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| Posted by | Jan S. |
| Posted on | 18/03/05 21:29 |
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Reading performance:
For these tests we will use Nero CD/DVD-Speed to read various CD and DVD's, including audio discs and DVD-media. As already mentioned in the introduction, this drive supports:
- DVD-ROM : 16x
- CD-ROM : 40x
Pressed discs:
For this test we used a pressed CD-ROM disc containing Creative Blaster Audigy install CD that is close to 74 minutes long. Below you will see the produced result:
The Philips DVDR16LS reaching 39.65x, let us see how this compares to other drives and look below:
|
Pressed |
Average |
Start |
End |
Seek |
Seek |
Seek |
|
Philips |
29.98x |
16.88x |
39.89x |
101ms |
113ms |
164ms |
|
MSI |
30.45x |
17.77x |
40.11x |
94ms |
101ms |
154ms |
|
BenQ |
30.78x |
17.52x |
40.39x |
99ms |
116ms |
167ms |
|
Pioneer |
31.16x |
18.30x |
41.01x |
124ms |
142ms |
280ms |
|
Samsung |
35.65x |
20.40x |
47.22x |
96ms |
102ms |
172ms |
|
Mad
Dog |
34.10x |
19.54x |
45.17x |
109ms |
127ms |
187ms |
|
Philips |
35.69x |
20.59x |
47.25x |
118ms |
130ms |
206ms |
|
AOpen |
37.34x |
21.29x |
49.42x |
105ms |
118ms |
196ms |
|
LG |
31.10x |
17.91x |
40.93x |
102ms |
123ms |
192ms |
|
Lite-On |
36.54x |
21.45x |
48.12x |
117ms |
140ms |
201ms |
|
LG |
31.01x |
16.83x |
41.22x |
127ms |
118ms |
129ms |
|
ASUS |
30.62x |
17.67x |
40.55x |
128ms |
147ms |
291ms |
|
Samsung |
35.46x |
20.31x |
46.96x |
94ms |
102ms |
174ms |
|
Philips |
29.98x |
17.03x |
39.65x |
108ms |
121ms |
172ms |
The Philips DVDR16LS should be able to read CD-Rom at 40x. The seek times are ok.
CD-Recordable Discs:
For this test we made a copy of the original Creative Blaster Audigy install CD. The disc we used was a Verbatim 48X certified CD-R disc manufactured by Mitsubishi Chemicals Corporation.
|
CD-R |
Average |
Start |
End |
Seek |
Seek |
Seek |
|
Philips |
30.68x |
17.53x |
40.51x |
96ms |
107ms |
157ms |
|
MSI |
30.45x |
17.71x |
40.08x |
81ms |
94ms |
142ms |
|
BenQ |
30.76x |
17.60x |
40.41x |
96ms |
106ms |
157ms |
|
Pioneer |
31.12x |
18.21x |
41.08x |
125ms |
143ms |
282ms |
|
Samsung |
36.49x |
21.20x |
48.13x |
91ms |
96ms |
165ms |
|
Mad
Dog |
35.49x |
20.74x |
46.78x |
125ms |
131ms |
189ms |
|
Philips |
36.54x |
21.46x |
48.14x |
124ms |
151ms |
230ms |
|
AOpen |
36.49x |
21.20x |
48.11x |
99ms |
115ms |
185ms |
|
LG |
30.63x |
17.62x |
40.14x |
105ms |
129ms |
183ms |
|
Lite-On |
36.63x |
21.46x |
48.29x |
125ms |
157ms |
234ms |
|
LG |
30.53x |
16.83x |
40.27x |
116ms |
118ms |
128ms |
|
ASUS |
30.96x |
18.26x |
40.81x |
125ms |
143ms |
282ms |
|
Samsung |
36.65x |
21.28x |
48.33x |
92ms |
95ms |
163ms |
|
Philips |
30.69x |
17.68x |
40.44x |
126ms |
137ms |
175ms |
From the table above we can see that the Philips DVDR16LS scored around average on reading CD-R's.
CD-Rewritable discs:
Again, we made a copy of the original Creative Blaster Audigy install CD; this time we used a Verbatim Ultra Speed (24X) CD-RW disc made by Mitsubishi Chemicals Corporation.
As we can see above, the Philips DVDR16LS had no problem reaching 40x; let us compare it to other drives below.
|
CD-RW |
Average |
Start |
End |
Seek |
Seek |
Seek |
|
Philips |
30.70x |
17.59x |
40.54x |
102ms |
111ms |
161ms |
|
MSI |
30.66x |
17.53x |
40.53x |
79ms |
91ms |
153ms |
|
BenQ |
31.36x |
17.55x |
41.44x |
109ms |
113ms |
194ms |
|
Pioneer |
25.45x |
14.74x |
33.72x |
130ms |
149ms |
291ms |
|
Samsung |
24.07x |
14.02x |
31.15x |
88ms |
97ms |
166ms |
|
Mad
Dog |
25.92x |
14.93x |
34.33x |
126ms |
135ms |
200ms |
|
Philips |
23.81x |
13.97x |
31.39x |
122ms |
156ms |
232ms |
|
Aopen |
36.55x |
21.31z |
48.22x |
102ms |
114ms |
185ms |
|
LG |
30.64x |
17.69x |
40.56x |
105ms |
127ms |
180ms |
|
Lite-On |
24.25x |
14.04x |
32.15x |
129ms |
167ms |
233ms |
|
LG |
30.54x |
16.59x |
40.43x |
119ms |
116ms |
129ms |
|
ASUS |
25.32x |
14.63x |
33.52x |
129ms |
149ms |
288ms |
|
Samsung |
23.99x |
14.02x |
31.63x |
86ms |
95ms |
162ms |
|
Philips |
30.70x |
17.71x |
40.55x |
131ms |
149ms |
179ms |
The Philips DVDR16LS scored above average reading CD-RW's.
Audio - Digital Audio Extraction:
To test the digital audio extraction performance of the Philips DVDR16LS, we again used Nero CD/DVD-Speed to measure the transfer rate. The audio disc we used is slightly larger than the disc used for the other tests, to be exact it's about 78 minutes long (77:43:45).
The drive reached 41.69x reading the audio disc back, let us compare the result with other drives:
|
Audio |
Average |
Start |
End |
Seek |
Seek |
Seek |
|
Philips |
31.43x |
17.55x |
41.67x |
107 ms |
122ms |
166ms |
|
MSI |
30.66x |
17.53x |
40.53x |
79ms |
91ms |
153ms |
|
BenQ |
31.36x |
17.55x |
41.44x |
109ms |
113ms |
194ms |
|
Pioneer |
25.45x |
14.74x |
33.72x |
130ms |
149ms |
291ms |
|
Samsung |
37.30x |
21.21x |
49.43x |
94ms |
110ms |
189ms |
|
Mad
Dog |
25.71x |
14.82x |
34.09x |
120ms |
140ms |
194ms |
|
Philips |
37.40x |
21.06x |
49.59x |
117ms |
127ms |
204ms |
|
AOpen |
37.50x |
21.38x |
49.72x |
115ms |
120ms |
206ms |
|
LG |
31.37x |
17.57x |
41.39x |
95ms |
121ms |
211ms |
|
Lite-On |
36.92x |
21.36x |
48.89x |
126ms |
157ms |
234ms |
|
LG |
31.27x |
16.81x |
41.20x |
118ms |
124ms |
115ms |
|
ASUS |
31.10x |
19.91x |
41.38x |
125ms |
146ms |
286ms |
|
Samsung |
37.53x |
19.73x |
49.76x |
85ms |
97ms |
171ms |
|
Philips |
31.44x |
17.75x |
41.69x |
107ms |
124ms |
176ms |
The Philips performed good/average on reading Audio-discs.
|
And as a last test we used Exact Audio Copy (EAC) to extract the audio to our hard drive. According to EAC the Philips drive does not support Caching, which is considered as a plus - while ripping audio. |
|
Below is the results produced by EAC:
Burst mode
Secure mode
The drive performed well in burst and slower in secure mode.
Advanced audio - DAE quality test:
Before we move on to testing DVD read speeds, we will take a last audio test, and this time we used the 'Advanced DAE Quality Test" feature in CD-Speed. For this test we used a CD-R DA media from MMORE (Thanks to MMORE (NL) for sending us this media).
The extracting quality is excellent and it should support everything, except reading Leadout.
DVD reading performance:
Again, we will use Nero CD-Speed to measure the reading performance, this time for various types of DVD discs. The drive should read pressed single layer DVD-discs at 16X.
DVD - DVD-Video:
For our DVD reading performance tests we are going to start with a single and dual layered DVD video discs. While only 1X speed is required to watch DVD movies, it's useful to be able to read the discs at higher speeds if you're going to extract (rip) the content of the disc to your hard drive.
DVD-Video Single Layer
DVD-Video Double Layer
As we could see the drive read single layer DVD-Video at 16X CAV and double layer DVD-Video at 8x. To see how the transfer rate is on a Data DVD we used the 'Half-Life 2" DVD-ROM:
As we could see the Philips DVDR16LS had no problems reading the DVD-ROM back at 16.15x.
|
DVD |
Average |
Start |
End |
Average |
Start |
End |
|
Philips |
11.97x |
6.59x |
15.99x |
6.02x |
3.34x |
8.01x |
|
MSI |
8.67x |
4.83x |
11.54x |
6.37x |
3.56x |
8.48x |
|
BenQ |
11.87x |
6.60x |
15.79x |
6.01x |
3.36x |
8.00x |
|
Pionner |
11.80x |
6.74x |
15.72x |
9.38x |
5.31x |
12.50x |
|
Samsung |
12.08x |
6.76x |
16.11x |
6.42x |
3.58x |
8.53x |
|
Mad
Dog |
3.74x |
2.06x |
5.00x |
3.43x |
1.90x |
4.58x |
|
Philips |
9.62x |
6.77x |
6.52x |
6.19x |
3.45x |
8.22x |
|
AOpen |
12.04x |
6.71x |
16.05x |
6.61x |
3.68x |
8.79x |
|
LG |
7.62x |
4.26x |
10.16x |
6.16x |
3.44x |
8.18x |
|
Lite-On |
11.96x |
6.77x |
15.94x |
6.15x |
3.46x |
8.19x |
|
LG |
7.60x |
4.12x |
10.13x |
6.14x |
3.38x |
8.16x |
|
ASUS |
3.92x |
2.17x |
5.25x |
3.94x |
2.19x |
5.25x |
|
Samsung |
11.50x |
6.78x |
13.11x |
6.41x |
3.57x |
8.51x |
|
Philips |
11.97x |
6.61x |
15.97x |
6.02x |
3.35x |
8.01x |
The Philips DVDR16LS performed above average reading Single Layer DVD-Video and average on Double Layer DVD-Video.
DVD - DVD+R(W):
For this test we used a Plextor (Taiyo Yuden) 8X DVD+R and a Verbatim 4X DVD+RW with about 4,4Gb of data. Below are the results:
DVD+R
DVD+RW
The reading speed was locked to 8x for DVD+RW, which is fairly normal for most new drives.
|
DVD+R |
Average |
Start |
End |
Average |
Start |
End |
|
Philips |
6.23x |
3.39x |
8.35x |
6.25x |
3.43x |
8.37x |
|
MSI |
6.38x |
3.49x |
8.52x |
6.37x |
3.49x |
8.52x |
|
BenQ |
6.25x |
3.42x |
8.36x |
6.25x |
3.43x |
8.36x |
|
Pionner |
9.38x |
5.17x |
12.54x |
6.26x |
2.62x |
8.36 |
|
Samsung |
6.22x |
3.44x |
8.31x |
6.23x |
3.44x |
8.32x |
|
Mad
Dog |
11.94x |
6.56x |
15.96x |
5.98x |
3.29x |
7.99x |
|
Philips |
6.23x |
3.44x |