Pioneer BDR-203BK

Review Pages

1. Features,specifications
2. CD, DVD, BD Reading tests
3. CD error correction tests
4. DVD Error correction tests
5. CD DVD quality testing platform
6. CD-R writing quality - Taiyo Yuden 48x
7. CD-R Writing quality - Memorex (ritek) 32x
8. CD-RW writing quality - Verbatim 24x
9. DVD+R writing quality - CMCMAG M01 16x
10. DVD+R writing quality - DAXON AZ3 16x
11. DVD+R writing quality - Verbatim MCC 004 16x
12. DVD+R writing quality - Prodisc R04 16x
13. DVD+R writing quality - YUDEN T03 16x
14. DVD-R writing quality - CMCMAG AM3 16x
15. DVD-R writing quality - Verbatim MCC03RG20 16x
16. DVD-R writing quality - Prodisc F02 16x
17. DVD-R writing quality - Ritek F1 16x
18. DVD-R writing quality - TYG03 16x
19. DVD+R DL writing quality - Verbatim MKM 003 8x
20. DVD-R DL writing quality - Verbatim MKM03RD30 8x
21. DVD+RW writing quality - Verbatim MKM A03 8x
22. DVD-RW writing quality - Verbatim MKM 01RW6X01 8x
23. DVD-RAM writing tets - Maxell MXL 16 5x
24. BD-R Writing tests - Verbatim 25GB LTH VERNATIMw (000) 2x
25. BD-R Writing tests - Panasonic 25GB MEI RA1 8x
26. BD-R Writing tests - Moser Baer India 25GB MBI R06 8x
27. BD-R Writing tests - TDK 25GB TDKBLDRBB (000) 8x
28. BD-R writing tests - TDK 25GB (TDKBLDRBD (000)) 8x
29. BD-R Writing tests - Verbatim 25GB VERBATIMc 8x
30. BD-R writing tests - TDK 50GB (TDKBLDRBD (000)) 8x
31. BD-R writing tests - Verbatim 25GB VERBATIMe 8x
32. BD-R writing tests - Verbatim 7.5GB 8cm VERBATIMa (000) 2x
33. BD-R writing tests - Panasonic 50GB MEI RB1 8x
34. BD-R writing tests - Verbatim 50GB VERBATIMb 2x
35. BD-RE writing tests - Verbatim 25GB VERBATIM0 2x
36. BD-RE writing tests - Verbatim 7.5GB 8cm VERBATIM0 2x
37. BD-RE writing tests - TDK 50GB TDKBLDWfa (000) 2x
38. Summary of DVD, Blu-ray writing tests, Overburning, bit setting
39. Final words

In the following table, we have gathered the findings of the DVD quality measurement tests. On the left side of the table, you can find the discs that did not produce uncorrectable digital errors, while on the right side are the rest of the discs. For detailed measurement data, visit the corresponding pages.

Media type	Digital errors within limits	Digital errors exceed limits
DVD-R	CMC MAG. AM3 burned at 16x	RITEKF1 burned at 16X.
	MCC 03RG20 burned at 16x
	Prodisc F02 burned at 16x
	TYG03 burned at 16X
DVD+R	Verbatim MCC 004 burned at 16X.	CMC MAG M01 burned at 16X
	Prodisc R04 burned at 16x	DAXONAZ3 burned at 16X
		YUDEN000 T03 burned at 16X.

DVD+RW	Verbatim MKM A03 burned at 8x
DVD-R DL		Verbatim MKM 003 burned at 8x
DVD+R DL		Verbatim MKM03RD30 burned at 8x
DVD-RW	Verbatim MKM 01RW6X01 burned at 6x

- BD Media Burning Comparison Chart

In the following chart, we compare the burning speed for BD media of the Pioneer drive to another 8x BD burner we have tested, the Sony BWU-300S. The green boxes indicate the faster performance. Notice that the Pioneer drive is more compatible with the 8x recording speed than the Sony BWU-300S drive.

	Sony BWU-300S v1.0d	Pioneer BDR-203 v1.10
BD-R
Verbatim BD-R SL LTH 2x VERBATIMw	2.00x average CLV (2x max) in 45:14	2.00x average (2x max) in 45:36
Verbatim BD-R 8cm 2x VERBATIMa 7GB	1.99x average CLV (2x max) in 14:16	1.99x average (2x max) in 14:29
Verbatim BD-R SL 4x VERBATIMc	3.98x average CLV (4x max) in 22:52	6.79x average (8x max) in 14:45
TDK BD-R SL 4x	3.99x average CLV (4x max) in 22:51	6.8x average (8x max) in 14:53
TDK BD-R SL 4x TDKBLDRBB (000)	3.98x average CLV (4x max) in 22:51	6.8x average (8x max) in 14:45
TDK BD-R SL 6x TDKBLDRBD (000)	5.47x average Z-CLV (6x max)	6.82x average (8x max) in 14:46
Verbatim BD-R SL 6x VERBATIMe	5.48x average Z-CLV (6x max) in 17:19	6.81x average (8x max) in 14:44
Moser Baer India BD-R SL 6x MBI R06	5.48x average Z-CLV (6x max) in 17:18	6.80x average (8x max) in 14:48
Panasonic BD-R SL 6x MEI RA1	6.95x average P-CAV (8x max) in 13:47	6.81x average (8x max) in 14:48
BD-R DL
Verbatim BD-R DL 2x VERBATIMb	1.99x average CLV (2x max) in 90:31	1.99x average (2x max) in 91:16
TDK BD-R DL 6x TDKBLDWFD	5.51 x average Z-CLV (6x max)	6.74x average (8x max) in 29:49
Panasonic BD-R DL 6x MEI RB1	6.94x average P-CAV (8x max) in 27:24	6.75x average (8x max) in 29:37
BD-RE
Verbatim BD-RE SL 2x VERBATIM0	1.99x average CLV (2x max) in 45:14	2.00x average (2x max) in 45:34
Verbatim 8cm BD-RE 2x VERBATIM0 7.26GB)	1.99x average CLV (2x max)in 14:08	2.00x average (2x max) in 14:28
BD-RE DL
TDK BD-RE DL 2x TDKBLDWFA	1.99x average CLV (2x max) in 90:30	1.99x average (2x max) in 91:10