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Posted by Jan S.
Posted on 13/01/05 05:01
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DVD R/RW Writing performance
 

DVD-R media compatibility and write quality:

In these tests, we will be using the NEC ND-3500AG 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:

7m:56s

PI-8 errors Average/Sec:

2.10

PI-1 failures (PIF) Avg/Sec:

0.03

Excellent results.



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:

7m:57s

PI-8 errors Average/Sec:

55.15

PI-1 failures (PIF) Avg/Sec:

0.00

Some high PI in the beginning of the disc, but it did not affect the reading curve, which is perfect.



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:

14m:59s

PI-8 errors Average/Sec:

37.99

PI-1 failures (PIF) Avg/Sec:

0.02

The KProbe scan shows some high spikes at the end of the disc. (The result is within the standard though). But the reading curve is perfect!



Brand:

That's - Thanks to LG Korea for sending us this media.

Manufacturer:

Taiyo Yuden Company Limited

Code:

TY G02

Disc Type:

DVD-R

Capacity:

4483MB

Certified Speed:

8x

Write Speed:

8x

Write Time:

7m:55s

PI-8 errors Average/Sec:

4.48

PI-1 failures (PIF) Avg/Sec:

0.0

Excellent results.



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:

7m:56s

PI-8 errors Average/Sec:

2.12

PI-1 failures (PIF) Avg/Sec:

0.02

Perfect results.



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:

7m:55s

PI-8 errors Average/Sec:

8.03

PI-1 failures (PIF) Avg/Sec:

0.00

The Kprobe scan shows high spikes at the end of the disc, but the reading curve is perfect.


DVD-R 16x Media

Brand:

Unbranded - Thanks to LG Korea for sending us this media.

Manufacturer:

Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation

Code:

MCC 03R G20

Disc Type:

DVD-R

Capacity:

4483MB

Certified Speed:

n/a

Write Speed:

16x

Write Time:

5m:20s

PI-8 errors Average/Sec:

2.92

PI-1 failures (PIF) Avg/Sec:

0.00

The Kprobe scan shows high spikes at the end of the disc, but the reading curve is perfect.

DVD-ReWritable media:



DVD-RW 6x

Brand:

Unbranded - Thanks to LG Korea for sending us this media.

Manufacturer:

Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation

Code:

MKM 01RW 6x01

Disc Type:

DVD-RW

Capacity:

4483MB

Certified Speed:

n/a

Write Speed:

6x

Write Time:

10m:05s

PI-8 errors Average/Sec:

13.94

PI-1 failures (PIF) Avg/Sec:

0.02

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:

14m:51s

PI-8 errors Average/Sec:

1.67

PI-1 failures (PIF) Avg/Sec:

0.09

Perfect reading curve and the KProbe scan are also perfect.

To sum it up: Overall, the write quality is good on both DVD-R and DVD-RW media and with most DVD writers - quality media will give quality burns.

 

Head on to next page and read about DVD+R DL compatibility and write quality...
DVD+R/RW Writing performance
DVD+R9 DL Writing performance
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Posted by beijert on Wednesday 12 January 2005 17:36
Excellent review again!!!

Is this the new No.1??? and the Benq 1620 goes to 2nd place??
Posted by Jucius_Maximus on Wednesday 12 January 2005 21:33
I am very impressed with this and I should be receiving my 4163B today.

Though it does not completely eclipse BenQ because it does not support +RW bitsetting.
Posted by OC-Freak on Wednesday 12 January 2005 22:01
They are both good drives. The LG is faster, supports more formats and has good quality.

The BenQ on the other hand has much better media compatibility and overspeeding abilities along with great quality as well. + it has pretty good media testing abilities.

But you will not go wrong with any of these drives - but remember, the LG is brand new, and we hope benQ and other manufacturers has something new in their pockets soon as well......
Posted by FreqNasty on Thursday 13 January 2005 08:36
I'm sure they could rectify that in a firmware update. It's surprising why and for what reason they left it out.

The drive is very nice though. The added support of dvd-r dl would be sweet.
Posted by Mookie13 on Saturday 15 January 2005 01:45
could you please comment on the noise the drive makes? It would be perfect if you could compare that noise to the BenQ 1620, the NEC3520 and the Plextor 716A! I'm about to buy one of these 4 drives in the next weeks and have a hard time decideing which one to get. But sinde I want to put it in an SFF it's gotta be as silent as possible.

Cheers, Mookie
Posted by Kenshin on Friday 04 February 2005 03:18
Maybe I'm answering too late, but better late than never. Noise in DVD writers is often decided by the speed regardless of drive. There's no drive that records at 16x silently unless it starts from 4x and ends at 8x and still calls it 16x. Because GSA-4163B is the ONLY P-CAV 16x DVD writer, it is possible that it makes the most noice in 16x DVD recording. Look at the writing graph and compare it with those from other 16x DVD writers. Though I have many other 16x DVD writers myself, I don't really know which is the most silent. Sometimes I feel LG is the most silent. Sometimes I feel Pioneer is. Surely not Lite-On.
Posted by chas0039 on Sunday 06 March 2005 18:38
Very complete. I especially appreciated the scans of a wide variety of media and the attention to detail.
Posted by ibex333 on Tuesday 15 March 2005 03:01
Wow!! What a perfect, thorough review. Thank you. I looked all over on the net trying to find a review, but only found it here. I had doubts if I should buy this drive or not. Now I'm convinced I can get get it. :g
Posted by Rob_Robinson3984 on Tuesday 15 March 2005 18:21
Great article a little technical but overall well written. I brought the drive because of the price and I am very happy with it.:X:+
Posted by secarica on Saturday 26 March 2005 20:19
Perhaps a good drive for DVD/CD writting, but in this review, apart from mentioning "digital audio connector" (intro page), there is no mention that the digital audio signal (SPDIF) is actually not present.
I purchased this drive and sold it back 6 hours later because of that. The digital-like connector on the rear side is labeled "Reserved". The connector is simply unconnected inside the drive.
Ough, back on the beginning. I have to read reviews again in order to find another one with similar pros / cons, which hopefully has SPDIF output physically present (and similar or up to 30% more price).
Cristi
Posted by RKelpin on Tuesday 07 June 2005 16:24
I'd like to add that the read noise (especially interesting when playing DVD film) is very low. Rainer
Posted by Chilledoutuk on Monday 17 October 2005 16:21
lol U use spdiff why on earth cant you just use software that can playback the Cd-audio data on the disc through the data conection.

Thats the best way really anyways.

Pleb
Posted by Rob (guest) on Wednesday 14 February 2007 06:39
hi my computer totaly needed a reinstall n now my dvdram isnt loading in mycomputer window i need to reinstall the firmware from the original disk or somethin is there a link to get the original software for the LG GSA 4163B ir the disk iso would be best i moved to 100 mile about 700 km from where i was and my disk is back there with some stuff at family's house so if u can help would be much apreciated thanx ;)
Posted by maxym129 (guest) on Monday 16 April 2007 07:54
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Posted by maxym129 (guest) on Monday 16 April 2007 07:57
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Posted by uamhzzvj (guest) on Saturday 12 May 2007 03:38
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Posted by Cameron (guest) on Saturday 07 July 2007 09:35
Please Help
i lost the original disk with it i need it for the driver so i can hear dvds
Posted by Jim (guest) on Saturday 24 November 2007 03:39
I bought this exact drive about a year ago I love the ease of use. But I have one problem. I bought a new motherboard and hard drive and in the process of loading the computer my grandson accidently broke my software bundle disk for the dvd so now I have no software for it I found the driver online but none of the bundle software. If anyone can tell me where to get a replacement it would be greatly appreciated
Posted by eduardo g lopes (guest) on Tuesday 29 April 2008 19:37
muito bom
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