ForumPioneer BDC-S02BK detail information
| Posted by | Wendy Collins |
| Posted on | 06/10/07 17:41 |
| Number of views | 13539 |
| Manufacturer | Pioneer |
| Product | Pioneer BDC-S02BK |
| Description | Blu-ray combo drive supporting BD reading and DVD R/RW and CD R/RW writing. Also supports DVD-RAM reading and writing |
The specifications of the Pioneer BDC-S02BK state that the drive is able to write CD-R/RW discs at 24x. Let us find out how the drive really performs in speed and quality.
Writing Data CD-R discs:
Write quality:
We will test CD-R discs from many different CD-R manufacturers. To really measure the write speed, we used the “create data CD” function in Nero CD-Speed. The discs were written at the maximum speed that the drive supports. For the quality test, we used K-Probe 2 which is a tool developed by a Lite-On employee. It runs under Windows and works with drives made by Lite-On. Also note that different drives and different reading speeds may affect the results obtained when scanning the discs. We used a Lite-On SOHR-5238S drive with firmware 4S09 and scanned the discs at 48X speed.
A written CD-R disc will always have some C1 errors; C1 errors are easily corrected by the drive’s error correction capabilities. The next level of errors is C2, while C2 errors could also be corrected by most drive’s error correction capabilities; they are not wanted on a good quality disc. A good disc should not contain any C2 errors, and preferably have an average C1 error amount of below 2.0 for the best discs, or at least below 10.0 averages for good quality discs. After C2 errors, there are only un-correctable errors that will make a disc unusable.
Below are the obtained results:
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Brand: |
Unbranded Printable. Thanks to SVP UK for sending us this media |
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Manufacturer: |
Taiyo Yuden |
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Code: |
97m24s01f |
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Disc Type: |
CD-R |
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Recording Layer: |
Dye Type 1: Long Strategy (Cyanine, AZO) |
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Capacity: |
79:59.72 (703MB) |
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Certified Speed: |
48x |
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Write Speed: |
24x (Z-CLV) |
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Write Time: |
4m:50s |
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C1 Average/Sec: |
0.11 |
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C2 Average/Sec: |
0.0 |
An excellent result to start our CD-R quality tests, (highly recommended).
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Brand: |
Verbatim Super AZ0+Crystal DL – Thanks to Verbatim UK for sending us this media. |
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Manufacturer: |
Mitsubishi Chemicals Corporation |
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Code: |
97m34s23f |
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Disc Type: |
CD-R |
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Recording Layer: |
Dye Type 3: Long Strategy (Cyanine, AZO) |
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Capacity: |
79:59.70 (703MB) |
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Certified Speed: |
52x |
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Write Speed: |
24x (Z-CLV) |
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Write Time: |
4m:47s |
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C1 Average/Sec: |
1.28 |
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C2 Average/Sec: |
0.0 |
The write quality on the Verbatim 52x media is very good.
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Brand: |
RICOH – Thanks to RICOH Europe (BV) for sending us this media. |
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Manufacturer: |
Moser Baer India Limited |
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Code: |
97m17s06f |
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Disc Type: |
CD-R |
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Recording Layer: |
Dye Type 6: Short Strategy (Phthalocyanine) |
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Capacity: |
79:59.74 (703MB) |
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Certified Speed: |
1x-52x |
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Write Speed: |
24x (Z-CLV) |
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Write Time: |
4m:49s |
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C1 Average/Sec: |
2.43 |
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C2 Average/Sec: |
0.0 |
Our RICOH media manufactured by Moser Baer India has burned with good quality.
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Brand: |
Infiniti Printable – Thanks to Medea |
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Manufacturer: |
SKC |
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Code: |
97m26s26f |
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Disc Type: |
CD-R |
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Recording Layer: |
Dye Type 6: Short Strategy (Phthalocyanine) |
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Capacity: |
79:59.09 (703 MB) |
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Certified Speed: |
52x |
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Write Speed: |
24x (Z-CLV) |
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Write Time: |
4m:49s |
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C1 Average/Sec: |
1.08 |
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C2 Average/Sec: |
0.0 |
Another excellent result.
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Brand: |
HP – Thanks to Medea International (UK) for sending us this media. |
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Manufacturer: |
CMC Magnetics |
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Country Of Origin |
Taiwan |
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Code: |
97m26s66f |
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Disc Type: |
CD-R |
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Recording Layer: |
Dye Type 6: Short Strategy (Phthalocyanine) |
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Capacity: |
79:59.71 (703 MB) |
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Certified Speed: |
52x |
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Write Speed: |
24x (Z-CLV) |
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Write Time: |
4m:50s |
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C1 Average/Sec: |
1.08 |
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C2 Average/Sec: |
0.0 |
Once again the result is excellent
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Brand: |
Verbatim Super AZO – Thanks to Verbatim UK for sending us this media |
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Manufacturer: |
Mitsubishi Chemicals Corporation |
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Country Of Origin |
India |
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Code: |
97m34s23f |
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Disc Type: |
CD-R |
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Recording Layer: |
Dye Type 3: Long Strategy (Cyanine, AZO) |
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Capacity: |
79:59.70 (703MB) |
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Certified Speed: |
48x |
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Write Speed: |
24x (Z-CLV) |
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Write Time: |
4m:48s |
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C1 Average/Sec: |
0.62 |
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C2 Average/Sec: |
0.0 |
We have another excellent result.
Writing Quality with Re-Writable discs:
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Brand: |
Verbatim Ultra speed 32x – Thanks to Verbatim UK for sending us this media. |
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Manufacturer: |
Mitsubishi Chemicals Corporation |
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Code: |
97m34s25f |
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Disc Type: |
Ultra Speed CD-RW 32x |
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Recording Layer: |
Phase Change |
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Capacity: |
79:59.74 (703MB) |
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Certified Speed: |
32x |
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Write Speed: |
24x (Z-CLV) |
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Write Time: |
4m:05s |
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C1 Average/Sec: |
1.73 |
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C2 Average/Sec: |
0.00 |
The result is excellent.
Summary:
With the Pioneer BDC-S02BK writing CD-R/RW at a maximum speed of only 24x, the drive is not the fastest at writing CD-R/RW discs. However, the writing quality is excellent in most cases.
Now let’s head on to the next page where we will test DVD recordable performance….
Reading performance
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