Philips DVDRW885K DL

Review Pages

1. Installation - Retail Package
2. Data CD Reading Tests
3. Error Correction Tests
4. DVD reading tests
5. DVD Error Correction Tests
6. Protected Disc Tests
7. DAE Tests
8. CD Recording Tests
9. Writing Quality Tests - 3T Jitter Tests
10. C1 / C2 Error Measurements
11. DVD Recording Tests
12. KProbe PI/PIF quality results
13. KProbe PI/PIF quality results for DL
14. Booktype Feature
15. 885K vs. SA300 - Page 1
16. 885K vs. SA300 - Page 2
17. 885K vs. SA300 - Page 3
18. 885K vs. SA300 - Page 4
19. DL Compatibility Tests
20. Conclusion

Philips DVDRW885K Double Layer - Page 10

Writing Quality Tests - C1 / C2 Error Measurements

The C1 / C2 error rate was measured for the recorded discs, burned during the previous writing tests (jitter). The software used was Plextools v2.12 and the reader is the Plextor Premium drive.

MEDIA		C1	C2	CU
Traxdata	Avg/Sec	2.2	0	0
	Max/Sec	37.0	28.0	0
	Total	10770.0	105.0	0
BenQ	Avg/Sec	2.3	0	0
	Max/Sec	24.0	0	0
	Total	11214.0	0	0
Maxell	Avg/Sec	2.4	0	0
	Max/Sec	114.0	42	0
	Total	11681.0	65	0
MMore	Avg/Sec	2.3	0	0
	Max/Sec	37.0	2.0	0
	Total	11222.0	2.0	0
Mam	Avg/Sec	0.6	0	0
	Max/Sec	29.0	0	0
	Total	3033.0	0	0

Traxdata 52X recorded at 24X

BenQ 48X recorded at 24X

Maxell 48X recorded at 24X

MMore 52X recorded at 24X

Mam 52X recorded at 24X

Disc	ID Code
Traxdata 52X	Ritek 97n15s17f
Benq 48X	Acer 97m22s67f
Maxell XL-S 48x	Ritek 97m15s17f
MMore 52X	unknown 97m17s06f
Mam Golden Dye52X	Mitsui Chemicals 97m27s58f

Once again, according to Plextools, the recording quality is rather good. The C1 levels are low and there was only one case of C2 error, this with Traxdata media.