Teac DV-W58G-A

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. 3T Jitter Tests - Page 1
10. 3T Jitter Tests - Page 2
11. C1 / C2 Error Measurements
12. DVD Recording Tests
13. KProbe PI/PO quality tests
14. Conclusion

TEAC DV-W58G-A - Page 1

After the DV-W58G, TEAC decided to rise up the recording speed for the -R format due to the large competition, released its DV-W58G-A drive, supporting 8x for both +R and -R format and 4x for the RW. The drive is also a fast CD-R writer with the maximum writing speed of 40x. The full specifications for the DV-W58G-A drive are presented in the following table.

- Specifications

Interface	IDE/ATAPI
Buffer Size	2MB
Disc Diameter	12cm,8cm
Write Speed	DVD-R	8x(Z-CLV)
	DVD-RW	4x(CLV)
	DVD+R	8x(Z-CLV)
	DVD+RW	4x(CLV)
	CD-R	8x-40x(Partial CAV)
	US-RW	10x-24x(Partial CAV)
Read Speed	DVD+R/RW	2.5x-6x(CAV)
	DVD-R/RW	2.5x-6x(CAV)
	DVD-ROM ( single layer )	5.2x-12x(CAV)
	DVD-ROM ( dual layer)	3.5x-8x(CAV)
	CD-ROM / Finalized CD-R Data CD-DAE / Video CD	16x-40x(CAV)
	Finalized CD-RW	13x-32x(CAV)
Data Transfer Rate	Programmed I/O	16.6MB/s max.
	Burst DMA	16.6MB/s max.
	Burst UDMA	33.3MB/s max.
Disc rotation speed	8200rpm approx. (40x CAV, CD-ROM)
Applicable discs	DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, DVD±RW
	CD-ROM, CD-ROM-XA, CD-DA, Video-CD, Photo CD, CD-Extra, CD Plus, CD-Text, CD-R, CD-RW

Random Access Time	[DVD] 160ms Random stroke [CD] 160ms Random stroke
Ambient Temperature	Operating: 5 - 45^oC Non-Operating: -40 - 60^oC
Relative Humidity	Operating: 15- 80% (non-condencation) Non-Operating: 15 - 95% (non-condencation)
Power Requirements	+5V, +12V
MTBF	70,000POH ( duty 25%)
Dimensions	148.4W X 42.2H X 170D ( mm )
Mass ( Weight )	0.9Kg or less typ.

The drive uses 2MB buffer memory. RAW DAO 96 writing (CD) is supported, while Mount Rainier is not.

The TEAC DV-W58G-A uses the RPC II region control, allowing a user to change the drive's region at most 5 times. For our tests, we set the region code to 2 (Europe).