LiteON SOHW-1633S Recorder - Page 14

CDSpeed/PlexTools Scans - Page 2

In order to test the writing quality and readability of the burned media we used two readers with two software applications:

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 overspeed the reading capabilities of the LiteON SOHD-167T, such drops are expected, especially near the outer area of the disc.

The measurements below should be taken not as the absolute criteria of the burning quality, but as an indication level.

8X DVD+R Writing Speed

• Verbatim 8X DVD+R @ 8X

• 3A 8X DVD+R @ 8X

• BeALL 8X DVD+R @ 8X

• Intenso 8X DVD+R @ 8X

• Traxdata 8X DVD+R @ 8X

• Philips 8X DVD+R @ 8X

• Ricoh 8X DVD+R @ 8X

• TDK 8X DVD+R @ 8X

• Traxdata 8X DVD+R @ 8X

• TY 8X DVD+R @ 8X

- Summary

Some media reported read errors, and some reported high PI/PIF levels. Only a few media burned with the LiteON SOHW-1633S had low PI/PIF levels, like Verbatim 8X media. This is a point that LiteON should concentrate on for future firmware releases.