Sony DRU-800A

Review Pages

1. Introduction
2. Transfer Rate Reading Tests
3. CD Error Correction Tests
4. DVD Error Correction Tests
5. Protected Disc Tests - Reading Tests
6. DAE Tests
7. Protected AudioCDs
8. CD Recording Tests
9. C1 / C2 Error Measurements
10. Writing Quality Tests - Clover System Tests
11. DVD Recording Tests
12. CDSpeed/PlexTools Scans - Page 1
13. CDSpeed/PlexTools Scans - Page 2
14. CDSpeed/PlexTools Scans - Page 3
15. CDSpeed/PlexTools Scans - Page 4
16. CDSpeed/PlexTools Scans - Page 5
17. Writing Quality Tests - Almedio AEC-1000
18. DVDR DL - Page 1
19. DVDR DL - Page 2
20. Sony DRU-800A vs. SA300
21. BookType Setting
22. Conclusion

- Writing Tests

We burned two DVD+R DL discs with DVD-Video content. The source disc was "Gladiator Movie - Special Edition" disc1 with a total size of 6.86GB. First, we transferred the movie to the hard disc with DVD Decrypter in ISO format (single file). Afterwards, we used CopyToDVD, latest available version by the time of the review. After choosing the "GLADIATOR.ISO" image we selected the LiteON SOHW-1673S recorder.

CMC DVD+R9 media @ 2.4X

Maxell DVD+R9 media @ 4X

Traxdata DVD+R9 media @ 2.4X.

Ridisc DVD+R9 media @ 2.4X

Verbatim DVD+R9 media @ 4X

Verbatim DVD-R9 media @ 4X

For comparison reasons, we post DL burning times for other writers, with the same disc content and same recording software:

Drive	Time (mins)
Pioneer DVR-109	16:29
NEC ND-3530A	17:48
NEC ND-3520A	22:35
Sony DRU-800A	22:48
TDK 1616N	22:51
NEC ND-3500A	22:52
ASUS DRW-1604P (4X)	23:10
Pioneer DVR-108A (4X)	23:10
Pioneer DVR-108A (2.4X)	38:23