NEC ND-2510A Recorder - Page 11

DVD Recording Tests

- Writing Performance

The NEC ND-2510A supports DVD-R/RW and DVD+R/RW writing. The maximum supported speed for DVD±R is 8X Z-CLV and 4X CLV for DVD±RW media. Nero Burning Rom reported speeds are shown below.

Below are listed the media codes supported for the ±R/RW formats with various recording speeds, as found in v2.15 firmware:

By using Nero CD-DVD Speed with DVD-R and DVD+R media, we are able to see the 8X Z-CLV recording technology being used by the recorder.

• DVD-R media @ 8X

• DVD+R media @ 8X

The drive's writing performance was the same for both formats. The recorder started writing at 4.13X and reached a maximum value of 8.28X, with an average speed of 6.79X.

- Burning Tests

We burned 4315MB of data on various DVD±R, DVD±RW media. We used the maximum allowed writing speed for each disc.

• DVD-R media

Recording times seem to be the same for most DVD-R media, except for Promedia 8X media which was only 2 seconds slower. The drive completed a successful burn at 8X in 9:29mins.

• DVD+R media

With DVD+R media, best recording time came with Memorex 8X at 9:13mins. It should be noted that TraxData 4X media was recorded at 6X in 10:21mins.

- DVD Overburning Tests

Using Nero CD-DVD Speed, we tested if the NEC ND-2510A can overburn using DVD+R and DVD-R media. Unfortunately, the drive does not support overburning, giving the following error with all inserted media.

• DVD-R media

• DVD+R media

- DVD+MRW Tests

The NEC ND-2510A does not support Mount Rainier.