Benq DWA firmware b7t9

Benq released the first ever 16X recordable drive, the DW1600A back

in June, supporting only 16X DVD+R writing. Since then, other

manufacturers have shipped 16X DVD±R solutions along with 4X

DL, leaving BenQ behind in the speed race.

Recently, BenQ announced that by the end of August, all DW1600A

buyers would have the chance to upgrade their drives up to 16X

DVD-R writing! The long awaited firmware finally arrived at almost

the same time as the DW1620A hit the market, supporting 16X

DVD±R but not 4X DL.

At this point, it is very intersting to see how well BenQ's 16X

DVD-R and 4X DVD-RW implemetation works, since we already know that

the DW1600A is one of the best recorders for +R/+RW formats, thanks

to the chipsets used (Philips) and the unique recording

technologies implemented, as will be explained below.