In the following screenshots you can see the PI/PIF scans for the DVD+R/RW media we burned with the Memorex F16. The software we used for all measurements is KProbe v2.2.3 and the reader was 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 can only report PIF errors and not PO, despite what KProbe reports. In addition, all discs have been scanned with PX-712A v1.04 using PlexTools v2.16 for comparison levels.

Comparing the KProbe and 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, 2~5X CAV for PlexTools).

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

MMore 8X DVD-R @ 8X

Maxell 8X DVD-R @ 8X

TDK 8X DVD-R @ 8X

Intenso 4X DVD-R @ 4X

Datawrite 8X DVD-R @ 8X

Optodisc 4X DVD-R @ 4X

Mam 4X DVD-R @ 4X

Infosmart 4X DVD-R @ 4X

CMC Magnetics 8X DVD-R @ 8X

Traxdata 8X DVD-R @ 8X

Taiyo Yuden 8X DVD-R @ 8X

- Summary

As was the case with the plus format media, so here too, bBoth Plextools and Kprobe reported increased PI/PIF levels in almost all cases. Perhaps a new firmware upgrade will fix this.

- Appendix