Teac DV-W58G

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
10. C1 / C2 Error Measurements
11. DVD Recording Tests
12. KProbe PI/PO quality tests
13. Conclusion

TEAC DV-W58G - Page 1

After the TEAC DV-W50D, TEAC has taken the next major step up and released its DV-W58G drive, supporting 8x for the +R format and 4x for the -R format. In addition to RW DVD media the drive supports 4x +RW and 2x -RW media. The drive is also a fast CD-R writer with a maximum writing speed of 40x. The full specifications for the TEAC DV-W58G drive are presented in the following table.

- Specifications

Interface	IDE/ATAPI
Buffer Size	2MB
Disc Diameter	12cm,8cm
Write Speed	DVD-R	4x(CLV)
	DVD-RW	2x(CLV)
	DVD+R	8x(Zone CLV)
	DVD+RW	4x(CLV)
	CD-R	40x(Partial CAV)
	Low speed CD-RW	4x(CLV)
	High speed CD-RW	10x(CLV)
	Ultra speed CD-RW	24x(Partial CAV)
Read Speed	DVD+R/RW	6x(CAV)
	DVD-R/RW	6x(CAV)
	DVD-ROM ( single layer )	12x(CAV)
	DVD-ROM ( dual layer)	8x(CAV)
	CD-ROM / Finalized CD-R Data CD-DAE / Video CD	40x(CAV)
	Finalized CD-RW	32x(CAV)
Play	DVD+R/RW	4x(CLV)
	DVD-R/RW	4x(CLV)
	DVD-ROM(single/dual layer)	4x(CAV)
	Video CD	10x(CAV)
	CD-DA	10x(CAV)
Data Transfer Rate	Sustained	4.6MB/s avg. 6.0MB/s max.
	Programmed I/O	16.6MB/s max.
	Multi-word DMA	16.6MB/s max.
	Ultra DMA	33.3MB/s max.
Disc Format	Read capability	Write capability
[ DVD ]
DVD+R	Yes	Yes
DVD+RW	Yes	Yes
DVD-R	Yes	Yes
DVD-RW	Yes	Yes
DVD-ROM	Yes	Yes
DVD-Video	Yes	Yes
DVD-Audio	Yes (as data read)	Yes (as data write)
[ CD ]
CD-DA	Yes	Yes
CD-ROM	Yes	Yes
CD-ROM XA	Yes	Yes
CD-I	Yes	Yes
Mixed mode CD-ROM	Yes	Yes
Photo CD	Yes	Yes
CD Extra	Yes	Yes
Video CD	Yes	Yes
CD-TEXT	Yes	Yes
DVCD	Yes	No
Random Access Time	[DVD] 160ms Random average [CD] 150ms Random average
Ambient Temperature	Operating: 5 - 45^oC Non-Operating: -20 - 60^oC
Relative Humidity	Operating: 20- 80% (non-condensing) Non-Operating: 10 - 80% (non-condensing)
Vibration	Operating: 1.96m/s² (0.2G) (5 - 500Hz, 1oct/min) Non-Operating: 14.7m/s² (1.5G) (10 - 500Hz, 1oct/min)
Shock	Operating: 19.6m/s² (2G) (half-sine wave 11ms) Non-Operating: 490m/s² (50G) (half-sine wave 11ms)
Power Requirements	DC+5V �5% , DC+12V �10%
MTBF	60,000POH ( at normal temperature and humidity ; duty read 20% write 2%)
Dimensions	148.4W X 42.8H X 170D ( mm )
Mass ( Weight )	0.9Kg or less typ.

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

The TEAC DV-W58G 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).

- Retail package

The retail package includes the warranty, a multi language printed user manual, mounting screws and an analog audio cable.

Packaged software includes NeroBurning Rom software along with a blank TEAC DVD-R 4x disc.

- The drive

The drive's front panel is bone color, and on the loading tray are the CD-RW logo , the +RW and -RW logos and the TEAC logo (colored blue). Also on the front panel are the eject button, the activity led indicator, volume control, emergency hole and a headphone jack.

On the rear panel there are the analogue and digital audio outputs (SPDIF), the IDE connector and the power input.

Removing the screws and opening the drive's cover voids the drive's warranty. For reference reasons, we post the following pictures. Notice that this time, unlike to the previous DV-W50D model (4/4 DVD±R, Pioneer reference design), TEAC chose the MediaTEK chipset for this model.

- Installation

The TEAC drive was connected to our test PC and was identified as "TEAC DV-W58G" under WinXP. All tests were done with firmware v.H4S2

The following pages include test results for TEAC drive in comparison with two other dual DVD burners, the Sony DRU-530A and the Pacific Digital 8xDVD.