TDK 882N Recorder - Page 15

DVD+R DL - Page 2

- Writing Quality

In order to test the TDK 882N DVD+R DL writing quality, we did not use our usual readers (LiteOn LDW-811S/Plextor PX-712A) but instead the LiteOn SOHD-167T with firmware 9S13.

Using KProbe v2.2.3, we got a rather good scan, indicating again, good quality performance from the drive with the DL media recorded. Notice that the disc is not read at 3~8 CAV, but at 2.5X~5X CAV (DVD+R DL media).

Using the Plextor PX-712SA and PlexTools, we were able to scan the DVD+R DL media:

The reported PI error rate was far lower than the 280 limit and no PO failures were reported, giving again an image of a very good quality burned disc. The TDK drive continues to produce very good quality burns.

- Compatibility

We were happy to see that the drive sets DVD-ROM booktype by default for DVD+R9 discs.

For our compatibility tests, we used the burned DVD+R DL discs with DVD-Video content ("Gladiator Movie - Special Edition" Disc1) and PowerDVD v5.0. The disc was also checked with several stand-alone DVD players.

We moved from beginning to end and around the layer change to ensure that the movie can be playback without any glitches or skips. The results are shown below: