ForumOptiarc AD-7200A detail information
| Posted by | Wendy Collins |
| Posted on | 05/03/08 22:27 |
| Number of views | 10815 |
| Manufacturer | Optiarc |
| Product | Optiarc AD-7200A |
| Description | The Optiarc AD-7200A supports 20x DVD±R, 8x/6x DVD+RW/DVD-RW, 12x DVD-RAM and 12x DVD+R DL/DVD-R DL writing technology |
| Awards |
Editor's Choice Award |
DVD-R media compatibility and write quality:
In these tests we will be using a Lite-On LH-20A1L with firmware BL05 along with CD-Speed to measure the disc quality. We will also be using the Optiarc AD-7200A with firmware 1.05 along with CD-Speed for our read-back tests.
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Brand: |
Taiyo Yuden unbranded – Thanks to SVP (UK) for sending us this media. |
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Manufacturer: |
Taiyo Yuden |
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Code: |
TYG03 (made in Japan) |
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Disc Type: |
DVD-R |
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Capacity: |
4483MB |
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Certified Speed: |
16x |
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Write Speed: |
18x (CAV) |
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Write Time: |
5m:00s |
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PI-8 errors Average/Sec: |
1.23 |
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PI-1 failures (PIF) Avg/Sec: |
0.01 |
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Jitter average |
7.87% |
PIF errors are fairly constant throughout the disc and there is a little PIF cluster near the end of the disc. Jitter average is very good and our read-back test is good.
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Brand: |
Verbatim – Thanks to Verbatim (UK) for providing this media. |
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Manufacturer: |
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation |
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Code: |
MCC 03RG20 (made in Taiwan) |
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Disc Type: |
DVD-R |
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Capacity: |
4483MB |
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Certified Speed: |
16x |
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Write Speed: |
20x (CAV) |
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Write Time: |
4m:42s |
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PI-8 errors Average/Sec: |
0.71 |
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PI-1 failures (PIF) Avg/Sec: |
0.00 |
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Jitter average |
7.43% |
Considering the disc was burned faster than its rated speed, the result is excellent.
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Brand: |
Pleomax – Thanks to Pleomax (NL) |
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Manufacturer: |
Opto Disc |
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Code: |
OPTODISCR016 |
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Disc Type: |
DVD-R |
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Capacity: |
4483MB |
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Certified Speed: |
16x |
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Write Speed: |
16x (CAV) |
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Write Time: |
5m:28s |
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PI-8 errors Average/Sec: |
2.23 |
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PI-1 failures (PIF) Avg/Sec: |
0.00 |
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Jitter average |
7.83% |
PI errors are slightly high at the start of the disc, PIF errors are low and jitter average is very good. The result is very good.
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Brand: |
Taiyo Yuden unbranded – Thanks to SVP (UK) for sending us this media. |
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Manufacturer: |
Taiyo Yuden (Made in Japan) |
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Code: |
TYG02 |
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Disc Type: |
DVD-R |
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Capacity: |
4483MB |
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Certified Speed: |
8x |
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Write Speed: |
12x (Z-CLV) |
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Write Time: |
6m:51s |
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PI-8 errors Average/Sec: |
1.72 |
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PI-1 failures (PIF) Avg/Sec: |
0.00 |
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Jitter average |
7.94% |
The result is excellent and the disc was burned faster than its rated speed.
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Brand: |
TDK |
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Manufacturer: |
TDK |
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Code: |
TTH02 |
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Disc Type: |
DVD-R |
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Capacity: |
4483MB |
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Certified Speed: |
16x |
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Write Speed: |
18x (CAV) |
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Write Time: |
5m:02s |
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PI-8 errors Average/Sec: |
3.09 |
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PI-1 failures (PIF) Avg/Sec: |
0.00 |
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Jitter average |
8.66 |
The result is excellent considering the disc was burned faster than its rated speed.
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Brand: |
BenQ – Thanks to Daxon (Taiwan) for sending us this media |
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Manufacturer: |
Daxon Inc. (made in Taiwan) |
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Code: |
DAXON 016S |
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Disc Type: |
DVD-R |
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Capacity: |
4483MB |
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Certified Speed: |
16x |
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Write Speed: |
16x (CAV) |
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Write Time: |
5m:28s |
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PI-8 errors Average/Sec: |
5.34 |
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PI-1 failures (PIF) Avg/Sec: |
0.01 |
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Jitter average |
7.55% |
The result is very good.
DVD-RW media compatibility and write quality:
For this test we used the same testing procedures as in our DVD-R tests.
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Brand: |
Verbatim – Thanks to Verbatim (UK) for sending us this media. |
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Manufacturer: |
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation |
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Code: |
MKM01RW6X01 (made in Taiwan) |
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Disc Type: |
DVD-RW |
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Capacity: |
4483MB |
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Certified Speed: |
6x |
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Write Speed: |
6x (CLV) |
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Write Time: |
10m:02s |
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PI-8 errors Average/Sec: |
7.55 |
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PI-1 failures (PIF) Avg/Sec: |
0.00 |
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Jitter average |
8.95% |
The result is very good.
Summary:
The Optiarc AD-7200A can certainly write DVD-R/RW media with excellent/very good quality and writing performance again is blisteringly fast at 20x, 18x and 16x.
Let’s head on to the next page where we will test DVD R DL writing performance and quality……
DVD+R/RW Writing performance
DVD+RDL: excellent
DVD+R/-R: very good - excellent
CD-R: TY(12x, 5y old) not readable
CD-RW: noname (from Feurio, 10x, 5y old) not readable
DVD+RW: Verbatim 8x (MKMA03) not readdable, I've only 1 test medium
Philips041 with performance problems when formatted on other drive (Pioneer 106 / Benq 1650)
you say: simply excellent ....
take a look at c't 03/08 magazine
I used a Lite-On LH-20A1H to check the results.
That's really an amazing good quality burner.
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