detail information

The Samsung TS-H552U supports the DVD+R9 DL standard for writing Dual Layer discs with a size of 8.5 GB at a writing speed of 4x. Let us first take a look at the media we will use:

Manufacturer and media information:

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Unique Disc Identifier : [DVD+R-DL : RITEK-D01-001]
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Disc & Book Type :       [DVD+R DL] - [DVD-ROM]
Manufacturer Name :      [Ritek Corp.]
Manufacturer ID :        [RITEK]
Media Type ID :          [D01]
Product Revision :       [001]
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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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:

The Samsung TS-H522U used 28 minutes and 19 seconds, writing the Traxdata media at 4x. Let us take a look at the K-Probe result:

The result is ok, considering it was written at 4x. Now it's time to take a look at some reading tests with various DVD-Writers.

The reading curve is perfect in the BenQ DW1640.

The Plextor PX-712A would not read the disc at 'full" speed.

The Lite-On SHOW-1653S had no problem reading the disc.

Let's compare the Samsung TS-H522U with other DL capable drives.

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

Standalone DVD-Player compatibility:

We only have 3 standalone DVD-Players available and 1 standalone DVD+R/W recorder to test the DVD+R9 DL media (Book Type: DVD-ROM).

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

Compatibility results: 

Only the Aiwa XD-DV370 DVD-Player and the Mustek R100A DVD+R/W Recorder would play the disc back. The 2 other standalone DVD-Players reported: 'NO DISC".

Summary: Good result! 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.

Now, that concludes our Samsung TS-H522U review, head on to the last page to read our conclusion…