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Samsung SH-W162L DVD-Writer Review
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Posted by Jan S.
Posted on 14/05/06 15:25
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DVD+R DL/ R DL Writing performance
 

DVD+R/-R Double Layer writing speed and compatibility:

The Samsung SH-W162L 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 8103 MB. We then wrote this image file using Nero Burning ROM 7. Below are the results:


Nero completed the burn successfully with the Verbatim media in 19 minutes and 5 seconds.

Let us take a look at the K-Probe result:


Brand:

Verbatim - Thanks to Verbatim (D)
for providing the sample.

Manufacturer:

Mitsubishi Kagaku Media

Code:

MKM 003

Disc Type:

DVD+R DL

Capacity:

8103MB

Certified Speed:

8x

Write Speed:

8x

Write Time:

19m:05s

PI-8 errors Average/Sec:

2.07

PI-1 failures (PIF) Avg/Sec:

0.03

The result is excellent.


Nero completed the burn successfully with the Ricoh media in 19 minutes and 6 seconds.

Let us take a look at the K-Probe result:

Brand:

Ricoh - Thanks to Ricoh Europe
for sending us this media.

Manufacturer:

Ricoh Company Limited

Code:

RICOHJPN D01

Disc Type:

DVD+R DL

Capacity:

8103MB

Certified Speed:

8x

Write Speed:

8x

Write Time:

19m:06s

PI-8 errors Average/Sec:

32.88

PI-1 failures (PIF) Avg/Sec:

0.14

As we can see from the KProbe scan the PI errors are a bit high, however around 50% below the standard specifications.

Let us compare the Samsung SH-W162L results with some other DL capable drives.

Drive

Size

Writing
Speed

Writing
Time

Book
Type

KProbe
avg.
PI

Kprobe
avg.
PIF

Samsung
TS-E522U

8103MB

6x
Z-CLV

23m:30s

DVD+DL

11.58

0.03*1

Philips
DVDR16LS

8103MB

2.4x

45m:52s

DVD-ROM

2.28

0.04*

NU
HDW-164

8103MB

4x

37m:00s

DVD-ROM

1.89

0.02*1

NEC
ND-3540A

8103MB

2.4x
2.4x
8x

44m:08s
44m:03s
19m:02

DVD-ROM

37.44
12.36
1.91

0.02*3
0.02*2
0.01*1

BenQ
DW1640

8152Mb

8x

15m:36s

DVD-ROM

3.26

0.02

Pioneer
DVR-110D


8145MB

2.4x
2.4x
8x
2.4x

45m:13s
45m:29s
18m:04s
45m:15s

DVD-ROM

5.51
20.45
2.16
4.39

0.10*3
0.23*2
0.04*1
0.08*4

LG
GSA-4167B

8103MB

2.4x
2.4x
8x(4x)

44m:48s
44m:19s
28m:49s

DVD-ROM

14.15
81.01
7.71

0.02*3
0.64*2
0.01*1

Philips
DVDR1648

8103MB

8x (4x)
8x

28m:26s
15m:43s 

DVD-ROM

31.41
3.93

0.03*3
0.01*1

NEC
ND-4550A

8103MB

8x

18m:41s
18m:44s

DVD-ROM

64.47
24.57

0.04*3
0.08*1

NEC
ND-4551A

8103MB

8x

18m:59s

DVD-ROM

13.50

0.05*1

Philips
DVDR1660

8103MB

2.4x
8x

47m:02s
31m:58s

DVD-ROM

3.88
10.48

0.03*1
0.07-1

Samsung
SH-W162L

8103MB

8x

19m:05s
19m:06s

DVD-ROM

2.07
32.88

0.03*1
0.14*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 SH-W162L supports the DVD-R DL standard at 4x. Again, we used Nero Burning Rom 7 to write the DVD Image:


The Samsung SH-W162L used 27 minutes and 23 seconds to write the Verbatim DVD-R DL 4x media at 4x.


Brand:

Verbatim - Thanks to Verbatim
for providing the sample.

Manufacturer:

Mitsubishi Kagaku Media

Code:

MKM 01RD30 

Disc Type:

DVD-R DL

Capacity:

8103MB

Certified Speed:

4x

Write Speed:

4x

Write Time:

27m:23s

PI-8 errors Average/Sec:

9.51

PI-1 failures (PIF) Avg/Sec:

0.03

The result is very good.


The Samsung SH-W162L used 27 minutes and 37 seconds to write the Traxdata DVD-R DL 4x media at 4x.


Brand:

Traxdata - Thanks to Conrexx Europe
for sending us this media.

Manufacturer:

RiTEK Corporation

Code:

RITEK P01 

Disc Type:

DVD-R DL

Capacity:

8103MB

Certified Speed:

4x

Write Speed:

4x

Write Time:

27m:37s

PI-8 errors Average/Sec:

28.40

PI-1 failures (PIF) Avg/Sec:

4.81

As we can see from the KProbe scan there is very high PIF errors on the media, however the media was still readable and we can see minor slowdowns in the reading curve where the highest PIF levels are located.

 

Standalone DVD-Player compatibility:

We have 4 standalone DVD-Players and 1 standalone DVD+R/W recorder available to test the DVD+R DL media (BookType: DVD-ROM) and the DVD-R DL media (BookType: DVD-R) with:

  • Aiwa DVD Player XD-DV370
  • Medion DVD/DivX Player MD7457
  • Medion DVD/DivX/NeroDigital Player MD80796  
  • Red Star DVD-Player 230G
  • Mustek R100A DVD+R/W Recorder

Compatibility results: 

Drive

Verbatim
DVD+R DL

Ricoh
DVD+R DL

Verbatim
DVD-R DL

Traxdata
DVD-R DL

Comments

Aiwa
XD-DV370

OK

OK

OK

OK

No problems

Medion
MD7457

OK

OK

FAILED

FAILED

Reports disc as DVD-Video, but not playable

Medion
MD80796

 OK

 OK

FAILED

FAILED

Reports disc as DVD-Video, but not playable

Mustek
R100A

OK

OK

FAILED

FAILED

Reports ?NO DISC?

Red Star
230G

OK

OK

FAILED

FAILED

Reports disc as DVD-Video, but not playable

All DVD Standalone devices played the Samsung SH-W162L 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 SH-W162L or media format used.

Summary: Overall the results are very good.
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Posted by lpasado (guest) on Sunday 04 March 2007 04:12
Posted by ahmed (guest) on Sunday 25 November 2007 15:49
:r So Cooooooooool.
Posted by nouska on Wednesday 06 February 2008 20:26
Hey there!
I have this drive, and tried to change the booktype in several ways. also in the way described above.
It never seems to work, how come?

PLEAAASSE HELP ME!! :c
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