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Posted by Jan S.
Posted on 04/10/05 19:34
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Preview: Lite-On SHW-1635S
Previewed by: Jan70
Provided by: CDFreaks
Firmware: YS0B
Manufactured: August 2005

We at CDFreaks would like to present an exclusive 1st look at one of the latest DVD-Writer from Lite-On - the SHW-1635S.

The Lite-On SHW-1635S supports 16x DVD±R, 8x/6x DVD+RW/DVD-RW and 8x/4x DVD+R DL/DVD-R DL writing technology, allowing Double/Dual Layer discs of 8.5Gb to be written. 

 Drive specifications:

What's inside the box?

Below you will see the contents of the bulk bundle:

  • Internal drive itself
  • Quick Installation Guide
  • Nero OEM Suite
    • Dos Driver
    • Nero Express 6.6
    • InCD 4
    • NeroVision Express 3
    • Nero BackItUp
    • MPEG-2 SVCD/DVD Plun-In
    • DVD-ReWritable Drive Manual
    • Acrobat Reader
  • Cyberlink PowerDVD 5
  • Analogue Audio Cable
  • 4 mounting crews

Now it's time to take a look at the drive itself:

A typical Lite-On bezel, except it is missing the headphone connector and volume knob. It has an eject button, a LED (green - for read and write - we prefer a different LED colour though for writing), and an emergency eject hole. The logos located on the loading tray include a DVD Alliance DVD+R DL logo, a DVD-R/RW/R DL Forum logo, and a CD-RW Ultra Speed logo.

On top of the drive we found two stickers, and we can read it was manufactured in China, dated August 2005.

Bottom

Side

On the back of the drive there are from the left: undocumented pins; digital audio connector; analogue audio connector; pins and jumper to set the drive to cable select, slave or master; IDE connector, power connector.

Now, let us install the drive and check out the features on the next page…

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Posted by lui_gough on Wednesday 05 October 2005 12:57
WRONG!!! - "The Lite-On SHW-1635S uses Z-CLV, (Zone-Constant Linear Velocity) to write DVD-R DL at 4x. The average speed is 4.01x and total writing time is 27:43 minutes."

It surely looks like CLV to me ... also the image says the same!

Very concerned about the dip during the 16x burns which results in a jump in jitter ... also overall high jitter, which usually mean poorly tuned writestrats and also lower disc lifetimes. Also - overall quality was shocking with some discs.

Wonder why you used a BenQ to scan? For speed only? I find BenQ tend to be less sensitive on some dyes (RICOHJPNR01 in my experience has less errors on BenQ than LiteOn) and heavily error on some others. Still trusting a LiteOn. Your efforts are appreciated a lot!
Posted by I Have Piles on Wednesday 05 October 2005 15:16
Why on earth NEC are moving to Lite-on internals is beyond me, the first look at the NEC Super-Multi ND-4550A was much more appealing.
Posted by Kenshin on Saturday 22 October 2005 23:37
In South Korea, 1635s still costs about US$10 more than 1693S. :(
Posted by Rudeseal on Tuesday 25 October 2005 19:12
Circuit City has the Drive available on their website for $89.99, with Free Shipping. You can find it by searching for "SHW-1635S". None are available in stores yet in the USA.


http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Lite-On-Internal-DVD-RW-Drive-SHW-1635S-/sem/rpsm/oid/132825/catOid/-12975/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do



[edited by Rudeseal on 25.10.2005 19:19]
Posted by karen sides (guest) on Tuesday 03 April 2007 07:58
my dvd-rw stop work. how will i find the drive to it on my computer.
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