Samsung SH-W08A

Review Pages

1. Package - Installation
2. Data CD Reading Tests
3. CD Error Correction Tests
4. DVD reading tests
5. DVD Error Correction Tests
6. Protected Disc Tests
7. DAE Tests
8. CD Recording Tests
9. CD Writing Quality - 3T Jitter Tests
10. C1 / C2 Error Measurements
11. DVD Recording Tests
12. KProbe PI/PO Quality Tests for DVD+R/RW
13. BookType Setting Tests
14. Conclusion
15. KProbe PI/PO Quality Tests for DVD-R/RW

SAMSUNG SH-W08A DVD±R/RW recorder - Page 13

PI/PO quality results for DVD-R/RW

Traxdata 8x DVD-R

Maxell 8x DVD-R

CMC 8x DVD-R

BenQ 4x DVD-R

MMore 4x DVD-R

Traxdata 4x DVD-R

Traxdata 4x DVD-RW

Mitsubishi Kagaku 4x DVD-RW

Media	Code
Traxdata 8x DVD-R	RITEKG05
Maxell 8x DVD-R	MXL RG03
CMC 8x DVD-R	CMCMAG.AE1
BenQ 4x DVD-R	SONY04D1
MMore 4x DVD-R	MBI 01RG20
Traxdata 4x DVD-R	RITEKG04
Traxdata 4x DVD-RW	RITEKW04
Mitsubishi Kagaku 4x DVD-RW	MCC 01RW4X

As you can see from the previous page and this one, the drive had a strange behavior in the writing tests. We were unable to carry out measurements with some media, while some others could not be accessed at all. Media we managed to measure, the writing quality was good in only one case, that of MC media. With the others, the PI/PO levels were increased. A new firmware release will fix this.