Pioneer DVR-A06 DVD±RW recorder - Page 10

Re-Writing Tests

We used Nero Burning Rom for writing CD's in the maximum RW speed. Pioneer DVR-A06 supports 10x maximum rewriting speed.

The Optorite finished in 7:58 minutes, and needed 30 seconds to perform the "quick erase" task with Nero. Sony DRX-500UL was slower at 8:44 minutes.

- HS-RW Packet Writing Tests

We used InCD and Ricoh HS-RW media for all Packet Writing tests. The quick formatting of the media takes 30 seconds. The formatted disc had 530MB of free space. We copied a 403MB file (403.147Kb, actually) from a hard disk (on the same PC as the writer itself) to the formatted RW media through the Windows explorer (drag and drop) :

The Pioneer DVR-A06 gave an average writing speed of 8.4x and was slightly faster than the Sony drive, while the Optorite is ranked in the third place with just 7.8x. In the reading part, the Optorite drive is the fastest among the rest drives with 7.6x.

- DVD+RW Packet Writing Tests

The size of the file we used in this test was 412MB. The reading / writing speeds reported below were measured while the DVD+RW background formatting was in progress.

According to the duration of writing, the drive recorded the file to the disc at an average speed of 0.6x (x=1350KB/sec), and read it back to the hard disc at 1.35x.