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 drop offs. 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.

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

16X DVD+R Writing Speed

• CMC 16X DVD+R @ 16X

• Optodisc 16X DVD+R @ 12X

• Philips 16X DVD+R @ 16X

• Ricoh 16X DVD+R @ 16X

• TDK 16X DVD+R @ 16X

• Traxdata 16X DVD+R @ 16X

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• Verbatim 16X DVD+R @ 16X

- Summary

The writing quality is average at 16X. Although the PIE levels were low in all cases, some of the discs failed the CDSpeed reading test.