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DVD+R Dual Layer writing speed and compatibility:

The Samsung TS-H552B supports the DVD+R DL standard for writing Dual Layer discs with a size of 8.5 GB. Let us first take a look at the media's we will use:

Let's find the manufacturer and media information too, for this we will use DVD Identifier 3.4:

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Unique Disc Identifier : [DVD+R-DL : MKM-001-000]
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Disc Type :              [DVD+R DL]
Manufacturer ID :        [MKM]
Manufacturer Name :      [Mitsubishi Kagaku Media]
Media Type ID :          [001]
Product Revision :       [Not Specified]
Disc Application Code :  [General Purpose]
Recording Speeds :       [1x , 2.4x]
Blank Disc Capacity :    [4,173,824 Sectors = 8,152.0MB = 7.96GB (8.55GB)]
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[DVD Identifier - http://DVD.Identifier.CDfreaks.com]
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Full media code:
0000 : e1 0f 32 10 00 03 00 00  00 fc ff ff 00 22 d7 ff   ..2.........."..
0010 : 00 00 00 4d 4b 4d 00 00  00 00 00 30 30 31 00 40   ...MKM.....001.@
0020 : 25 25 37 0c 02 2f 63 02  2f 63 21 23 0d 0e 14 14   %7../c./c!#....
0030 : 02 01 01 10 00 21 23 0d  0e 14 14 02 01 01 10 00   .....!#.........

This media is manufactured by Mitsubishi Kagaku (Made inSingapore ). Thanks to Verbatim ( Germany ) for sending us this media.

Manufacturer and media information:

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Unique Disc Identifier : [DVD+R-DL : RITEK-D01-001]
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Disc Type :              [DVD+R DL]
Manufacturer ID :        [RITEK]
Manufacturer Name :      [Ritek Co.]
Media Type ID :          [D01]
Product Revision :       [001]
Disc Application Code :  [General Purpose]
Recording Speeds :       [1x , 2.4x]
Blank Disc Capacity :    [4,173,824 Sectors = 8,152.0MB = 7.96GB (8.55GB)]
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0000 : e1 0f 32 10 00 03 00 00  00 fc ff ff 00 22 d7 ff   ..2.........."..
0010 : 00 00 00 52 49 54 45 4b  00 00 00 44 30 31 01 40   ...RITEK...D01.@
0020 : 25 25 37 00 00 28 64 00  28 64 19 1b 0b 0b 0e 0f   %7..(d.(d......
0030 : 01 00 00 00 00 19 1b 0b  0b 0e 0f 01 00 00 00 00   ................
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[DVD Identifier - http://DVD.Identifier.CDfreaks.com]
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The media is made by Ritek (Made in Taiwan). Thanks to Conrexx Technology B.V. (The Netherlands) for sending us this media.

Testing procedure: We created an ISO Image of the largest DVD-Video disc we had (Nemo, 7.91 GB (8.495.888.384 bytes)) using DVD-Decrypter. Then we wrote this image file using Nero Burning ROM 6. Below are the results:

Verbatim branded DL media.

Huh? What's this? The Traxdata DVD+R9 DL media is not in the drives write strategy list.

And as expected - the burn process failed just before switching to the 2^nd Layer.

The Samsung TS-H522B used 43 minutes and 46 seconds for writing the Verbatim DVD+R DL at 2.4x. Let us take a look at the K-Probe result of the created disc:

A very good KProbe result, now it's time to take a look at some reading tests with various DVD-Writers and DVD-ROM drives.

First we will try to read the discs back in the Samsung TS-H552B drive:

As we could see, the Samsung drive had no problems reading the discs. Let us try some other drives to read the Dual Layer discs:

The Plextor DVDR PX-712A did not have any problems with reading the dual layer discs either.

As we can see, the disc could be read back without any problems in the Philips DVDR1640P. Let's try reading the disc in the JLMS XJ-HD166S DVD-ROM:

No problem here either. Let's compare the Samsung TS-H552B with other DL capable drives.

* Verbatim DVD+R9 DL
** Philips DVD+R9 DL

Standalone DVD-Player compatibility:

We only have 3 standalone DVD-Players available to test the Samsung DVD+R9 DL written DVD (Book Type: DVD+DL - is done automatically by the firmware and there is no way to change it at the moment).

⋅         Aiwa DVD Player XD-DV370

⋅         Medion DVD/Div-X Player MD7457

⋅         Red Star DVD-Player 230G

Compatibility results:

Only the Aiwa XD-DV370 would play the disc. The 2 other standalone DVD-Players reported: 'NO DISC".

Summary: Good quality results! If we should point something out it will be the book type. The Samsung do not set the book type to DVD-ROM on DVD+R9 DL media, which results in compatible problems with standalone DVD-Players.

Before we round off this review, let us run the drive through some advanced tests at next page…