Invested in an RNS-E friendly DVD burner

[Adrian E]

Hi all

For those who have or are considering buying an RNS-E for their D2 '8 I have just bought a DVD burner which is known to specifically work burning navigation DVDs for the RNS-E, which is notoriously difficult without the right DVD burner.

I have a small supply of media (Verbatim DVD+R DL) and images of 2012 and 2013 navigation maps. I also have a hacked version of the 2013 maps which adds speed camera locations, although I'm yet to test it.

Not looking to make a profit from these but will need to cover my costs as I don't have an income at the moment to pay for discs or the burner I just bought lol. Donations of beer tokens welcome.

Final note on compatibility - RNS-E lasers are quite weak power output - they are more than adequate for a factory DVD, but whether by accident or design they struggle more with reading the darker surface on a home written DVD. I will always test discs before sending out if requested, but I'd advise inserting once and leaving it in there as much as possible to prevent dust or scratches getting onto the disc. If it doesn't work reliably try cleaning the DVD lens with a CD lens cleaner (NOT a DVD one!) the Ixos ones seem to work quite well. Failing that a new laser may be required which can be bought on ebay for around £100.

Clearly only those people whith a genuine disc wanting a back up copy would be interested in such a service

Hope mods are happy with this but if not feel free to edit/remove/amend as necessary

Any questions PM me

Adrian