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Posted by Jan S.
Posted on 28/09/05 06:40
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Read-back & Compatibilities:

In this section we are going to test the read-back compatibility in various PC DVD-Writers and some DVD Standalone devices.

Read-Back:

BenQ DW1640:

LG GSA-4167B:

Lite-On SHOW-1693S:

NEC ND-3540A:

Philips DVDR1648:

Pioneer DVR-110D:

Plextor PX-712A:

Samsung SH-W162C:

Read-Back summary:

Drive

Read-Back


Remark

BenQ
DW1620

OK

No problems.

BenQ
DW 1640

OK

No problems.

LG
GSA-4163B

OK

No problems.

LG
GSA-5160D

FAILED

Recognized the medium as an empty 4Gb DVD-R disc.

Lite-On
SHOW-1693S

OK

No problems.

NEC
ND-3500A

FAILED

Recognized the medium as an empty 4Gb DVD-RW disc.

NEC
ND-3540A

OK

No problems.

NU
HDW-164

FAILED

Can't detect the medium.

Philips
DVDR1640P

OK

No problems.

Philips
DVDR16LS

OK

No problems.

Philips
DVDR1648

OK

No problems.

Pioneer
DVR-110D

OK

No problems.

Plextor
PX-712A

OK

Speed slowdown at layer break.

Samsung
SH-W162C

OK

No problems.

We tested the discs in several drives, and some could not read the disc. It worked fine in all drives that support the DVD-R DL format of course, but else where it seems to be hit and miss.

Standalone Compatibilities:

We have 3 standalone DVD-Players available and 1 standalone DVD+R/W recorder to test the DVD-R9 DL media (Book Type: DVD-R):

  • Aiwa DVD Player XD-DV370
  • Medion DVD/Div-X Player MD7457
  • Red Star DVD-Player 230G
  • Mustek R100A DVD+R/W Recorder

Compatibility results:

Drive

Compatibilities


Remark

Aiwa
XD-DV370

OK

No problems.

Medion
MD7457

FAILED

Reports disc as DVD-Video, but not playable.

Mustek
R100A

FAILED

Reports 'NO DISC".

Red Star
230G

FAILED

Reports disc as DVD-Video, but not playable.

One out of four standalone devices could playback the DVD-R DL media perfectly with the Video content. So we believe the compatibilities speak for themselves.

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Posted by SciFer on Wednesday 28 September 2005 08:46
Does anyone know the pricing of these discs, are they available in bulk (like a 25-100 spindle)?

Luis
ConventionalLoans.net
Posted by petspeed on Wednesday 28 September 2005 12:13
You used the NEC 3540a to read back the disc's, but why didn't you use it to write the media?
I have a NEC 3540a myself and would like to see how it performs with the DVD-R DL media.
Posted by H3rB3i on Wednesday 28 September 2005 12:51
The 3540A does not support writing on this media. I guess this is the reason.
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