I found the A301 update on some foreign language site.
From 4040B manual: DVD-R: Pioneer, FujiFilm, Maxell, TDK are recommended. DVD+R: Taiyo Yuden, Ricoh.

Dustpuppy · #25 16-12-2003, 04:47

Yep, LG's site really sucks..
The firmware was put under CD/RW section not under DVD-ROM
and is differs so much between the different service sites.
at one site the firmware is under DVD-ROM and on next I couldn't find it at all and then on next it is under CD/RW.
I have wtritten a letter to them announcing this problem.
They can't have everything on different places and it should be under the right section too..

Guess what? havn't got any reply on it either.

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Strange that you could burn the princos before your update and now you can't..
Mine works so damn good, like you say... no louder sound, boots quick.... the only sound is when you pop the disc in and it searches for the disc....as it should be...
But I can't just ignore what they say here either...and who knows, in a year the laser may give up and that would be a sad thing....
At the times that I can afford it I will use better brands...

lufcfan · #26 16-12-2003, 09:10

You're right. Trying to find the updated Fw. for my DVD-ROM was a nightmare! Foreign, and the spelling mistakes when in English were at times amusing.

patch god · #27 17-12-2003, 16:34

i would only use princos for movies. thats cause most dvd players can read just about anything. ps2 is a more fragile system so i would ony ever use taiyo yuden, maxell or ritek on it. there are no DVD-R's that compare to these yet.

ihaveanosebleed · #28 19-12-2003, 03:35

I’m starting to believe you guys about princo’s killing lasers because now even the first DVD-R’s I burned are barely working in my V4. I still believe the A301 upgrade made my burns weaker for some reason. I’ve had no success loading full 4.3 Gig games, only games that take around 3GB’s and under work. On top of that I think I got ripped off on my Maxell DVD-R’s, the guy’s not responding. I had no Idea it would be such a pain to get working media!! After years and years of using PSX backups on the cheapest junk I can find with no problems at all… I picked up a few DVD-R’s under the name Attera to try out. The ID shows MXL RG01, are these any better?

Well, I guess they are Maxell and they don't work at all! I had better luck with Princo's! I'm starting to get pissed with this!!!!!