LaCie d2 DL DVD±RW Recorder - Page 11

KProbe/PlexTools Scans - Page 2

In the following screenshots you can see the PI/PIF scans for the DVD-R media we burned with the LaCie d2 DL drive. The software we used for all measurements is KProbe v2.2.3, and the reader is the LiteOn LDW-811S with "HS0Q patched" firmware, being able to read DVD±R/RW media up to 8X CAV. All scans have been performed at 8X with PI/PIF Sum8. Note that LiteOn drives cannot report PO but only PIF errors, despite what KProbe reports. In addition, all discs have been scanned with PX-712SA v1.03 using PlexTools v2.15 for comparison levels.

Comparing the KProbe/PlexTools scans we can see major differences in the reported PI/PIF error rates. The main explanation is that we have two different readers, with different pickup/chipset combinations, scanning at different reading speeds (8X CAV for KProbe, 2X CLV for PlexTools). It's interesting to see the disc scanned at low & high speeds, since when the error rate increases at a specific disc area, it should appear in both scans...else it would be, perhaps, a reading glitch of the tested reader.

Note: PI/PIF errors only give us a quick look at the error rate of the burned media. Those scans should be taken not as the absolute criteria of the burning quality but as an indication level.

• Verbatim 8X DVD+R @ 8X

• Traxdata 8X DVD+R @ 8X

• Traxdata 4X DVD+R @ 6X

• Plextor (TY) 8X DVD+R @ 8X

• Optodisc 8X DVD+R @ 4X

• MMORE 4 X DVD+R @ 4X

• MKM 4X DVD+R @ 4X

• Maxell 8X DVD+R @ 8X

• Intenso 8X DVD+R @ 8X

• CMC 8X DVD+R @ 8X

• BenQ 4X DVD+R @ 4X

• 3A 8X DVD+R @ 2.4X

- Summary

Again, the LaCie d2 DL drive performs brilliantly with DVD+R. Very good quality scans were produced with low PI/PIF error levels. The only blemish with its performance was the 3A DVD+R media that could be written only at 2.4X. However, LaCie 's drive proves to be a good quality recorder.

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