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Lite-On LVW-1105HC+ Review - Standalone DVD Recorder
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Posted by Seán Byrne
Posted on 18/03/06 08:54
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DVD R/RW Recording performance
 

DVD-R media compatibility and write quality:

Like the tests we carried out on the DVD+R/RW media, in these tests, we will be using a Lite-On 1693s drive, Firmware KS03 with KProbe 2.5.1 to measure the disc quality.  Like the PI/PIF graphs for DVD+R media, for some reason, when KProbe is used with DVD-R's that were recording using the Lite-On Recorder, KProbe will continue reading a little beyond the end of the written data.  As a result, errors start clocking close to the 100% mark, so the errors on the following test results can be ignored as no errors have clocked up during the scan before it reached 100% and the 'VIDEO_TS' folder on the DVD can be fully read without any issue.  For the read-speed graphs, we used a BenQ DW1650 with Firmware 'BCAC''. 



Brand:

RiDisc - Thanks to E-Net Distribution for providing it

Manufacturer:

RiTEK Corporation

Code:

RITEKG05

Disc Type:

DVD-R

Capacity:

4,489MB

Certified Speed:

8x

Initialise Time:

0:38

Finalise Time

1:34

PI-8 errors Average/Sec:

11.39

PI-1 failures (PIF) Avg/Sec:

0.67

 
PIF graph has a fairly broad spike that goes outside the guidelines for good quality media, however the disc has no playback issue with any player and the read-speed graph is perfect also.
 



Brand:

Datawrite Blue - Thanks to E-Net Distribution for providing it

Manufacturer:

RiTEK Corporation

Code:

RITEKG05

Disc Type:

DVD-R

Capacity:

4,489MB

Certified Speed:

8x

Initialise Time:

0:38

Finalise Time

1:28

PI-8 errors Average/Sec:

9.34

PI-1 failures (PIF) Avg/Sec:

0.12

 
Very good PI and PIF scans without any spikes, however the disc has some difficulty reading at high speed towards the end.
 



Brand:

Datawrite Titanium - Thanks to E-Net Distribution for providing it

Manufacturer:

CMC Magnetics Corporation

Code:

CMCMAG.AE1

Disc Type:

DVD-R

Capacity:

4,489MB

Certified Speed:

8x

Initialise Time:

0:38

Finalise Time

1:30

PI-8 errors Average/Sec:

1.24

PI-1 failures (PIF) Avg/Sec:

0.08

 
Excellent Result and perfect read-speed graph!
 



Brand:

MMORE - Thanks to MMORE International B.V. for providing it

Manufacturer:

Moser Baer India Limited

Code:

MBI01RG20

Disc Type:

DVD-R

Capacity:

4,489MB

Certified Speed:

4x

Initialise Time:

0:37

Finalise Time

1:28

PI-8 errors Average/Sec:

0.49

PI-1 failures (PIF) Avg/Sec:

0.11

 
Another excellent result with a near-perfect read-speed graph!  This disc also produced the lowest PI graph out of all the discs tested in this review.
 



Brand:

Silver Top Prodisc S03 (unbranded) - Thanks to SVP (UK) for sending us this media

Manufacturer:

Prodisc Technology Inc.

Code:

ProdiscS03

Disc Type:

DVD-R

Capacity:

4,489MB

Certified Speed:

4x

Initialise Time:

0:37

Finalise Time:

1:30

PI-8 errors Average/Sec:

2.21

PI-1 failures (PIF) Avg/Sec:

0.16

 
Very good result with a perfect read graph.
 



Brand:

RiDisc Xtreme - Thanks to SVP (UK) for sending us this media

Manufacturer:

RiTEK Corporation

Code:

RITEKF1

Disc Type:

DVD-R

Capacity:

4,489MB

Certified Speed:

16x

Initialise Time:

0:37

Finalise Time:

1:30

PI-8 errors Average/Sec:

3.56

PI-1 failures (PIF) Avg/Sec:

0.40

 
OK result - One fairly broad PIF spike and a slow read-speed graph throughout most of the disc.  Despite these issues, this disc gave no playback issues in any of our players.
 



Brand:

Siera Daxon - Thanks to Daxon Taiwan for sending us this media

Manufacturer:

Daxon Inc.

Code:

DAXON008S

Disc Type:

DVD-R

Capacity:

4,489MB

Certified Speed:

8x

Initialise Time:

0:37

Finalise Time:

1:28

PI-8 errors Average/Sec:

1.53

PI-1 failures (PIF) Avg/Sec:

0.26

 
Good result - unfortunately there is a fairly broad PIF spike outside of the guidelines for good quality media.  It also seems like this media does not have a good adhesive holding on the top coating as many of our Siera discs have bubbling on the surface as shown in the image below:

Even though the disc used in this review had some surface issues, it was mainly towards the middle of the disc despite the graphs showing more issues near the outer edge. 
 



Brand:

Infiniti - Thanks to Medea International for sending us this media

Manufacturer:

Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation

Code:

MCC03RG20

Disc Type:

DVD-R

Capacity:

4,489MB

Certified Speed:

16x

Initialise Time:

0:37

Finalise Time:

1:37

PI-8 errors Average/Sec:

1.67

PI-1 failures (PIF) Avg/Sec:

0.12

 
Excellent result with perfect read-speed graph!


DVD-RW ReWritable media:

In these DVD-RW tests, the FujiFilm and Memorex have been rewritten to several times prior to this review, with none been rewritten to more than 10 times.  Unlike other disc formats, DVD-RW discs can be quick or full initialised.  For this review, all of our DVD-RW's are quick initialised and the initialise times given include the recognition time from the moment the tray is loaded and the time it takes to initialise the disc. 

For the DVD-RW read-speed graphs, we were unable to use the BenQ drive as it keeps randomly stopping while doing a read-speed scan on most of the DVD-RW's written by our review drive; reporting CRC errors as shown below.  We even attempted to update the firmware to 'BCDC", BenQ's latest at this time of writing, but without any improvement.  Even a basic reading of the 'VIDEO_TS' folder returns CRC errors midway through.  So, in order to test our DVD-RW recordings, we used a Lite-On 1693s for these read-speed graphs.  As a result, we can only test for a maximum read-speed of up to 8x, unlike with the DVD+RW discs where we were able to perform read-speed graphs of up to 12x in the BenQ drive: 

 



Brand:

Imation

Manufacturer:

Opto Disc

Code:

OPTODISCW004

Disc Type:

DVD-RW

Capacity:

4,489MB

Certified Speed:

4x

Recognition Time:

0:27

Initialise Time:

0:46

Finalise Time:

0:51

PI-8 errors Average/Sec:

27

PI-1 failures (PIF) Avg/Sec:

2.44

 
OK result with PIF graph frequently peaking outside of the PIF guideline for good quality media.  However, this disc has no playback issues in any of our players, except the BenQ which has difficulty with some DVD-RW's written in our review drive.
 



Brand:

Imation

Manufacturer:

Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation

Code:

MCC01RW11n9

Disc Type:

DVD-RW

Capacity:

4,489MB

Certified Speed:

2x

Recognition Time:

0:20

Initialise Time:

1:13

Finalise Time:

1:23

PI-8 errors Average/Sec:

2.63

PI-1 failures (PIF) Avg/Sec:

0.35

 
Good result, although PIF graph frequently hits 3 throughout the disc.
 



Brand:

Memorex

Manufacturer:

CMC Magnetics Corporation

Code:

CMCW02

Disc Type:

DVD-RW

Capacity:

1,400MB

Certified Speed:

2x

Recognition Time:

0:23

Initialise Time:

1:17

Finalise Time:

1:13

PI-8 errors Average/Sec:

1.22

PI-1 failures (PIF) Avg/Sec:

0.28

 
Excellent result.  Note that this is an 8cm Mini DVD-RW, which means that the PI/PIF graphs have been expanded.  This is also one of few DVD-RW discs recorded in our review drive that gives no issue with the BenQ DVD writer.
 



Brand:

Mr DVD - Thanks to SVP (UK) for sending us this media

Manufacturer:

CMC Magnetics Corporation

Code:

CMCW02

Disc Type:

DVD-RW

Capacity:

4,489MB

Certified Speed:

2x

Recognition Time:

0:20

Initialise Time:

1:14

Finalise Time:

1:24

PI-8 errors Average/Sec:

0.65

PI-1 failures (PIF) Avg/Sec:

0.06

 
Excellent result!  This disc also produced the lowest PIF error rate out of all the discs tested in this review.
 



Brand:

Rivision - Thanks to SVP (UK) for sending us this media

Manufacturer:

Prodisc Technology Inc.

Code:

ProdiscDW04

Disc Type:

DVD-RW

Capacity:

4,489MB

Certified Speed:

2x

Recognition Time:

0:19

Initialise Time:

1:14

Finalise Time:

1:23

PI-8 errors Average/Sec:

5.11

PI-1 failures (PIF) Avg/Sec:

0.35

 
Good result.  Some fairly high PI errors towards the start, but well within the recommendation for good quality media.
 



Brand:

Datawrite Classic - Thanks to SVP (UK) for sending us this media

Manufacturer:

CMC Magnetics Corporation

Code:

CMCW02

Disc Type:

DVD-RW

Capacity:

4,489MB

Certified Speed:

2x

Recognition Time:

0:21

Initialise Time:

0:41

Finalise Time:

0:51

PI-8 errors Average/Sec:

5.11

PI-1 failures (PIF) Avg/Sec:

0.35

 
Another excellent result.  Interestingly, this disc also had an unusually quick initialise and finalise time compared with the other DVD-RW discs. 



Brand:

Verbatim - Thanks to SVP (UK) for sending us this media

Manufacturer:

Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation

Code:

MCC01RW4X

Disc Type:

DVD-RW

Capacity:

4,489MB

Certified Speed:

4x

Recognition Time:

0:20

Initialise Time:

1:13

Finalise Time:

1:23

PI-8 errors Average/Sec:

3.08

PI-1 failures (PIF) Avg/Sec:

0.13

 
Very good result with a perfect read-speed graph and very low average PIF rate.  This was also the only 12cm DVD-RW to read without any issue in the BenQ.


Summary:

This DVD recorder seems to provide good results for our DVD+R media with several excellent results also.  Like a few DVD+R disc tests, a few DVD-R discs had PIF spikes in excess of 4, however all of the DVD-R media played without any issue in all of our equipment.  When it comes to DVD-RW, this DVD recorder seems to do a far better job compared with DVD+RW media with results rivalling write-once media in a few cases.  All but one disc stayed fully within the PI and PIF guidelines for good quality media.   Unfortunately, only two of the DVD-RW's would play properly in our BenQ DW1650 DVD writer, however as all of the DVD-R and DVD-RW discs gave no playback issues in all the rest of our players, this seems to be an issue with the BenQ itself rather than the DVD-RW media or the review drive's recording method.
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Posted by Wischmop on Friday 17 March 2006 23:30
If the picture-recording-quality is like this, there can be only one conclusion: Don´t buy it
Posted by dvd4me on Wednesday 22 March 2006 13:19
With faiure to write it's own supplied +RW disc...don't bother.:+
Posted by moeperry on Tuesday 16 May 2006 16:02
Hello!

I don´t understand the following text in this review about the Lite-On LVW-1105HC:

http://www.cdfreaks.com/article/263/11

Positive:

Excellent DVD+R, DVD-R and DVD-RW recording quality.

Negative:

Disappointing recorded picture quality with both HQ and SP modes.

What do these words mean:

recording quality

and what does these words means:

recorded picture quality

or is the meaning of them the same?

If both words have the same meaning, then there ist the decent recording quality.

In the review stand this:


Decent recording quality in its long play modes.

Allthough, isn´t that Long Play Modus is always not so good as short play or HQ modus?

Why is the record quality from the long play modus in this Lite-On LVW-1105HC even better then the record quality in the HQ or SP modus?

Friendly Greetings from

Moe Perry

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