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Posted by Zevi A.
Posted on 30/06/06 10:18
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DVD+R DL/ R DL Writing Performance
 

DVD+R Double Layer writing speed and quality:

The ASUS DRW-1608P3S supports the DVD+R DL standard for writing Double Layer discs with a size around 8.5 GB at a writing speed of 8x.

Testing procedure: We used Nero CD-DVD Speed to create a test disc, this way we could also see the writing strategy the drive uses.




Brand:

Verbatim - Thanks to Verbatim USA for providing the media.

Manufacturer:

Mitsubishi Chemicals Corporation (Singapore)

Code:

MKM 003

Disc Type:

DVD+R DL

Capacity:

8152MB

Certified Speed:

8x

Write Speed:

8x/6x

Write Time:

19m:17s

PI-8 errors Average/Sec:

0.82

PI-1 failures (PIF) Avg/Sec:

0.05

Great scan with smooth transfer rate curves! However, the drive only wrote the disc at 6x, it's probably due to early sample of Verbatim 8x DVD+R DL we received from Verbatim.






Brand:

Verbatim - Thanks to Verbatim USA for providing the media.

Manufacturer:

Mitsubishi Kagaku Media (Singapore)

Code:

MKM 001

Disc Type:

DVD+R DL

Capacity:

8152MB

Certified Speed:

2.4x

Write Speed:

8x

Write Time:

16m:41s

PI-8 errors Average/Sec:

0.87

PI-1 failures (PIF) Avg/Sec:

0.04

This is an excellent result given that the disc is only 2.4x certified and written at 8x!






Brand:

RiDATA - Thanks to Advanced Media/Ritek USA for providing this media.

Manufacturer:

Ritek Corporation

Code:

RITEK D01

Disc Type:

DVD+R DL

Capacity:

8152MB

Certified Speed:

2.4x

Write Speed:

2.4x

Write Time:

44m:43s

PI-8 errors Average/Sec:

8.21

PI-1 failures (PIF) Avg/Sec:

0.17

The drive burned this media at its rated 2.4x speed in over 44 minutes with good result. Read Transfer rate tested in two drives show smooth graphs.

Here are some comparison results against other drives in respect to DVD+R DL performance:

Drive

Size

Writing
Speed

Writing
Time

Book
Type

KProbe
avg.
PI

Kprobe
avg.
PIF

NEC
ND-3540A

8103MB

2.4x
2.4x
8x

44m:08s
44m:03s
19m:02

DVD-ROM

37.44
12.36
1.91

0.02*3
0.02*2
0.01*1

BenQ
DW1640

8152MB

8x

15m:36s

DVD-ROM

3.26

0.02

Pioneer
DVR-110D


8145MB

2.4x
2.4x
8x
2.4x

45m:13s
45m:29s
18m:04s
45m:15s

DVD-ROM

5.51
20.45
2.16
4.39

0.10*3
0.23*2
0.04*1
0.08*4

Samsung
SH-W162C

8103MB

2.4x
2.4x
6x

43m:43s
43m:45s
22m:15s

DVD-ROM

6.85
37.52
11.19

0.02*3
0.12*2
0.04*1

Pioneer
DVR-110

8145MB

8x

18m:11s

DVD-ROM

7.93

0.11*1

Lite-On
SHW-16H5S

8145MB

4x
2.4x
2.4x

26m:58s
43m:28s
44m:03s

DVD-ROM

2.05
2.31
20.70

0.08*1
0.25*2
0.06*3

LG
GSA-4167B

8103MB

2.4x
2.4x
8x(4x)

44m:48s
44m:19s
28m:49s

DVD-ROM

14.15
81.01
7.71

0.02*3
0.64*2
0.01*1

Plextor
PX-750A

8145MB

2x
4x
4x
8x

45m:27s
27m:50s
27m:50s
18m:02s

DVD-ROM

6.87
43.46
81.52
6.84

0.21*4
0.53*1
0.56*3
0.07*5

NEC
ND-4550A

8103MB

8x

18m:41s
18m:44s

DVD-ROM

64.47
24.57

0.04*3
0.08*1

Plextor
PX-755A

8145MB

10x
8x
6x
4x

15m:07s
16m:55s
19m:08s
27m:41s

DVD-ROM

3.01
17.28
5.16
3.50

0.10*5
2.51*6
0.12*1
0.50*4

Pioneer
DVR-111

8145MB

8x
2.4x
2.4x

17m:39s
45m:23s
45m:40s

DVD-ROM

31.07
17.28
3.25

0.22*1
2.51*3
0.14*4

ASUS
DRW-1608P3S

8144MB

2.4x
8x
6x/8x

44m:43s
16m:41s
19m:17s

DVD-ROM

8.21
0.87
0.82

0.17*2
0.04*1
0.05*5

*1 Verbatim DVD+R DL (MKM001)
*2 Traxdata/Ridata DVD+R DL (RITEK D01)
*3 Ricoh DVD+R DL (RICOH JPN D00)
*4 Datawrite DVD+R DL (CMC MAG D01)
*5 Verbatim DVD+R DL (MKM 003)

As we can see the ASUS DRW-1608P3S is one of the fastest DVD+R DL 8x burner and the write quality results are very good.

DVD-R Dual Layer writing speed and quality:

The ASUS DRW-1608P3S supports the DVD-R DL standard for writing Dual Layer discs with a size around 8.5 GB at a writing speed of 6x.

Testing procedure: We used Nero CD-DVD Speed to create a test disc, this way we could also see the writing strategy the drive uses.





Brand:

Verbatim - Thanks to Verbatim USA for providing it.

Manufacturer:

Mitsubishi Kagaku Media (Singapore)

Code:

MKM 01RD30

Disc Type:

DVD-R DL

Capacity:

8148MB

Certified Speed:

4x

Write Speed:

8x

Write Time:

17m:24s

PI-8 errors Average/Sec:

2.68

PI-1 failures (PIF) Avg/Sec:

0.06

The result is excellent and no problem during read-back test.





Brand:

RiDATA - Thanks to Advanced Media/Ritek USA for sending us the media.

Manufacturer:

Ritek Corporation

Code:

RITEK P01

Disc Type:

DVD-R DL

Capacity:

8148MB

Certified Speed:

4x

Write Speed:

2x

Write Time:

54m:35s

PI-8 errors Average/Sec:

103.00

PI-1 failures (PIF) Avg/Sec:

0.82

The drive managed to burn this media at 2x and read-back test is smooth. Unfortunately PI/PIF errors are very high.

 

Standalone DVD-Player compatibility:

We only have 2 standalone DVD-Players available to test the DVD+R DL media (Book Type: DVD-ROM) and the DVD-R DL media (Book Type: DVD-R):

  • Pioneer DV-656A
  • Koss DVP2161

Compatibility results: 

Brand

MID

Pioneer
DV-656A

Koss
DVP2161

Verbatim 8x
DVD+R DL

MKM003

OK

OK

Verbatim 2.4x
DVD+R DL

MKM001

OK

OK

Ridata 4x
DVD+R DL

RITEKD01

OK

OK

Verbatim 6x
DVD-R DL

MKM01RD30

OK

FREEZED
@layer break

Ridata 4x
DVD-R DL

RITEKP01

FAILED
to recognize

FAILED
to recognize


All brand of DVD+R DL play nicely in both players. However, the Verbatim DVD-R DL freezes at the layer break in one of our standalone player: Koss DVP2161. Meanwhile Ridata DVD-R DL is not recognized in both standalone players.

We would like to mention, that the compatibility issue with standalone DVD Players and the DVD-R DL media format is also caused by incompatibilities with the standalone devices used in this review, as we know the DVD-R DL format has inferior compatibility compared to DVD+R DL especially with older standalone player.

Summary:  The ASUS DRW-1608P3S burns DVD+R DL very nicely but needs improvements on DVD-R DL.

Before we complete this review, let us run the drive through some advanced tests at next page…
DVD-R/RW Writing Performance
Advanced Tests
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Posted by Wischmop on Wednesday 28 June 2006 14:15
Good review :)

Very good DVD-burner
Posted by 2of12 on Friday 26 January 2007 19:21
Wow was just what I was Looking for thanks for all the info. :c
Posted by hanh on Wednesday 09 May 2007 14:22
Posted by hanh on Wednesday 09 May 2007 14:34
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Posted by hanh on Wednesday 09 May 2007 14:40
I think so,about dvd -burner
Posted by MAGDY (guest) on Saturday 12 May 2007 12:34
niceeeeeeeeeeeee
Posted by glen (guest) on Wednesday 11 July 2007 01:33
HOW BORING DO YOU GET, WRITING A REVIEW ON A FUKCIN DVD?? U NEED 2 GET OUT MORE!! :g :g
Posted by dandelion (guest) on Wednesday 08 August 2007 16:25
Very good burner. It's just very good.
Posted by 10Ghz (guest) on Wednesday 16 April 2008 13:08
Excellent review. Thank you guys.

I might add that'd been using this drive for 2 years and works great. The only negative so far its that the tray doesn't work automatically now so I have to push it in but still comes out alone.
Overall good drive. ;)
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