Philips DVDRW228 IDE DVD+RW - Page 6

HS-RW Writing Tests

We used Nero 5.5.8.2 for writing CDs in maximum RW writing speed for all the tested drives in 10x HS-RW media. Both drives support fully the HS-RW writing standard:

The Philips DVDRW228 is slower by two seconds than Ricoh MP5125A. The erase time is also 10 secs higher than the Ricoh drive.

- Packet Writing Tests

We used InCD v3.31 for all Packet Writing tests. We used Ricoh HS-RW media and we formatted it. The formatting of the media takes around 10min. After formatting, we tested all four drives for their packet writing performance. The formatted disc had 530mbs of free space. We copied a 403 MB file (403.147 kbs) from a Hard Disk (on the same PC as the writers) to the formatted RW media-using explorer (we dragged and dropped) we completed the test twice to eliminate possible time measurement faults and user errors:

Philips DVDRW228 has 6.98X average writing speed, the same with Ricoh MP5120A. At the reading part, the Philips DVDRW228 drive is slower than Ricoh MP5125A by 2.04X.

- Packet Writing Under DVD+RW

Packet writing under DVD+RW format is quite easy. We used InCD v3.31 and as we inserted a blank DVD+RW disc, the first window gives the chance to launch InCD or Nero Burning-Rom. We selected the InCD choice and after formatting, the disc is ready for use. We can fit up to 4.37GB in the DVD+RW disc, as we see from the drive properties: