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| Posted by | Jan S. |
| Posted on | 08/03/06 01:48 |
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Writing Data CD-R/RW discs:
The specifications state that the drive should be able to write CD-Rs at 48x and CD-RWs at 24x:
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Nero CD-DVD Speed: Disc Info |
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Basic Information |
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Disc type: |
CD-R |
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Manufacturer: |
Taiyo Yuden |
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MID |
97m24s01f |
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Write speeds: |
4 X - 8 X - 16 X - 32 X - 48 X |
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Capacity: |
79:59.72 |
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703 MB | |
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Extended Information |
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Usage |
General |
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Disc Status |
Empty |
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Raw Data |
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ATIP |
0000 - C0 00 98 00 61 18 01 00 4F 3B 48 00 00 00 00 00 - ....a...O;H.....
0010 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - ........
The Plextor PX-760A uses CAV (Constant Angular Velocity) to write CD-R's at 48x. This gives an average writing speed of 36.69x and a writing time of 2 minutes and 40 seconds.
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Nero CD-DVD Speed: Disc Info |
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Basic Information |
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Disc type: |
CD-RW |
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Manufacturer: |
Verbatim |
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MID |
97m34s24f |
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Write speeds: |
24 X |
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Capacity: |
79:59.74 |
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703 MB | |
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Extended Information |
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Usage |
General |
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Disc Status |
Empty |
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Raw Data |
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ATIP |
0000 - 96 00 D7 00 61 22 18 00 4F 3B 4A 00 66 4A 99 00 - ....a"..O;J.fJ..
0010 - 38 80 00 00 04 C4 A0 00 - 8.......
The Plextor PX-760A uses Z-CLV, (Zone-Constant Linear Velocity) to write CD-RWs at 24x. The average speed is 23.50x and total writing time is 3 minutes and 46 seconds.
In this preview, we did not include any quality scans of the CD-R/RW discs.
DVD-Writing performance:
The specifications of this drive tell us that it should write DVD±R at 18x, DVD+RW/-RW at 8x/6x, and DVD+R DL/-R DL at 10x/6x. (The drive was configured with PoweRec ON and AUTOSTRATEGY to AUTO).
DVD+R at 18x:
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Nero CD-DVD Speed: Disc Info |
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Basic Information |
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Disc type: |
DVD+R |
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Book Type |
DVD+R |
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Manufacturer: |
Taiyo Yuden |
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MID |
YUDEN000 T03 (000) |
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Write speeds: |
6 X - 8 X - 12 X - 16 X - 18 X |
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Blank Capacity |
4.38 GB |
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4482 MB | |
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4700375040 bytes | |
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Extended Information |
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Layers |
1 |
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Write strategies |
4 X - 8 X - 16 X |
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Disc Status |
Empty |
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Raw Data |
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Physical Format Information (00h) |
0000 - A1 0F 02 00 00 03 00 00 00 26 05 3F 00 00 00 00 - .........&.?....
0010 - 00 00 07 59 55 44 45 4E 30 30 30 54 30 33 00 38 - ...YUDEN000T03.8
0020 - 23 54 37 0B 02 5A 71 02 80 6F 0F 0F 0A 09 02 02 - #T7..Zq..o......
0030 - 00 19 1B 0C 0C 0C 0D 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - ................
0040 - 01 00 38 38 02 29 6F 00 00 2E 29 10 06 1E 1F 01 - ..88.)o...).....
0050 - 00 00 02 29 6F 00 00 2E 29 10 06 1E 1F 01 00 00 - ...)o...).......
0060 - 02 00 54 70 02 39 6E 3E 20 13 08 08 01 18 00 00 - ..Tp.9n>........
0070 - 00 00 02 51 6B 3E 20 12 08 08 01 18 00 00 00 38 - ...Qk>.........8
0080 - 03 00 54 DF 02 39 6E 3E 20 13 08 08 01 18 00 00 - ..T..9n>........
0090 - 00 00 02 77 62 58 24 14 0A 0A 01 20 00 00 00 32 - ...wbX$........2
Plextor 16x DVD+R media at 18x, average writing speed of 12.41x, and a writing time of 5 minutes and 35 seconds.
Above a KProbe scan of the Plextor DVD+R 16x media written at 18x.
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Nero CD-DVD Speed: Disc Info |
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Basic Information |
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Disc type: |
DVD+R |
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Book Type |
DVD+R |
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Manufacturer: |
Verbatim |
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MID |
MCC 004 (000) |
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Write speeds: |
6 X - 8 X - 12 X - 16 X - 18 X |
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Blank Capacity |
4.38 GB |
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4482 MB | |
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4700375040 bytes | |
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Extended Information |
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Layers |
1 |
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Write strategies |
4 X - 8 X - 16 X |
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Disc Status |
Empty |
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Raw Data |
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Physical Format Information (00h) |
0000 - A1 0F 02 00 00 03 00 00 00 26 05 3F 00 00 00 00 - .........&.?....
0010 - 00 00 07 4D 43 43 00 00 00 00 00 30 30 34 00 38 - ...MCC.....004.8
0020 - 23 54 37 12 02 54 6C 02 92 5F 15 15 0B 0B 08 08 - #T7..Tl.._......
0030 - 01 19 1B 0C 0C 0C 0D 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - ................
0040 - 01 00 38 38 02 2C 5A 1A 05 2E 23 10 04 1E 1D 01 - ..88.,Z...#.....
0050 - 00 00 02 2C 5A 1A 05 2E 23 10 04 1E 1D 01 00 00 - ...,Z...#.......
0060 - 02 00 54 70 02 30 63 3C 24 14 0C 0C 01 20 00 00 - ..Tp.0c<$.......
0070 - 00 00 02 40 66 42 24 14 0C 0C 01 20 00 00 00 2B - ...@fB$........+
0080 - 03 00 54 DF 02 30 63 3C 24 14 0C 0C 01 20 00 00 - ..T..0c<$.......
0090 - 00 00 02 75 5E 58 24 14 0A 0A 01 20 00 00 00 59 - ...u^X$........Y
Verbatim 16x DVD+R media at 18x, average writing speed of 12.42x, and a writing time of 5 minutes and 34 seconds.
Above a KProbe scan of the Verbatim DVD+R 16x media written at 18x.
DVD+RW at 8x:
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Nero CD-DVD Speed: Disc Info |
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Basic Information |
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Disc type: |
DVD+RW |
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Book Type |
DVD+RW |
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Manufacturer: |
Ricoh |
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MID |
RICOHJPN W21 (001) |
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Write speeds: |
6 X - 8 X |
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Blank Capacity |
n/a |
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Extended Information |
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Layers |
1 |
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Write strategies |
3 X - 0 X |
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Disc Status |
Closed |
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Raw Data |
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Physical Format Information (00h) |
0000 - 92 0F 04 00 00 03 00 00 00 26 05 3F 00 00 00 00 - .........&.?....
0010 - 00 00 03 52 49 43 4F 48 4A 50 4E 57 32 31 01 20 - ...RICOHJPNW21..
0020 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - ................
0030 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - ................
0040 - 02 00 01 2E 70 54 00 7E 7D 4E 03 1E 00 7C 91 2E - ....pT.~}N...|..
0050 - 02 1C 00 80 84 26 02 1E 00 00 04 0A 09 00 00 00 - .....&..........
0060 - 82 00 04 04 00 00 00 FF 01 ED EC EB 10 0F 02 01 - ................
0070 - 02 01 02 03 02 04 10 0B 02 01 02 01 00 05 05 08 - ................
The Plextor PX-760A uses P-CAV (Partial-Constant Angular Velocity) to write DVD+RW at 8x. The average speed is 7.88x and total writing time is 7:30 minutes.
Above a KProbe scan of the Ricoh DVD+RW 8x media written at 8x.
DVD-R at 18x:
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Nero CD-DVD Speed: Disc Info |
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Basic Information |
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Disc type: |
DVD-R |
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Book Type |
DVD-R |
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Manufacturer: |
Maxell |
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MID |
MXL RG04 |
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Write speeds: |
6 X - 8 X - 12 X - 16 X - 18 X |
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Blank Capacity |
4.38 GB |
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4488 MB | |
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4706076672 bytes | |
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Extended Information |
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Layers |
1 |
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Usage |
General |
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Recorder information |
recorded with PLEXTOR DVDR PX-760A |
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Disc Status |
Empty |
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Raw Data |
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Pre-recorded Information in Lead-in (0Eh) |
0000 - 01 40 C1 FD 9E D8 52 00 02 85 0E 0D 99 AB 80 00 - .@....R.........
0010 - 03 4D 58 4C 20 52 47 00 04 30 34 00 00 00 00 00 - .MXL.RG..04.....
0020 - 05 88 80 00 00 00 02 00 40 D4 06 00 18 EE 90 7C - ........@......|
0030 - 78 FB 90 7C FF FF FF FF 71 FB 90 7C 18 6A DD 77 - x..|....q..|.j.w
0040 - 51 6A DD 77 00 00 16 00 02 00 00 80 30 00 00 00 - Qj.w........0...
0050 - 18 00 00 00 30 00 00 00 78 D4 06 00 40 00 01 00 - ....0...x...@...
0060 - 0B 00 00 00 80 D3 06 00 4E 00 4E 00 F8 D4 06 00 - ........N.N.....
Maxell 16x DVD+R media at 18x, average writing speed of 12.41x, and a writing time of 5 minutes and 50 seconds.
Above a KProbe scan of the Maxell DVD+R 16x media written at 18x.
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Nero CD-DVD Speed: Disc Info |
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Basic Information |
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Disc type: |
DVD-R |
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Book Type |
DVD-R |
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Manufacturer: |
unknown |
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MID |
TYG03 |
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Write speeds: |
6 X - 8 X - 12 X - 16 X - 18 X |
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Blank Capacity |
4.38 GB |
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4488 MB | |
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4706076672 bytes | |
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Extended Information |
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Layers |
1 |
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Usage |
General |
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Recorder information |
recorded with PLEXTOR DVDR PX-760A |
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Disc Status |
Empty |
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Raw Data |
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Pre-recorded Information in Lead-in (0Eh) |
0000 - 01 40 C1 FD 9E D8 52 00 02 84 0D 11 66 78 90 00 - .@....R.....fx..
0010 - 03 54 59 47 30 33 00 00 04 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - .TYG03..........
0020 - 05 A8 82 00 20 00 02 00 40 D4 06 00 18 EE 90 7C - ........@......|
0030 - 78 FB 90 7C FF FF FF FF 71 FB 90 7C 18 6A DD 77 - x..|....q..|.j.w
0040 - 51 6A DD 77 00 00 16 00 02 00 00 80 30 00 00 00 - Qj.w........0...
0050 - 18 00 00 00 30 00 00 00 78 D4 06 00 40 00 01 00 - ....0...x...@...
0060 - 0B 00 00 00 80 D3 06 00 4E 00 4E 00 F8 D4 06 00 - ........N.N.....
Taiyo Yuden 16x DVD-R media at 18x, average writing speed of 12.36x, and a writing time of 5 minutes and 45 seconds.
Above a KProbe scan of the Taiyo Yuden DVD+R 16x media written at 18x.
DVD-RW at 6x:
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Nero CD-DVD Speed: Disc Info |
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Basic Information |
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Disc type: |
DVD-RW |
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Book Type |
DVD-RW |
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Manufacturer: |
Verbatim |
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MID |
MKM 01RW6X01 |
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Write speeds: |
4 X - 6 X |
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Blank Capacity |
4.38 GB |
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4488 MB | |
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4706076672 bytes | |
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Extended Information |
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Layers |
1 |
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Usage |
Authoring |
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Recorder information |
recorded with PLEXTOR DVDR PX-760A |
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Disc Status |
Empty |
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Raw Data |
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Pre-recorded Information in Lead-in (0Eh) |
0000 - 01 02 D6 FD 9E D8 31 00 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - ......1.........
0010 - 03 4D 4B 4D 20 30 31 00 04 52 57 36 58 30 31 00 - .MKM.01..RW6X01.
0020 - 05 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 40 D4 06 00 18 EE 90 7C - ........@......|
0030 - 78 FB 90 7C FF FF FF FF 71 FB 90 7C 18 6A DD 77 - x..|....q..|.j.w
0040 - 51 6A DD 77 00 00 16 00 02 00 00 80 30 00 00 00 - Qj.w........0...
0050 - 18 00 00 00 30 00 00 00 78 D4 06 00 40 00 01 00 - ....0...x...@...
0060 - 0B 00 00 00 80 D3 06 00 4E 00 4E 00 F8 D4 06 00 - ........N.N.....
The Plextor PX-760A uses CLV (Constant Linear Velocity) to write DVD-RW at 6x. The average speed is 6.03x and total writing time is 10 minutes and 18 seconds.
Above a KProbe scan of the Verbatim DVD-RW 6x media written at 6x.
DVD+R DL at 10x:
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Nero CD-DVD Speed: Disc Info |
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Basic Information |
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Disc type: |
DVD+R DL |
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Book Type |
DVD+R DL |
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Manufacturer: |
Verbatim |
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MID |
MKM 003 (000) |
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Write speeds: |
4 X - 6 X - 8 X - 10 X |
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Blank Capacity |
7.96 GB |
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8152 MB | |
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8547993600 bytes | |
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Extended Information |
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Layers |
2 |
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Layer break |
3.98 GB |
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Write strategies |
9 X - 6 X |
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Disc Status |
Empty |
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Raw Data |
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Physical Format Information (00h) |
0000 - E1 0F 32 10 00 03 00 00 00 FC FF FF 00 22 D7 FF - ..2.........."..
0010 - 00 00 03 4D 4B 4D 00 00 00 00 00 30 30 33 00 40 - ...MKM.....003.@
0020 - 25 25 37 0C 02 2D 66 02 2D 66 21 23 0D 0E 14 14 - %%7..-f.-f!#....
0030 - 02 01 01 10 00 21 23 0D 0E 14 14 02 01 01 10 00 - .....!#.........
0040 - 04 00 33 7B 5C 02 2B 64 2E 28 1C 0A 0A 20 02 01 - ..3{.+d.(......
0050 - 01 00 02 69 63 2E 2A 1C 0C 0C 20 03 02 01 00 72 - ...ic.*........r
0060 - 84 00 02 53 67 2E 28 1C 0A 0A 20 02 01 01 00 00 - ...Sg.(.........
0070 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - ................
The Plextor PX-760A uses P-CAV (Partial-Constant Angular Velocity) to write DVD+R DL at 10x. The average speed is 8.71x and total writing time is 13:55 minutes.
The scan above show some high PIF spikes around the layer change, and it turned out that our test disc had some scratches near the edge.
DVD-R DL at 6x:
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Nero CD-DVD Speed: Disc Info |
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Basic Information |
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Disc type: |
DVD-R DL |
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Book Type |
DVD-R |
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Manufacturer: |
Verbatim |
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MID |
MKM 01RD30 |
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Write speeds: |
4 X - 6 X |
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Blank Capacity |
7.96 GB |
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8147 MB | |
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8543668224 bytes | |
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Extended Information |
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Layers |
2 |
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Layer break |
3.99 GB |
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Usage |
Authoring |
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Recorder information |
recorded with PLEXTOR DVDR PX-760A |
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Disc Status |
Empty |
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Raw Data |
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Pre-recorded Information in Lead-in (0Eh) |
0000 - 01 02 91 FD D1 0A 60 00 02 00 00 00 33 70 00 00 - ......`.....3p..
0010 - 03 4D 4B 4D 20 30 31 00 04 52 44 33 30 20 20 00 - .MKM.01..RD30...
0020 - 05 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 40 D4 06 00 18 EE 90 7C - ........@......|
0030 - 78 FB 90 7C FF FF FF FF 71 FB 90 7C 18 6A DD 77 - x..|....q..|.j.w
0040 - 51 6A DD 77 00 00 16 00 02 00 00 80 30 00 00 00 - Qj.w........0...
0050 - 18 00 00 00 30 00 00 00 78 D4 06 00 40 00 01 00 - ....0...x...@...
0060 - 0B 00 00 00 80 D3 06 00 4E 00 4E 00 F8 D4 06 00 - ........N.N.....
The Plextor PX-760A uses CLV, (Constant Linear Velocity) to write DVD-R DL at 6x. This gives an average writing speed of 5.92x, and a writing time of 18 minutes and 39 seconds.
Above a KProbe scan of the Verbatim DVD-R DL 4x media written at 6x.
Head over to the next page for the conclusion….
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