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| Posted by | Paul Chilson |
| Posted on | 08/05/06 04:13 |
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DVD+R/-R DL writing speed and compatibility:
The Lite-On SHM-165H6S supports DVD+R Double Layer at 8x and DVD-R Dual Layer at 4x for writing discs with a size of around 8.5 GB.
First up is Maxell DVD+R Double Layer 2.4x
This Maxell media is manufactured by Mitsubishi Kagaku Media and is supported at 4x write speed. Thanks to Maxell America for sending us this media.
| Brand: | Maxell - Thanks to Maxell America for providing the samples. |
| Manufacturer: | Mitsubishi Kagaku Media |
| Code: | MKM 001 |
| Disc Type: | DVD+R DL |
| Capacity: | 8145MB |
| Certified Speed: | 2.4x |
| Write Speed: | 4x |
| Write Time: | 27m:09s |
| PI-8 errors Average/Sec: | 6.50 |
| PI-1 failures (PIF) Avg/Sec: | 0.60 |
This is not the best burn we have seen on this media. The transfer curve shows a drop at the layer break.
This Verbatim media is made by Mitsubishi Kagaku Media and is supported at 8x write speed. Thanks to Verbatim USA for sending us this media.
| Brand: | Verbatim - Thanks to Verbatim USA for providing the samples. |
| Manufacturer: | Mitsubishi Kagaku Media |
| Code: | MKM 003 |
| Disc Type: | DVD+R DL |
| Capacity: | 8136MB |
| Certified Speed: | 8x |
| Write Speed: | 8x |
| Write Time: | 17m:24s |
| PI-8 errors Average/Sec: | 23.63 |
| PI-1 failures (PIF) Avg/Sec: | 0.76 |
The drive showed no problem burning with its 8x Z-CLV strategy but the KProbe scan shows considerable errors. The BenQ DW1655 failed to read back the disc as did a Plextor PX-712A. The LG GSA-4166B and the Lite-On SHM-165H6S itself did read this disc without a problem.
Let's compare the Lite-On SHM-165H6S results with some other DL capable drives.
| Drive | Size | Writing | Writing | Book | KProbe | KProbe |
| Lite-On | 8152 MB | 4x | 27m:09s | DVD-ROM | 2.61 | 0.15 |
| LG | 8103 MB | 2.4x | 44m:25s | DVD-ROM | 2.19 | 0.04 |
| ASUS | 8131 MB | 4x | 26m:58s | DVD-ROM | 3.29 | 0.18 |
| Samsung | 8103MB | 6x | 23m:30s | DVD+DL | 11.58 | 0.03*1 |
| Philips | 8103MB | 2.4x | 45m:52s | DVD-ROM | 2.28 | 0.04* |
| NU | 8103MB | 4x | 37m:00s | DVD-ROM | 1.89 | 0.02*1 |
| NEC | 8103MB | 2.4x | 44m:08s | DVD-ROM | 37.44 | 0.02*3 |
| BenQ | 8152Mb | 8x | 15m:36s | DVD-ROM | 3.26 | 0.02 |
| Pioneer |
| 2.4x | 45m:13s | DVD-ROM | 5.51 | 0.10*3 |
| LG | 8103MB | 2.4x | 44m:48s | DVD-ROM | 14.15 | 0.02*3 |
| LG | 8103MB | 2.4x | 27m:25s | DVD-ROM | 15.07 | 1.02*5 |
| Lite-On | 8103MB | 2.4x | 27m:09s | DVD-ROM | 6.50 | 0.60*6 |
*1 Verbatim DVD+R DL
*2 Traxdata DVD+R DL
*3 Ricoh DVD+R DL
*4 DataWrite DVD+R DL
*5 Memorex DVD+R DL
*6 Maxell DVD+R DL
DVD-R DL
As mentioned earlier, the Lite-On SHM-165H6S supports the DVD-R DL standard at 4x.
Let's find the manufacturer and media information too, for this we will use CD-DVD Speed:
This Verbatim media is manufactured by Mitsubishi Kagaku Media and is supported at 4x write speed. Thanks to Verbatim USA for sending us this media.
| Brand: | Verbatim - Thanks to Verbatim USA for providing the samples. |
| Manufacturer: | Mitsubishi Kagaku Media |
| Code: | MKM 01RD30 |
| Disc Type: | DVD-R DL |
| Capacity: | 8145MB |
| Certified Speed: | 4x |
| Write Speed: | 4x |
| Write Time: | 28m:01s |
| PI-8 errors Average/Sec: | 13.44 |
| PI-1 failures (PIF) Avg/Sec: | 0.10 |
This is a very acceptable result. The transfer curve shows no problems on read back.
Standalone DVD-Player compatibility
For this test we ripped an iso image of a DVD-Video and burned the image using Nero Burning ROM 6.6.1.4.
We have 3 standalone Players available to test the DVD+R DL media (BookType: DVD-ROM) and DVD-R DL media (BookType: DVD-R).
We then did a playback on the listed players below.
Compatibility results:
| Drive | Pioneer DV-656A | SONY Playstation 2 | Microsoft Xbox 360 | Comments |
| Verbatim | OK | OK | OK | No problems. |
| Verbatim | OK | OK | FAILED | Drive does not recognize disc. |
Summary: DL burning with the tested HS07 firmware shows need for improvements on future firmware updates.
Now that we have seen the default writing quality of the drive let's look at some advanced writing technology on the next page…
DVD-R/RW Writing performance
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