BTC
DRW1108IM DVD±RW
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DVD reading tests
- Single Layer DVD-ROM (Click
for CDSpeed results)
Again, as was the case with CD media, the BTC drive's reading speed is very
close to that of the other two drives.
The seek times are very good.
- Dual Layer PTP DVD-ROM (Click for
CDSpeed results)
The two layers of a PTP DVD-ROM disc are read sequentially with the
drive starting the read process from the inner tracks on the disc, which is
the beginning
of each layer,
and progressing outwards towards to the outer tracks for each layer.
The DVD dual layer speed results reach a high level.
The seek times continue to impress.
- Dual Layer OTP DVD-ROM
The
first layer of an OTP dual layer DVD-ROM is read exactly the same way as the
first layer of the PTP disc we tested previously. The difference here is the
reading strategy
of the disc's second layer. The beginning of the second layer is located
in the outer part of the disc, so the drive starts reading from the outer tracks
inwards towards the inner tracks of the disc.
As can been seen from the following screenshot, the OTP dual layer DVD
test disc had the same speed as the PTP. The seek times are at about the
same
levels.
- DVD Ripping Tests
We measured the DVD-Video ripping speed of the BTC drive using the
latest version of DVD Decrypter. The DVD Video title is the "Matrix" pressed
DVD-Video.
Here, the BTC drive was the fastest. The reported
8872 kb/s is a good transfer rate.
- DVD Recordable / Rewritable reading Tests
The chart below shows the Nero CDSpeed average reading speed results with
the following media:
The BTC drive was only marginally faster than the TDK with DVD+/-R media,
and was the slowest with DVD+/-RW media. The best speeds here came from the
Toshiba drive.
