ForumPioneer BDR-202 detail information
| Posted by | Wendy Collins |
| Posted on | 11/11/07 13:17 |
| Number of views | 14053 |
| Manufacturer | Pioneer |
| Product | Pioneer BDR-202 |
| Description | Blu-ray writer with support for writing Blu-ray discs at 4x, DVD R at 12x and CD-R at 24x |
The specifications of the Pioneer BDR-202 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:44s |
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C1 Average/Sec: |
0.12 |
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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: |
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:41s |
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C1 Average/Sec: |
1.89 |
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C2 Average/Sec: |
0.0 |
Our RICOH media manufactured by Moser Baer India has burned with very good quality.
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Brand: |
Infiniti Printable – Thanks to Medea |
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Manufacturer: |
CMC Magnetics |
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Code: |
79m59s13 |
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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:38s |
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C1 Average/Sec: |
0.43 |
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C2 Average/Sec: |
0.0 |
Another excellent result (highly recommended).
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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:43s |
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C1 Average/Sec: |
0.58 |
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C2 Average/Sec: |
0.0 |
We have another excellent result (highly recommended).
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Brand: |
BenQ – Thanks to Daxon (Taiwan) for sending us this media. |
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Manufacturer: |
Daxon (made in Taiwan) |
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Code: |
97m22s67f |
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Disc Type: |
CD-R |
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Recording Layer: |
Dye Type 7: Short Strategy (Phthalocyanine) |
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Capacity: |
79:59.70 (703MB) |
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Certified Speed: |
48x |
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Write Speed: |
24xx (Z-CLV) |
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Write Time: |
4m:47s |
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C1 Average/Sec: |
0.42 |
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C2 Average/Sec: |
0.0 |
The result is excellent (highly recommended).
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Brand: |
Maxell – Thanks to SVP UK for sending us this media |
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Manufacturer: |
RiTEK (made in Taiwan) |
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Code: |
79m59.30 |
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Disc Type: |
CD-R |
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Recording Layer: |
Dye Type 7: Short Strategy (Phthalocyanine) |
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Capacity: |
79:59.70 (703MB) |
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Certified Speed: |
48x |
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Write Speed: |
24xx (Z-CLV) |
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Write Time: |
4m:38s |
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C1 Average/Sec: |
5.26 |
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C2 Average/Sec: |
0.0 |
The result is good.
Writing Quality with Re-Writable discs:
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Brand: |
Verbatim Ultra speed 24x – Thanks to Verbatim UK for sending us this media. |
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Manufacturer: |
Mitsubishi Chemicals Corporation (made in Taiwan) |
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Code: |
97m34s25f |
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Disc Type: |
Ultra Speed CD-RW 24x |
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Recording Layer: |
Phase Change |
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Capacity: |
79:59.74 (703MB) |
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Certified Speed: |
24x |
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Write Speed: |
24x (Z-CLV) |
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Write Time: |
4m:22s |
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C1 Average/Sec: |
2.03 |
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C2 Average/Sec: |
0.00 |
The result is very good.
Summary:
With the Pioneer BDR-202 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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Especially the recordable media is still way too expensive in front of the dvd
Especially the recordable media is still way too expensive in front of the dvd
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