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Sticky wrote:
> ~misfit~ wrote:
> > SalesMart.com.au wrote:
> >
> > <snip>
> >
> > > Pioneer 110D drives do have firmware 1.41 that has been out for
> > > some time. Firmware 1.39 works fine so I have no need to move up.
> >
> snip
>
>  > Question: Does your 110D read/write DVD-RAM? Does it have the
> "Multi
> > Recorder" logo on the bezel? I find it quite strange that Pioneer
> > would release a different drive for NZ (and perhaps Aus) to the
> > drive that they sell to the rest of the world, yet call it by the
> > same model number.
> snip
> > Can you shed any light on this for me?
>
>
> I had a similar experience to yours, I got all hung up on the fact
> that the 110D which I thought would write DVD-RAM doesn't. Mine too
> was an OEM drive from PB Tech. It was a good buy. It doesn't have
> "multi recorder" on the bezel.
>
> It's all to do with the "D". The 110 does DVD-RAM, the 110D doesn't.
>
> http://www.cdrinfo.com/Sections/Reviews/Specific.aspx?ArticleId=14845
>
> (for the full guff - NB : The little table)

Thanks, further research has proved that to be true although I swear I saw 
reviews of the110D that stated REM capability, part of the reason I bought 
it. (However, I don't think I'll miss it that much).

> The 110D is such a good writer that I've lost interest in the lack of
> DVD-RAM writes.

Yeah, same. I've seen stories of 110Ds being flashed to 110s and to A10XLs 
giving full 5X read/write DVD-RAM capabilities. Check 
http://forums.speedlabs.org however, the couple attempts I had were 
failures, couldn't find target drive. Currently running firmware 1.41 on my 
110D available from here: 
http://wwwbsc.pioneer.co.jp/product-e/ibs/device_e/dev00001r_e.html about a 
third of the way down the page.

Cheers,
-- 
Shaun.