ForumAsus HR-0205T detail information
| Posted by | Doug Schwantes |
| Posted on | 07/03/08 16:52 |
| Manufacturer | Asus |
| Product | Asus HR-0205T |
| Description | The HR-0205T incorporates HD DVD-ROM reading at 2.4x while still supporting CD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW and DVD+R DL reading capabiliti |
Drive Specifications
Let us take a look at the detailed specifications of the ASUS HR-0205T HD DVD-ROM Drive:
What’s inside the box?
The drive we received was a retail package that comes with all you need for an easy and quick installation. The retail package includes the following:
- ASUS HR-0205T HD DVD-Rom Drive
- CyberLink Power DVD HD Edition
- Quick installation guide
- PATA to SATA Adaptor
- Mounting screws
Retail Package Contents
Moving right along, let’s take a closer look at the Package Details.
Box Front
Box Rear
Box Left
Box Right
Now let’s take a closer look at the drive itself:
Drive Front
Drive Rear
Drive Left
Drive Right
Drive Bottom
Drive Top
Drive Sticker
Test machine
For this review we are testing the ASUS HR-0205T mounted inside of our Nvidia based system with the following components:
Review PC #1:
- Motherboard: eVGA / Jetway 939GT4-SLI
- Processor: AMD Opteron(tm) Processor 165 @ 2.7GHz
- Memory: 2x 1Gb G.Skill Extreme Series 2GBZX @ 250MHz
- Video: ATI X600
- Display: Samsung SyncMaster 710N 17” LCD
- Sound: Onboard AC97
- Hard disks: 320GB Seagate SATA-II
- Operating System: Windows Vista Ultimate x86 is installed on this machine.
For our video playback testing the ASUS HR-0205 we will be using this configuration:
Review PC #2:
- Motherboard: Asus P5K Deluxe WI-FI/AP
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe @3.70 GHz
- Memory: 4x 2GB A-DATA PC2-6400 DDR2
- Video: eVGA 8800GT Superclocked
- Display: Hanns·G HG-216DPO 21.6" 5ms Widescreen HDMI LCD
- Sound: SoundMAX Digital HD Audio (Onboard)
- Hard Disks: 2x 320GB – 1x 750GB Seagate SATA-II
- Operating System: Windows Vista Ultimate x64 is installed on this machine.
- External Enclosure: Plumax PM-525U2-PCB V5 USB 2.0
System set-up:
The drive identifies itself as: ASUS HR-0205T and is installed as a SATA device (with the included SATA adapter), with firmware AS00 factory installed.
As you can see by the burst rate of 25 MB/s and the Nero Info Tool readout the drive is running in UDMA 2 mode.
Software
Windows Vista Ultimate x86 is installed on our test system; we will also be using the following software for this review:
- Nero CD-DVD Speed
- Nero InfoTool
- EAC (Exact Audio Copy)
Included Software with the Drive
The ASUS HR-0205T is shipped with CyberLink Power DVD 7.3 HD Edition. The disc also contains the online ASUS drive firmware updater; no newer firmware was available at the time of this review.
An Introduction to HD DVD:
The HD DVD disc builds on the experience gained from the conventional DVD format and is derived from the same fundamental technology.
In the following illustrations, multiple laser beams are shown for convenience, both above and below the disc. In actual HD DVD drives there is a single laser beam, which illuminates the disc from below.
Although the data density is much greater in HD DVD discs, the structure is very similar to existing DVDs. Discs may be single or double-sided, giving a total storage potential of 60GB on a single disc.
Alternative architectures include the ‘Combination’ disc, in which one side may be a conventional DVD-9 and the other a dual layer HD DVD. This offers a single inventory product for retailers and a future-proof acquisition for consumers. There is also a technology proposal, approved by the DVD Forum as a format option in HD DVD-ROM version 1.2, for a ‘Twin format’ disc, in which the layer closest to the pick-up head is reflective to red and transparent to blue-violet light. With this structure, a conventional DVD video player ‘sees’ the disc as a normal DVD-5, while the blue laser penetrates the first layer to read the HD DVD data behind.
Family of HD DVD discs:
- HD DVD-ROM is a 12cm disc, 1.2mm thick, replicated as either single or dual layer, with a storage capacity of 15GB for a single layer and 30GB for a dual layer disc. Double sided versions increase capacity to 30GB and 60GB respectively.
- 3X DVD-ROM Brings the higher data rate of HD DVD to the conventional format, enabling 135 minutes of HD content to be placed on a DVD-ROM, using AVC or VC-1 codecs.
- 8 cm mini HD DVD offers 4.7GB in single layer form and 9.4GB as dual layer. A double-sided disc is part of the standard.
- HD DVD-R write once discs can hold 15 GB per side, 30GB total.
- HD DVD-RW re-writable discs store 20GB on each side, 40GB total.
Comparison of Blu-ray Disc, HD DVD and DVD formats:
We include a table of both high-definition formats and including DVD format for comparison.
On the next page we will take a look at the drives Reading Performance...
Introduction
I hope some independent studios or Bollywood will chip in and buy all the HD patents and then make decent movies ppl will want to watch at DVD prices. We will see then who won what.
This message was edited at: 11-03-2008 01:53
For what it's worth if you can pick up one of these cheap and have a need for it in a HTPC you won't find a more silent drive
Spearheaded by Warner Music Group, the plan aims to get internet service providers to pay a few dollars per user per month into a fund that would then be divided among rights holders. The scheme would essentially give P2P users a get-out-of-jail-free card for file sharing activity.
It has been learned by industry consultant Jim Griffin, hired by Warner to implement the idea, has already set up an independent company to act as a digital-rights clearinghouse. Griffin's company would be like an ASCAP for the internet, collecting fees from ISPs and divvying them up among rights holders.
In addition, BigChampagne, a company that measures digital-media consumption, would be one of the major sources supplying the necessary data to track file sharing activity.
?The hoped-for result: a truce in the music wars. ?
"The music industry has no choice," says Bob Kohn, a music-licensing expert and CEO of RoyaltyShare, which manages digital revenues for both majors and indies. "It's significantly weaker than it was in 2000. And the longer this drags on, the more difficult it will be to succeed."
In the last 10 years, sales of CDs have plummeted as digital downloads have exploded, and the U.S. music business has shrunk from about $15 billion to $10 billion.
The idea of charging a flat fee for 'all-you-can-eat' downloads is beginning to take off.
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