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| Posted by | Wendy Collins |
| Posted on | 24/06/06 00:35 |
DVD+R/-R Double Layer writing speed and compatibility:
The Samsung SE-W164L 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 8x/4x.
Testing
procedure:
We
created an ISO Image from a pre-authored DVD-Video compliant file set, with a
total on-disc size of 8146 MB. We then wrote this image file using Nero Burning
ROM 7. Below are the results:
Nero completed the burn successfully with the Ricoh media in 19 minutes and 13 seconds.
Let us take a look at the K-Probe result:
Now let's look at the read-back tests, first using the BenQ DW1640 then the Samsung SE-W164L.
BenQ DW1640 read-back test
Samsung SE-W164L read-back test
|
Brand: |
Ricoh - Thanks to
Ricoh Europe |
|
Manufacturer: |
Ricoh Company Limited |
|
Code: |
RICOHJPN D01 |
|
Disc Type: |
DVD+R DL |
|
Capacity: |
8103MB |
|
Certified Speed: |
8x |
|
Write Speed: |
8x (Z-CLV) |
|
Write Time: |
19m:13s |
|
PI-8 errors Average/Sec: |
9.17 |
|
PI-1 failures (PIF) Avg/Sec: |
0.29 |
The result is good.
Let us compare the Samsung SE-W164L results with some other DL capable drives.
|
Drive |
Size |
Writing
|
Writing |
Book |
KProbe |
Kprobe |
|
NU |
8103MB |
4x |
37m:00s |
DVD-ROM |
1.89 |
0.02*1 |
|
NEC |
8103MB |
2.4x |
44m:08s |
DVD-ROM |
37.44 |
0.02*3 |
|
BenQ |
8152Mb |
8x |
15m:36s |
DVD-ROM |
3.26 |
0.02 |
|
Pioneer |
|
2.4x |
45m:13s |
DVD-ROM |
5.51 |
0.10*3 |
|
LG |
8103MB |
2.4x |
44m:48s |
DVD-ROM |
14.15 |
0.02*3 |
|
Philips |
8103MB |
8x (4x) |
28m:26s |
DVD-ROM |
31.41 |
0.03*3 |
|
NEC |
8103MB |
8x |
18m:41s |
DVD-ROM |
64.47 |
0.04*3 |
|
NEC |
8103MB |
8x |
18m:59s |
DVD-ROM |
13.50 |
0.05*1 |
|
Philips |
8103MB |
2.4x |
47m:02s |
DVD-ROM |
3.88 |
0.03*1 |
|
Samsung |
8146MB |
8x |
19m:13s |
DVD-ROM |
2.07 |
0.03*3 |
*1 Verbatim DVD+R DL
*2
Traxdata DVD+R DL
*3 Ricoh DVD+R DL
*4 DataWrite DVD+R DL
DVD-R DL
As mentioned at the beginning of this page, the Samsung SE-W164L supports the DVD-R DL standard at 4x. Again, we used Nero Burning Rom 7 to write the DVD Image:
The Samsung SE-W164L used 27 minutes and 16 seconds to write the Verbatim DVD-R DL 4x media at 4x.
Now let's look at the read-back tests, first using the BenQ DW1640 then the Samsung SE-W164L
BenQ DW1640 read-back test
Samsung SE-W164L read-back test
|
Brand: |
Verbatim - Thanks
to Verbatim |
|
Manufacturer: |
Mitsubishi Kagaku Media |
|
Code: |
MKM 01RD30 |
|
Disc Type: |
DVD-R DL |
|
Capacity: |
8103MB |
|
Certified Speed: |
4x |
|
Write Speed: |
4x (CLV) |
|
Write Time: |
27m:16s |
|
PI-8 errors Average/Sec: |
3.88 |
|
PI-1 failures (PIF) Avg/Sec: |
0.03 |
The result is excellent.
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:
|
Drive |
Ricoh |
Verbatim |
Comments |
|
Panasonic |
OK |
OK |
No problems. |
|
Panasonic |
OK |
FAILED |
Plays the first layer but fails at the layer-break. |
|
Panasonic |
OK |
FAILED |
Reports ?NO DISC?. |
|
Proline
DVDP350 |
OK |
FAILED |
Reports no valid disc |
All DVD Standalone devices played the Samsung SE-W164L burned DVD+R DL media. But only one DVD Standalone devices would play the DVD-R DL media.
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-W164L or media format used.
Summary: Overall the results are very good.
DVD-R/RW Writing performance
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