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KProbe PI/PO quality results

The following screenshots show the PI/PO scans for various DVD-/+R and DVD-/+RW media, recorded with TEAC DV-W58G-A at the maximum permitted speed.

The software used for the measurements was KProbe v1.1.26, the ECC was set to 8 and the reader was LiteOn LDW-811s. The specific methodology is very dependent on the drive used as a reader, while the reliability of the PI/PO provided output is also not technically confirmed. Hence, we cannot safely come up with conclusive results, although we do make a comparison of the drive behavior when using various DVD recordable/rewritable media.

The recordable discs we use, came from Verbatim, Taiyo Yuden, CMC, MAM, Maxell , MC and Ritek. Further details about each disc type are presented at the bottom of this page.

• Verbatim 8x DVD-R

We also try to read the disc using Power DVD but we failed.

• Mitsubishi Kagaku 8x DVD-R

• CMC Magnetics 8x DVD-R

• Taiyo Yuden 4x DVD-R

• Maxell 4x DVD-R

• Ritek 4x DVD-R

• Mitsubishi Chemicals 4x DVD-R

• Mam 4x DVD-R

This media was unable to be read from both of our LiteOn drives in order to measure its quality. We try the same with an Optorite drive but still the same. Only in the same drive, Teac DV-W58G-A, we managed to read it.

• Philips 8x DVD+R

• CMC Magnetics 8x DVD+R

• Mitsubishi Kagaku 8x DVD+R

• Mitsubishi Chemicals 4x DVD+R

• Maxell 4x DVD+R

• Mitsubishi Chemicals 4x DVD-RW

• TDK 2x DVD-RW

• Mitsubishi Chemicals 4x DVD+RW

• Maxell 4x DVD+RW

The DVD writing quality of the drive is good in three cases. However there are many others that the PI/PO levels are extremely high.