> > > Replace the loader - the Toshiba 1812 has had some good reviews,
> > but I
> > > cannot comment personally ...remember you will want rpc1
>or "kiss"
> > > firmware in whatever you chose as the replacement: www.rpc1.org
> >
> > LOL
> >
> > You do realize the 703 is a 3-disc changer, not a single disc
>unit,
> > right? Your solution won't work. In fact, it won't even come
>close
> > to working. Nice try, though :)

Whoops - no I didn't know, sorry for the misleading info :/

> > To go further with this (to try and help the original poster's
> > problem) the solution I've found is two-fold. You need good media
> > and a good burner. I just retired a LiteOn 811S in favor of an
>NEC
> > 2500A. I had some success with the 811's burns on the 703,
>however I
> > have had no problems at all with the burns from my NEC drive.

I have found that the choice of media is as-important, if not
more-important than the burner
Reitek G03 and G04 dye seems to produce reliably the best results.

> > Other than that, your only other solution is to retire the ol'
>703,
> > lets face it, there's been 0 progress on this player for *years*,
> > whereas the 600A (and others, for example) have thrived with the
>OFFA
> > project. It's really unfortunate, as far as I know there are no
> > fully hackable multi-disc DVD players out there.

Fully hackED, no.
Fully hackABLE? If the 703 (for I shall not presume again) is an ESS 4xxx
based machine - I would suggest that all of the standard OFFA hacks are
readily portable.

> > Either way, good luck.
>
>That's not good news. I just retired my Pioneer A03 (2x) recorder,
>for a LiteOn 812S recorder. I'd like to keep the 703 if possible-
>but it looks like a replacement will probably be the most logical
>choice.

Is there a firmware upgrade for the loader anywhere?
Otherwise, you may have luck with good media and -> BURN AT 1X <-
...A loader is a very different beast from a PC DVD drive ;)

>2 additional questions now though... 1: what is the OFFA project you
>refer to?

yahoo group: OneFirmwareForAll

>and 2: What would be a good suitable replacement for the 703?

multi disk? no idea, sorry :(

Ti