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Posted by Jan S.
Posted on 13/01/05 04:58
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DVD-R media compatibility and write quality:

In these tests, we will be using the Toshiba SD-M1802 to read back the DVD-R's and the Plextor PX-712A to read back the DVD-RW's.






Brand:

BenQ

Manufacturer:

Sony Corporation

Code:

SONY 08D1

Disc Type:

DVD-R

Capacity:

4483MB

Certified Speed:

8x

Write Speed:

8x

Write Time:

9m:27s

PI-8 errors Average/Sec:

2.98

PI-1 failures (PIF) Avg/Sec:

0.02

The KProbe scan is very good (except from the high PIF spikes) and the reading curve is perfect.






Brand:

MMORE - Thanks to MMORE (NL) for sending us this media.

Manufacturer:

FUJI Photo Film Co. Ltd.

Code:

FUJIFILM03

Disc Type:

DVD-R

Capacity:

4483MB

Certified Speed:

1x-8x

Write Speed:

8x

Write Time:

9m:08s

PI-8 errors Average/Sec:

16.94

PI-1 failures (PIF) Avg/Sec:

0.00

According to the KProbe result this disc should be in a good condition, but the reading curve shows a slowdown in the beginning on the disc and a rather shaky reading curve.






Brand:

PRINCO

Manufacturer:

Princo Corporation

Code:

PRINCO

Disc Type:

DVD-R

Capacity:

4483MB

Certified Speed:

1x-4x

Write Speed:

4x

Write Time:

16m:19s

PI-8 errors Average/Sec:

8.85

PI-1 failures (PIF) Avg/Sec:

0.58

KProbe reported some high PIF errors, and the reading curve shows speed drops.






Brand:

Sky Media - Thanks to Sky Media (CH) for sending us this media.

Manufacturer:

Plasmon Data Limited

Code:

PLASMON 1A

Disc Type:

DVD-R

Capacity:

4483MB

Certified Speed:

8x

Write Speed:

4x

Write Time:

16m:13s

PI-8 errors Average/Sec:

13.34

PI-1 failures (PIF) Avg/Sec:

0.05

The KProbe scan shows some high spikes at the end of the disc. And on the reading curve we see a slowdown at the end of the disc (where KProbe reported the high PIF spikes).



Brand:

Traxdata - Thanks to Conrexx (NL) for sending us this media.

Manufacturer:

Ritek Corporation

Code:

RITEK G05

Disc Type:

DVD-R

Capacity:

4483MB

Certified Speed:

8x

Write Speed:

8x

Write Time:

9m:27s

PI-8 errors Average/Sec:

298.80

PI-1 failures (PIF) Avg/Sec:

4.90

The KProbe result is not good at all and as expected, the disc was not readable at the point where the high PIF spikes started.



Brand:

Verbatim - Thanks to Verbatim (D) for sending us this media.

Manufacturer:

Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation

Code:

MCC 02R G20

Disc Type:

DVD-R

Capacity:

4483MB

Certified Speed:

8x

Write Speed:

8x

Write Time:

9m:12s

PI-8 errors Average/Sec:

25.10

PI-1 failures (PIF) Avg/Sec:

0.05

The Kprobe scan shows high spikes at the end of the disc and the reading curve confirm this in the reading curve.

DVD-ReWritable media:

 




Brand:

Traxdata - Thanks to Conrexx (NL) for sending us this media.

Manufacturer:

RiTEK Corporation

Code:

RITEK W04

Disc Type:

DVD-RW

Capacity:

4483MB

Certified Speed:

4x

Write Speed:

4x

Write Time:

15m:18s

PI-8 errors Average/Sec:

12.04

PI-1 failures (PIF) Avg/Sec:

0.15

The Kprobe result is good and the reading curve perfect.






Brand:

Verbatim - Thanks to Verbatim (D) for sending us this media.

Manufacturer:

Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation

Code:

MCC 01RW 4x

Disc Type:

DVD-RW

Capacity:

4483MB

Certified Speed:

4x

Write Speed:

4x

Write Time:

15m:16s

PI-8 errors Average/Sec:

1.59

PI-1 failures (PIF) Avg/Sec:

0.02

Perfect reading curve and the KProbe scan are also perfect.

To sum it up: Overall, the write quality is not good at all on DVD-R and would need some improvement. It tends to be picky on the media.

 

Head on to next page and read about DVD+R DL compatibility and write quality...
DVD+R/W Writing performance
DVD+R9 DL Writing performance
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Posted by Ian@CDRLabs.com on Monday 10 January 2005 21:44
Good review. Just wanted to let you know that the 1.06 firmware fixes the 4x writing speed with Ritek 16x +R media as well as problems with Ritek's DL media. Still not great results in both cases though.
Posted by sirmik23 on Sunday 11 September 2005 00:57
:r
Posted by Felipe (guest) on Friday 21 December 2007 06:33
How can i flash the driver? I made a stupid firmware update and my drive death. Where can i download the ".bin" format of the drive to use with MtkWinFlash?
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