INcoder GH32U-A1 DVD/CD-RW
3. CD Error Correction Tests
Error Correction Tests
In the following tests we examined the error correction capabilities of the drive.
- EAC CD-R Test Disc
- Test Results (Max Reading)
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Errors total
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Num: 43770
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Errors (Loudness) dB(A)
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Num: 1362
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Avg:-68.2 dB(A)
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Max: -7.2 dB(A)
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Error Muting Samples
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Num: 65
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Avg: 69.1 Samples
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Max: 563 Samples
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Skips Samples
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Num:5
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Avg: 9.6 Samples
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Max:24 Samples
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Total Test Result
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72.4 points (of 100.0 maximum)
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The drive starts reporting errors at 12mins. The errors within the black triangle defect, reached the -7.2dB (A) in specific areas. From the five scratches, the first two are repaired fully while the rest produced errors with high signal/noise level of -16dB(A). The score is of 72.4 out of 100 (max), which is an average performance.
- ABEX TCD-721R
- Test Results (Max speed)
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Errors total
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Num: 1409726
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Errors (Loudness) dB(A)
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Num: 35370
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Avg: -72.7 dB(A)
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Max:-18.4 dB(A)
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Error Muting Samples
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Num: 65740
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Avg: 1.0 Samples
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Max: 9 Samples
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Skips Samples
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Num:0
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Avg: 0 Samples
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Max: 0 Samples
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Total Test Result
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76.2 points (of 100.0 maximum)
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The score for the drive is still average. Even the drive didn't skip any sample, many muting samples were reported and several spikes reached the -18.4 dB (A) giving a 76.2 score.
- ABEX TCD-726
- Test Results (Max Speed)
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Errors total
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Num: 48223
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Errors (Loudness) dB(A)
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Num: 240
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Avg:-28.8 dB(A)
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Max: -20.1 dB(A)
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Error Muting Samples
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Num:113
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Avg:1.0 Samples
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Max: 1 Samples
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Skips Samples
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Num: 1
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Avg: 500 Samples
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Max: 500 Samples
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Total Test Result
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74.0 points (of 100.0 maximum)
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The TCD-726 was an easy disc for the INcoder GH32U-A1 drive. There were only a few errors in the start and at the 28mins. The spikes reached -20.1 dB (A) giving a score of 74.0 points.
- Conclusion
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Test Disc
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Reading Speed
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Score
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EAC CD-R
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Max
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72.4
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ABEX TCD-721R
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76.2
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ABEX TCD-726
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74.0
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Average Score
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74.2
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The drive gets an average 74.2 score out of 100 at our reading error correction tests.
- C2 Information accuracy
- Test Results (MAX Speed)
The C2% score was 99.99% while the quality scores 84.1. The C2% error reporting didn't work with the c2 extract software, so there are no graphs and results from the EAC analyzer.
