HP DVD1035i
33. Conclusion
Review Pages
2. CD - DVD Reading
3. CD Error Correction
4. DVD Error Correction
5. Moser Baer CDR
6. Daxon CDR
7. Verbatim CDr
8. CMC Magnetics CDRW
9. Verbatim CDRW
10. DaTARIUS DVD Analyzer R 2x
11. RITEK G05
12. OPTODISCR0008
13. Prodisc F02
14. MCC 03RG20
15. OPTODISC R016
16. ProdiscS05
17. TTH02
18. TYG03
19. CMC MAG AM3
20. MKM 01RW6X01
21. OPTODISC R16
22. CMCMAG E01 (000)
23. MAXELL 003 000 (00)
24. PRODISC R04
25. RICOHJPN R03
26. CMC MAG M01
27. YUDEN000 T03
28. RITEK S04 001
29. MKM 003 000
30. MKM A03
31. MXL22
32. Media List
33. Conclusion
The HP DVD1035i drive turned out to be unreliable with quite a few different types and MID's of recordable media and produced plenty of correctable and uncorrectable errors while burning, reading or during the scanning tests were performed with it. The DaTARIUS system was unable to perform its scanning tests with numerous discs, while digital errors exceeded the limits on ALL but one +R and one +RW disc.
The HP drive obviously needs a new firmware release which would add and possibly change the writing strategies for the different media (MIDs). There were cases where the drive used a default writing strategy on many discs, resulting in recording speeds that were too high and producing many digital errors and reading problems.
One of its most serious cons is -of course- the fact that the drive was incapable of reading and burning both 4X and 8X DVD-R DL recordable media that we tried. There were compatibility issues with 6x DVD-RW media as well.
On the positive side, we should mention the drive's good DVD error correction capabilities and reading speeds with CD, DVD and 12x DVD-RAM media.
Pros
- Comes with Nero Essentials 7 software package
- Low price (€45, E-shop price)
- Good DVD error correction
- Good CD/DVD reading speeds
Cons
- Compatibility problems with 4X and 8X DVD-R DL (the drive was unable of recognising, reading and writing specific disc formats.
- Does not support either the booktype feature or overburning with DVD recordable media.
- Writing quality needs to be improved
- Produced unreadable discs
We feel very disappointed with the performance of this drive. Although the test results are very discouraging, we expect that the essential update in the drive's firmware could solve some basic issues.
Review Pages
2. CD - DVD Reading
3. CD Error Correction
4. DVD Error Correction
5. Moser Baer CDR
6. Daxon CDR
7. Verbatim CDr
8. CMC Magnetics CDRW
9. Verbatim CDRW
10. DaTARIUS DVD Analyzer R 2x
11. RITEK G05
12. OPTODISCR0008
13. Prodisc F02
14. MCC 03RG20
15. OPTODISC R016
16. ProdiscS05
17. TTH02
18. TYG03
19. CMC MAG AM3
20. MKM 01RW6X01
21. OPTODISC R16
22. CMCMAG E01 (000)
23. MAXELL 003 000 (00)
24. PRODISC R04
25. RICOHJPN R03
26. CMC MAG M01
27. YUDEN000 T03
28. RITEK S04 001
29. MKM 003 000
30. MKM A03
31. MXL22
32. Media List
33. Conclusion