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Mad Dog MD-16XDVD9-8X DVD Burner Review
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Posted by Wendy Collins
Posted on 05/01/06 02:31
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DVD+R9 DL Writing performance
 

DVD+R Double Layer writing speed and compatibility:

The Mad Dog MD-16XDVD9-8X supports the DVD+R9 DL standard for writing Double Layer discs with a size of 8.5 GB at a writing speed of 8x and the DVD-R9 DL standard for writing at 6x. Let us first take a look at the media's we will use:

Let's find the manufacturer and media information too, for this we will use DVD Identifier 3.6.2:

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Unique Disc Identifier : [DVD+R-DL:MKM-001-000]
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Disc & Book Type :       [DVD+R DL] - [DVD-ROM]
Manufacturer Name :      [Mitsubishi Kagaku Media]
Manufacturer ID :        [MKM]
Media Type ID :          [001]
Product Revision :       [Not Specified]
Blank Disc Capacity :    [4,173,824 Sectors = 8,152.0MB = 7.96GB (8.55GB)]
Recording Speeds :       [1x , 2.4x]

** INFO : Hex Dump Of 'Media Code'-Block Listed Below
** INFO : 4-Byte Header Preceding 'Media Code'-Block Discarded
** INFO : Format 11h (Method 1) - ADIP Information
0000 : e1 0f 32 10 00 03 00 00  00 fc ff ff 00 22 d7 ff   ..2.........."..
0010 : 00 00 00 4d 4b 4d 00 00  00 00 00 30 30 31 00 40   ...MKM.....001.@
0020 : 25 25 37 0c 02 2f 63 02  2f 63 21 23 0d 0e 14 14   %7../c./c!#....
0030 : 02 01 01 10 00 21 23 0d  0e 14 14 02 01 01 10 00   .....!#.........
0040 : 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00   ................
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[ DVD Identifier - http://DVD.Identifier.CDfreaks.com ]
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This media is manufactured by Mitsubishi Kagaku Media. Thanks to Verbatim USA for providing this media.

Testing procedure: We wrote a DVD ISO image in Nero CD-DVD Speed: Below are the results:


Verbatim media

The Mad Dog MD-16XDVD9-8X used 19 minutes and 08 seconds for writing the Mitsubishi Kagaku media at 8x. Let us take a look at the K-Probe result:

Brand:

Verbatim - (Thanks to Verbatim USA for providing this media)

Manufacturer:

Mitsubishi Kagaku Media

Code:

MKM 001

Disc Type:

DVD+R DL

Capacity:

8103MB

Certified Speed:

2.4x

Write Speed:

8x

Write Time:

19m:08s

PI-8 errors Average/Sec:

3.31

PI-1 failures (PIF) Avg/Sec:

0.06

The result is very good for writing 2.4x certified media at 8x!

Now let's take a look at the reading tests.

As we could see, the BenQ DW1640 had no problems reading the disc.

Let's find the manufacturer and media information too, for this we will use DVD Identifier 3.6.2:

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Unique Disc Identifier : [DVD+R-DL:RITEK-D01-001]
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Disc & Book Type :       [DVD+R DL] - [DVD-ROM]
Manufacturer Name :      [Ritek Corp.]
Manufacturer ID :        [RITEK]
Media Type ID :          [D01]
Product Revision :       [001]
Blank Disc Capacity :    [4,173,824 Sectors = 8,152.0MB = 7.96GB (8.55GB)]
Recording Speeds :       [1x , 2.4x]


** INFO : Hex Dump Of 'Media Code'-Block Listed Below
** INFO : 4-Byte Header Preceding 'Media Code'-Block Discarded
** INFO : Format 11h (Method 1) - ADIP Information
0000 : e1 0f 32 10 00 03 00 00  00 fc ff ff 00 22 d7 ff   ..2.........."..
0010 : 00 00 00 52 49 54 45 4b  00 00 00 44 30 31 01 40   ...RITEK...D01.@
0020 : 25 25 37 00 00 28 64 00  28 64 19 1b 0b 0b 0e 0f   %7..(d.(d......
0030 : 01 00 00 00 00 19 1b 0b  0b 0e 0f 01 00 00 00 00   ................

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[ DVD Identifier - http://DVD.Identifier.CDfreaks.com ]
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This media is manufactured by Ritek. Thanks to Advanced Media/Ritek USA for providing us with this media.

Testing procedure: We wrote a DVD ISO image in Nero CD-DVD Speed: Below are the results:


Ritek media

The Mad Dog MD-16XDVD9-8X used 44 minutes and 23 seconds for writing the media at 2.4x. Let us take a look at the K-Probe result:

Brand:

RiDATA - Thanks to Advanced Media/Ritek USA for providing

Manufacturer:

Ritek

Code:

RITEK D01

Disc Type:

DVD+R DL

Capacity:

8152MB

Certified Speed:

2.4x

Write Speed:

2.4x

Write Time:

44m:23s

PI-8 errors Average/Sec:

45.20

PI-1 failures (PIF) Avg/Sec:

1.00

A bit strange, the errors levels are higher on the first layer. Layer two looks quite good!

Now let's take a look at the reading tests.

The high errors levels of the first layer cause read problems through the layer break but soon settles out.

Let's compare the Mad Dog MD-16XDVD9-8X with other DL capable drives.

Drive

Size

Writing
Speed

Writing
Time

Book
Type

Kprobe
avg.
PI

Kprobe
avg.
PIF

Philips
DVDRW885

8016 MB

2.4x

45m:05s

DVD-ROM

3.05

0.02

SONY
DRU-700A

8016 MB

2.4x

44m:37s

DVD-ROM

66.52

0.05

LaCie d2
DVD±RW DL

8103 MB

2.4x

42m:44s

DVD-ROM

6.43

0.16

Philips
DVDR1640P

8103 MB

2.4x

45m:59s

DVD-ROM

3.33
1.52

0.05*
0.08 **

BenQ
DW1620A

8151 MB

2.4x

45m:46s

DVD-ROM

3.21

0.02

Pioneer
DVR-A08XLA

8152 MB

4x

27m:02a

DVD-ROM

2.42

0.11

Samsung
TS-H552B

8103 MB

2.4x

43m:46s

DVD+DL

8.26

0.01*

Philips
ED16DVDR

8103 MB

2.4x

44m:08s
44m:29s

DVD-ROM

3.31
12.53

0.01*
0.11***

AOpen
1608/ARR

8103 MB

2.4x

44m:01s

DVD-ROM

4.12

0.12

Mad Dog
MD-16XDVD9

8131 MB

4x

26m:44s

DVD-ROM

2.74

0.12

LG
GSA-4163B

8103 MB

4x
2.4x

26m:55s
44m:30s

DVD-ROM

1.81
16.01

0.01
0.03***

Lite-On
SHOW-1653S

8152 MB

4x

27m:09s

DVD-ROM

2.61

0.15

LG
GSA-5160D

8103 MB

2.4x

44m:25s
44m:41s

DVD-ROM

2.19
18.63

0.04
0.04***

ASUS
DRW-1604P

8131 MB

4x

26m:58s

DVD-ROM

3.29

0.18

Samsung
TS-E522U

8103MB

6x
Z-CLV

23m:30s

DVD+DL

11.58

0.03*

Mad Dog
MD-16XDVD9-8X

8124 MB

2.4x

26m:46s

DVD-ROM

3.30
11.97

0.14*
0.96****

* Verbatim DVD+R9 DL

** Philips DVD+R9 DL

*** Traxdata DVD+R9 DL

**** Ritek DVD+R9 DL

Standalone DVD-Player compatibility:

The DVD+R9 DL media (Book Type: DVD-ROM) was tested for playback compatibility on the following players:

  • Pioneer DV-656A
  • SONY Playstation 2

Compatibility results: 

Both devices played the Mad Dog MD-16XDVD9-8X burned DVD+R9 DL media without problem.

Summary: Very good quality on the Verbatim DL media but the RiDATA media showed high PIF errors on the second layer and playback suffered because of it.

Before we round off this review, let us run the drive through some advanced tests at next page…
DVD-R/RW Writing performance
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