h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

So there was I, quite happily 'burning' stuff onto D.V.D. like video stuff, Weddings, Grandkids, Photo's, music, when I heard about a Firmware upgrade for my NEC 1300A burner, I was using version 1.00 with Nero 6, no problem.

WOW!! version 1.09, that should make a difference, so I download the upgrade and do the 'flash', result won't do anything, won't even read it's own work won't recognise DVD+/- RW or CD RW will play CD and DVD and that's about it.

Search the Web, common problem it seems, even newer version of firmware available, version 1.0B no less, problem solved??, no way .

More food for the bin.

Luckily, a Company I deal with have a batch of 'bog standard' Multi burners (DVD+/-R & RW back compatible to CD for £25 quid incl. Vat, so one is coming tomorrow.

They say you should always use the most up to date firmware, I say, if it ain't bust don't fix it.

I'm quite happy burning CDs, but then I'm obviously getting too old and too behind the times

Oh how crap

Unit installed, works perfectly all probs resolved.

Shakes tail feathers, says "Quack" has Quapp and goes off searching for a crust of reality.

Meets J.J. Flash, informs same that someone called Lil is taking the pi**, says he will attend to the matter.

Quack

(It's a good job no-one takes us seriously [I hope])