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Preview:
Plextor PX-760A
Reviewed by: Jan70
Provided by: PLEXTOR SA/NV
(B)
Firmware: 1.00
TLA #: 0000

Manufactured: February
2006

We at CDFreaks would
like to present a preview of one of the latest DVD-ReWriter from Plextor '“ the
PX-760A. The Plextor PX-760A supports 18x DVD±R,
8x/6x DVD+RW/DVD-RW and 10x/6x DVD+R DL/DVD-R
DL writing technology, allowing Double/Dual Layer discs of 8.5Gb to be written.
So far this DVD-Burner is the world's first official released burner that will
allow 18x writing speed on the DVD±R
format.

Company
Information:

Let us take a
look at some of the company information found at the Plextor
Website:

Corporate
Profile:

Corporate
Highlights:

There are three Plextor companies
in the world. Mission of each company is marketing and
sales of:

1. Plextor
   Co., Ltd. (Plextor Japan)
   
   
   
   • Business
     Audio Equipment, including Professional CD Players for background
     music,
     etc.
     
   • Digital
     talking book for people with visual impairments
     
   • Computer
     Peripherals, including CD-ROM, CD-RW drives, and CD-Tower Systems
     
   • Printing
     Press Equipment, including IC Card Offset Printing Systems
   
   
2. Plextor
   Corporation (Plextor USA):
   Computer Peripherals, including CD-ROM, CD-RW
   drives, and CD-Tower Systems
   
3. Plextor
   S.A. (Plextor Europe):
   Computer Peripherals, including CD-ROM, CD-RW drives
   

SHINANO
KENSHI is a global leader in providing
integrated motion control solutions, multi-media solutions, printing solution
and textile solutions. The company is organized into four divisions, each
dedicated to a specific market. They are:

• Electrical
  Division - Small precision motors.
  
• Electronic
  Equipment Division - CD-ROM, and CD-R/RW optical disk drives, and Professional
  Audio Equipment.
  
• Printing
  Equipment Division - Offset printing presses.
  
• Textile
  Division - Spun silk yarn.

SHINANO KENSHI was founded in 1918
to manufacture Spun Silk Yarn, which at the time, was one of the most
"High-Tech" industries in the world. As the years passed, SHINANO KENSHI
embarked on other industrial markets that would grow more progressively, while
maintaining its proud history in the Silk Industry. These ventures insights led
to the successful expansion into technology-driven, knowledge-intensive fields,
such as Electrical Division, Electronic Equipment Division, and Printing
Equipment Division. While maintaining and strengthening its core competencies,
Shinano Kenshi has continued its global expansion by establishing subsidiary
companies and promoting its products on a worldwide basis. These subsidiaries
are chartered with the continual growth of Resellers and OEM's in their
respective territories, who have come to rely upon Shinano Kenshi for
performance, quality oriented and technically superior optical peripheral
products. Marketing base toward abroad.

PLEXTOR is the worldwide brand for all
products manufactured by the Electronic Equipment Division and Printing
Equipment Division of SHINANO KENSHI.

The Electronic
Equipment Division introduced its first CD-ROM optical disk drive under the
TEXEL brand name in 1989. Faced with the prospects of a healthy and
ever-increasing demand for its products, Shinano Kenshi identified the
importance of this segment with the Professional and IT markets demanding
performance-oriented products. Through every generation of optical disk drive,
Plextor has continually sought ways in which its CD-ROM's and CD-RW's could
stimulate market demand by offering higher speed and higher reliability devices,
while winning numerous awards worldwide.

PLEXTOR
CD-R/RW drives were introduced in 1998 with technologies developed by the
corporation in support of the market growing demand for CD-ROM's. High
performance drives enable our users to write and re-write data on a stable
platform that has evolved throughout the years. Plextor has also invested
heavily on the certification of CD-RW media to give our users a wide range of
compatibility between the various manufacturers.

Plextor's CD-R
& CD-RW optical disk drives have been tested worldwide and evaluated as the
"Professional Choice" to satisfy even the most discerning customers.
Plextor products have been adopted by financial institutions and government
agencies, which require highly reliable data storage technology. Recording
studios have come to regard the Plextor products as the "drive of choice", which
they can rely upon for the accurate extraction and creation of Digital Audio.

PLEXTOR
background music systems have achieved the number 1 position in the worldwide
market. Unique data compression technologies help to achieve long playback
times, while maintaining high quality sound in professional background music
systems for restaurants and stores. Technology leadership has been maintained
based on high performance, superior electro-mechanical technology of Plextor's
in-house motor technology, robust structure and audio orientation are the
distinct signs of a market leader. PLEXTALK is a CD-ROM based talking book
developed by Plextor for users that are visually impaired. Over fifty hours of
audio information can be recorded on a single CD by Plextor's DAISY operating
system. PLEXTALK offers a bookmark function that allows the user to search for
the spot where a reader wants to begin.
Plextor's Printing Equipment Division
manufactures compact offset printing machines with a combination of
sophisticated mechanical and electronic technology. It enables the user to
achieve the same quality of printing that was formally available only with the
craftsmanship of highly skilled workers. CARD PLEX printing systems provide IC
card and single card printing solutions, while maintaining only the highest
quality possible.

Plextor's
subsidiary companies are responsible for maintaining the customer database,
while simultaneously adding more value-add products than ever before.

* DAISY:
Digital Audio-based Information System. A set of hardware and software to
record, store, transfer and read digital audio books.

If you are interested in reading
more company information, please visit: Plextor

 

Drive specifications:

These are the
specifications of this drive, found at the Plextor
webpage:

Write &
Read speed:

Technical
Specifications:

System
Requirements:

Compatible
Formats:

DVD

DVD-ROM,
DVD-Video, Multi-Border, Multi-Session, DVD+VR, DVD-VR, DVD+MRW (by firmware
upgrade), DRT-DM

CD

CD-DA
(CD-DA/CD+G/CD-TEXT), CD-ROM (Mode1/Mode2), CD-ROM XA (Mode2 Form1/2), Audio CD,
Data CD, Photo CD, Video CD, CD-I, CD-I Ready, Mixed CD, CD-Extra, Multi-Session
CD, Packet Write CD (Mount Rainier by firmware upgrade)), Bootable
CD

Performance:

Included
Software (Only for retail
versions):

 

What's inside the box?

In this
section, we will take a look at what the drive came shipped with, and look at
the drive and its technology.

Front

Back

Top

Bottom

Right Side

Left Side

Below you will
see the contents of the retail pack:

• The
  internal drive
  
• Drive
  Support Disc (DVD)
  
• Bonus Disc
  (DVD)
  
• IDE
  Cable
  
• Black Bezel
   
  
• Extra
  jumper
  
• Mounting
  screws
  
• Emergency
  eject tool
  
• Brochure
  containing:
  
  
  
  • Installation
    
  • Fast
    Warranty Service
    
  • Support
    
  • Caution
  
  
• Front Bezel
  Replacement Guide

Now it's time to take a look at
the drive itself:

Beige bezel

Black bezel

A typical Plextor bezel - it has
an eject button, an emergency eject hole and an operation LED (green and amber).
The logos located on the bezel include: the AS (Auto Strategy) logo, a DVD Alliance DVD+R DL
logo, a DVD
Alliance DVD+RW High Speed logo, a DVD-R/RW Forum
logo, and a CD-RW Ultra Speed logo.

Top

On the top of the drive we found
one sticker, and we can read it was manufactured in China, February 2006 with
the TLA (Top Level
Assembly) number
0000.

Side

Bottom

On the rear of the drive starting
from the left, we can see a digital audio connector, analogue audio connector,
jumpers for cable select, slave, and master, IDE connector, and finally the
power connector. We can also see some ventilation holes located on the back of
the drive. (The Plextor PX-755A only had the 5 ventilation holes located in the
middle).

 

Now, let us install the drive and
check out the features on the next page…

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