My DVD Burner is a rebadge, how do I find out who manufactured it originally?
A. A rebadge means that a company payed another one to manufacture a drive for them. Sony is a good example, they pay Liteon and BenQ to make most of their drives, then slap the Sony name on them. You may need to find out who the OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) is for cross flashing or book typing purposes. Videohelp.com is an invaluable resource. VideoHelp.com – BD, HD DVD and DVD Writer list Type in your make and model drive, and it’ll bring up a whole host of useful information. Personally, I disregard their user reviews on media compatibility, a lot of people will say CMC Mag works great on this drive etc, it makes you wonder as to the knowledge level of the reviewer.
