TS-H352A
is the latest DVD-ROM from Samsung. The drive supports 16X DVD reading and
48X for CD. DVD-RAM is also supported. Samsung TS-H352A
TS-H352A
is the latest DVD-ROM from Samsung. The drive supports 16X DVD reading and
48X for CD. DVD-RAM is also supported.
- Features
- Specifications
Interface |
ATAPI - E/IDE |
| Data Transfer Rate | DVD: 16X (21,600KB/sec) CD: 48X (7,200KB/sec) |
Burst Transfer Rate |
PIO Mode 4 (16.6 MB/sec) DMA Mode 2 (16.6 MB/sec) Ultra DMA supported (66.6 MB/sec) |
Average Access Time |
DVD : 100ms, CD : 100ms |
Supported Disc |
DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-Viedo ,CD-ROM/XA, CD-ROM, Video-CD, CD-I, Photo CD, CD-Extra, CD-TEXT, CD-R/RW, CD-DA |
Buffer Memory |
512KB |
Dimensions (WxHxD mm) |
148.2 x 42 x 184 |
Weight (kg) |
0.74 |
The drive uses the RPC II region control, allowing the user to change the drive's region at most 5 times.
- The package
The retail box includes the drive, an IDE and an audio cable, four mounding screws, a quick installation guide and two CDs with PowerDVD 5 Software, Manual and drivers.
The front is the typical panel available on most Samsung drives with the only difference being the array of logos.
On the rear panel you can see the analogue and digital outputs (SPDIF), the IDE connector and the power input.
Opening the device's case will void the drive's warranty, something we don't recommend. Press on the image below for an enlarged view:
The main chipset is coming from Meditek
- Installation
The drive was installed as secondary master and WindowsXP recognized it as "TSSTcorp DVD-ROM TS-H352A". The drive arrived with firmware vTS01. After the end of the reviews vTS03 had been released. We also checked the drive with the latest firmware but didn't notice any difference.
- Testing software
In order to perform our tests we used: