Ok, I see what yall are talking about Nero not giving the correct start speed. I see there is really no difference in times in burning. They both will pretty much take the same time to burn a dvd at 8x. Thanks for the info.
Here is the log:
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I 02:42:57 ImgBurn Version 2.2.0.0 started!
I 02:42:57 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic Edition (6.0, Build 6000)
I 02:42:57 Total Physical Memory: 1,569,804 KB - Available: 999,596 KB
I 02:42:57 Initialising SPTI...
I 02:42:57 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices...
I 02:42:57 Found 2 DVD?RWs!
I 02:43:49 Operation Started!
I 02:43:49 Source File: C:\ERAGON.ISO
I 02:43:49 Source File Sectors: 1,898,493 (MODE1/2048)
I 02:43:49 Source File Size: 3,888,113,664 bytes
I 02:43:49 Source File Volume Identifier: ERAGON
I 02:43:49 Source File Implementation Identifier: DVD Shrink
I 02:43:49 Source File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02)
I 02:43:49 Destination Device: [5:1:0] _NEC DVD_RW ND-3550A 1.06 (E:) (ATA)
I 02:43:49 Destination Media Type: DVD+R (Disc ID: SONY-D21-00) (Speeds: 4x, 6x, 8x, 12x, 16x)
I 02:43:49 Destination Media Sectors: 2,295,104
I 02:43:49 Write Mode: DVD
I 02:43:49 Write Type: DAO
I 02:43:49 Write Speed: 8x
I 02:43:49 Link Size: Auto
I 02:43:49 Test Mode: No
I 02:43:49 BURN-Proof: Enabled
I 02:43:49 Filling Buffer... (40 MB)
I 02:43:50 Writing LeadIn...
I 02:44:14 Writing Image...
I 02:52:06 Synchronising Cache...
I 02:52:07 Closing Track...
I 02:52:20 Finalising Disc...
I 02:52:33 Image MD5: b7298be161a11aa6386f9864bf533a05
I 02:52:38 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:08:44
I 02:52:38 Average Write Rate: 8,044 KB/s (5.8x) - Maximum Write Rate: 11,500 KB/s (8.3x)
I 02:53:34 Close Request Acknowledged
I 02:53:34 Closing Down...
I 02:53:34 Shutting down SPTI...
I 02:53:34 ImgBurn closed!