In order to test the writing quality and readability of the burned media we used two readers with two software applications:

In general, a "perfect" disc should have a smooth reading curve, very low PIE/POE and zero (0) POF error rates. Most times however, even though a disc has very low PIE/POE error rates, the reading curve may not be smooth containing dropoffs. Due to the fact that we overspeed the reading capabilities of the LiteON SOHD-167T, such drops are expected, especially near the outer area of the disc.

The measurements below should be taken not as the absolute criteria of the burning quality, but as an indication level.

16X DVD-R Writing Speed

• CMC 16X DVD-R @ 16X

• Optodisc 16X DVD-R @ 16X

• TDK 16X DVD-R @ 16X

• Verbatim 16X DVD-R @ 16X

- Summary

Not the same bad writing quality as with 16+R media, but still nowhere near the best quality either. With some high PI and far from smooth CD-speed scans, the drive reports only mediocre quality burns.