yea... my nec2500A has a VERY had time with my far-cry dvd.. while my laptop's drive has no problem with it.. flashed all kinds of firmware to no effect... after alot of pain and suffering I got it installed.. and I have to use a no cd crack or else I can't play 90% of the time.. sigh.. everything else has been great, however...

btw
memorex is not a reputable brand

their DVD media now are just crap
CMC, prodisc....

nothing worth buying

go with maxell DVD+R (richojpnr01) made in taiwan or made in japan
maxell dvd-r (TY) made in japan only (dont buy made in taiwan)

get the real source of Taiyo Yuden if you can
or some 16x verbatim (MCC)

btw
yeah
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduc...129-156&DEPA=1
DVR-108 = DVR-108A
there are so many different model names for the same thing
just named differently for different marketing regions
we canadians get DVR-108A
*shrugs*

AX is another one but its got a bit of different hardware
its made to be a silent drive
got some special software for that special hardware as well
if silent computing is your pick, then go for the AX version