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Bundled Software
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The
retail version of the BenQ LightScribe DW1625 comes with an OEM version of the
excellent Nero 6 Suite as well as BenQ's own set of utilities and additional
software. Therefore, this added section will cover all bundled software.
BenQ QSuite
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The
QSuite is limited to a select few drives. It basically consists of four
different tools: Booktype Management, QScan, WOPC Management and Test
Write Utility. Let's take a closer look at each of these.
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Fortunately, the BenQ DW1625 will allow you to change the booktype of all +R
media to DVD-ROM, including DVD+R, DVD+RW and DVD+R DL discs. This is
certainly a very important feature many look for in a new drive and will
provide the highest level of compatibility with standalone DVD players.
I'm also pleased to say that the drive will automatically set the booktype to
DVD-ROM when you write to one of these discs. The QScan feature is
basically a tool that will help determine the quality of the disc used.
This is done by measuring TE/FE signal of blank media in order to determine
the disc quality in a clear graphical description. This is certainly a
nice tool for those who are unfamiliar with what brands of media are indeed of
the highest quality.
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The
WOPC tab is where you can enable/disable its WOPC feature. While this is
not recommended, it offers you the flexibility to further control how to write
to certain discs based on quality. While you can reduce write times by
disabling this feature, I don't recommend it if you are unsure of the discs
you have on hand plus the difference in write times is minimal.
The last tab is the Test Write feature which is basically a tool to simulate
writing to a disc. Nero 6 already offers this capability but this
feature is there for those who use other burning suites that may not support
write simulation.
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Also
bundled with the retail version is a small yet practical application called
QVideo. It will basically allow you to record video from different
sources, including TV if you do have a tuner card installed.
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