Philips ED16DVDR DL Recorder -
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CD Error Correction
Tests
In the following tests we check the drive's behavior when it comes to reading
scratched / defective discs. The test discs we use are the ABEX series from
ALMEDIO.
The drive doesn't support C2 error information.
- ABEX TCD-721R
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Errors total
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Num: 839208
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Errors (Loudness) dB(A)
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Num: 49827
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Avg:-74.3 dB(A)
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Max: -36.0 dB(A)
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Error Muting Samples
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Num: 2651
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Avg: 1.0 Samples
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Max: 11 Samples
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Skips Samples
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Num: 0
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Avg: 0.0 Samples
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Max: 0 Samples
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Total Test Result
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77 points (out of 100.0 maximum)
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The ED16DVDR drive performed very well in this test, although the total test result of 77 out of 100 can be considered as a little unfair. The total error count was rather low and the maximum
error
loudness level of -36.0dB(A) is below the limit of -35dB(A).
The error muting sample count could have been lower but there were no skipped
samples.
- ABEX TCD-726
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Errors total
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Num: 0
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Errors (Loudness) dB(A)
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Num: 0
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Avg: -174.0 dB(A)
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Max: -174.0 dB(A)
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Error Muting Samples
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Num: 0
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Avg: 0.0 Samples
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Max: 0 Samples
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Skips Samples
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Num: 0
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Avg: 0.0 Samples
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Max: 0 Samples
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Total Test Result
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100.0 points (out of 100.0 maximum)
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The Philips ED16DVDR
received a perfect score of 100.0 with the Abex TCD-726 test disc.
- CD-Check Audio Test Disc
The CD-Check Test Disc is a very useful tool for evaluating the Sound Reproduction
/ Error correction capabilities of a CD player. The disc offers a signal combination
with disc error patterns to rate the drive's abilities to read music and reproduce
it completely. Five tracks on the disc contain a sequence of progressively
difficult tests. These tracks are referred as Check Level-1 through Check Level-5.
The files are reproduced (played) through a software multimedia player (i.e.
Windows Media Player). Each level is considered as passed, if the tone coming
out from the speakers is smooth, continuous without interruptions, skipping
or looping. The higher the Check Level passed, the more reliable the sound
reproduction of the tested device.
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Error Level
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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Philips ED16DVDR |
5/5 |
5/5 |
5/5 |
0/5 |
0/5 |
An average but typical performance for this chipset. We would like it to be better though.
- Conclusion
The Philips ED16DVDR offers rather good CD error correction.
