Plextor plans again to increase writing speeds of its PX-716 series

January 25, 2005

Just
a few days after Plextor Japan has
released version 1.04 of its firmware for the PX 716 series, is this new
firmware now also available on the Plextor
America website. Along with the release of this firmware, announced the
company once more a free firmware upgrade which will boost the DVD-R DL
writing speed to 6x. Version 1.05 should be available by end of
March.

The firmware upgrade will be available in two releases. Release 1.04 is available today on Plextor's website http://www.plextor.com. This firmware supports 2X DVD-R DL and 6X DVD+R DL on 8.5 GB DVD DL media, along with 8X DVD+RW and 16X DVD±R on recommended single-layer DVD media with Plextor's AUTOSTRATEGYÂ® recording optimization feature. Release 1.05, available March 31, 2005, supports 6X DVD-R on DL DVD media