DVD+R/-R Double Layer writing performance and quality:

The Samsung SE-T084L supports the DVD+R DL/-R DL standard for writing Double Layer/Dual Layer discs with a size around 8.5 GB at a writing speed of 4x.

For these tests we used a Video-DVD compliant file set and burned the discs with Nero Burning Rom.

DVD+R DL:

The Samsung SE-T084L wrote our Verbatim 8x DVD+R DL media at 6x in 27 minutes and 33 seconds.

There is a cluster of PI and PIF errors at the layer break, but our read-back test is perfect. The result is good.

DVD-R DL:

The Samsung SE-T084L wrote our Verbatim 4x DVD-R DL media at 4x in 34 minutes and 22 seconds.

PI errors on the first layer are high but within specification. PIF errors are also high at the start of the disc and our read-back test shows some problems at the layer break. The result is ok but could be improved.

Standalone DVD-Player compatibility:

We only have 3 standalone DVD-Players available and 1 standalone DVD-RAM DVD-R recorder to test the DVD+R DL medias (Book Type: DVD-ROM) and the DVD-R DL media (Book Type: DVD-R):      

• Panasonic DVD-RV32
• Panasonic SA-HT520
• Proline DVDP350
• Panasonic DMR-E50 recorder

Compatibility results:

All our DVD Standalone devices played the DVD+R DL media burned by the Samsung SE-T084L without any problems.

Only one DVD Standalone device would play the Samsung SE-T084L burned DVD-R DL media without any problems.

We would like to mention, that the compatibility issue with standalone DVD Players/Recorders and the DVD-R DL media format is caused by incompatibilities with the standalone devices used in this review, and not the Samsung SE-T084L or media format used.

Summary:

The Samsung SE-T084L burned our test DVD+DL with good quality, but DVD-R DL writing quality could be improved.

Let’s head on to the next page and our DVD-RAM writing tests....

DVD-R/RW Writing performance

DVD-RAM writing performance