Reading performance

For these tests we will use Nero CD/DVD-Speed to read various BD, CD and DVD’s, including audio discs and DVD-media. As already mentioned in the introduction, this drive supports:

• BD-ROM SL (5x)
• BD-ROM DL (2x)
• BD-ROM (BD9) (8x)
• BD-R SL (5x)
• BD-R DL (2x)
• BD-RE SL (5x)
• BD-RE DL (2x)
• DVD-ROM SL 12x
• DVD-ROM DL (8x)
• DVD-RAM (5x)
• CD-ROM 32x

Blu-ray reading performance:

BD-ROM:

We only had one pressed BD-ROM DL disc to test. The disc contained a high definition Blu-ray movie (Casino Royale)

The Pioneer BDR-202 read our DL BD-ROM at 2x reading speed.

BD-R:

The Pioneer BDR-202 read our BD-R disc at 5x reading speed.

BD-RE:

The Pioneer BDR-202 read our BD-RE disc at 5x reading speed.

CD reading performance:

CD-ROM:

For this test we used a pressed CD-ROM disc containing the Roxio Media Creator 7.5 install CD that is close to 75 minutes in length. Below you will see the produced result:

The Pioneer BDR-202 reached 33.33x read speed. Let’s compare it with some other drives below.

The Pioneer BDR-202 was about average when reading our test CD-ROM

CD Recordable discs:

For this test we made a copy of the original Roxio Media Creator 7.5 install CD. The disc we used was a Ricoh 52X certified CD-R disc manufactured by Moser Baer India.

The Pioneer BDR-202 reached 32.91x read speed. Let’s compare it with some other drives below.

The Pioneer BDR-202 was about average when reading our test CD-R

CD Re-writable discs:

Again, we made a copy of the original Roxio Media Creator 7.5 install CD; this time we used a Verbatim Ultra Speed (32X) CD-RW disc made by Mitsubishi Chemicals Corporation.

The Pioneer BDR-202 reached 24.53x read speed. Let’s compare it with some other drives below.

The Pioneer BDR-202 was about average when reading our test CD-RW.

100 minute CD-R:

The Pioneer BDR-202 reached 33.89x when reading our test 100 minute CD-R and had no problems reading our 100 minute test CD.

Audio – Digital Audio Extraction:

To test the digital audio extraction performance of the Pioneer BDR-202, again we 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 nearly 79 minutes in length (78:53:31).

The Pioneer BDR-202 reached 33.64x when reading our test audio disc. Let’s compare it with some drives below.

The Pioneer BDR-202 was above average when reading our test CD-Audio disc.

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 12X.

Pressed DVD Video:

For our DVD reading performance tests we are going to start with a single and Double 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 OTP)

DVD Video (double layer PTP)

The Pioneer BDR-202 is riplocked and read our single layer disc at 5x and our double layer test discs at 5x

We present the table below for comparison with other Blu-ray drives.

The Pioneer BDR-202 was one of the slowest drives when reading pressed DVD-Video discs.

DVD – DVD+R/RW:

For this test we used a Verbatim 16X DVD+R and a RICOH 8X DVD+RW with about 4.4Gb of data. Below are the results:

DVD+R

DVD+RW

We present the table below for comparison with other Blu-ray drives.

The Pioneer BDR-202 was the fastest drive when reading DVD+R and about average when reading DVD+RW.

DVD – DVD-R/RW:

For this test we used a Verbatim 16X DVD-R disc and a Verbatim 6X DVD-RW disc filled with about 4.4Gb of data. Our test results are found below:

DVD-R

DVD-RW

There are hardly any differences in the speed, compared to reading the DVD+R/RW discs.

We present the table below for comparison with other Blu-ray drives.

The Pioneer BDR-202 was the fastest drive when reading DVD-R and about average when reading DVD-RW.

DVD±R DL discs:

DVD+R DL:

The Pioneer BDR-202 read our DVD+R DL test disc at 8x reading speed.

DVD-R DL:

The Pioneer BDR-202 read our DVD-R DL test disc at 8x reading speed.

We present the table below for comparison with other Blu-ray drives.

The Pioneer was the fastest drive when reading our test DVD±DL media.

DVD-RAM:

We present the table below for comparison with other Blu-ray drives.

The Pioneer was about average when reading our test DVD-RAM media..

Summary:

The Pioneer BDR-202 was about average when reading our test CD media. When reading DVD±R and DVD±DL media, it was the fastest drive and proved to be a reliable reader throughout our tests.

Now let’s head over to the next page where we will test CD-R/RW writing performance……

Features

CD-R/RW Writing performance