Here, we will be comparing the writing quality of the eight drives with specific media. After checking our reviews on all the drives, we settled on Verbatim (MKM)-Mitsubishi Chemicals media since it was the media that had been used with all the drives. The test will also include one media brand from each drive which produced the best quality burn.

For the testing we used...

• The LiteON SOHD-167T with patched firmware being able to read DVD5 up to 16X CAV and DVD9 up to 10X CAV. For the transfer rate tests we used the latest Nero CDSpeed version.
• The Plextor PX-716A with the latest available firmware. For scanning the disc, we used the latest PlexTools version at 2X CLV reading speed, BURST mode, with middle accuracy.

In general, a "perfect" disc should have a smooth reading curve, very low PIE/POE and zero (0) POF error rates. Most times however, even though a disc has very low PIE/POE error rates, the reading curve may not be smooth containing dropoffs. Due to the fact that we oversped the reading capabilities of the LiteON SOHD-167T, such drops are expected, especially near the outer area of the disc.

Asus DRW 1608P

Verbatim (MCC 03R) 16X DVD-R

Verbatim (MCC 004) 16X DVD+R

BenQ DV 1640A

Verbatim (MCC 03R) 16X DVD-R

Verbatim (MCC 004) 16X DVD+R

LiteOn SOHW 1693S

Verbatim (MCC 03R) 16X DVD-R

Verbatim (MCC 004) 16X DVD+R

NEC ND-3530A

Verbatim (MCC 03R) 16X DVD-R

Verbatim (MCC 004) 16X DVD+R

Unfortunately this media was not present in our database.

Pioneer DVR-109

Verbatim (MCC 03R) 16X DVD-R

Verbatim (MCC 004) 16X DVD+R

Plextor PX-740A

Verbatim (MCC 03R) 16X DVD-R

Verbatim (MCC 004) 16X DVD+R

Samsung TS-H552U

Verbatim (MCC 03R) 16X DVD-R

Verbatim (MCC 004) 16X DVD+R

Sony DRU-800A

Verbatim (MCC 03R) 16X DVD-R

Verbatim (MCC 004) 16X DVD+R

Overall

Throughout this page we saw a variety of scans, ranging from very good to average, as well as some not so good ones. In the next page we will see a sample of the best burns for each drive and their overburning potential.