Samsung SH-S182D SB02

Review Pages

1. Introduction
2. CD-DVD Reading
3. CD Error Correction
4. DVD Error Correction
5. Audio & Data Protection Tests
6. CD Burning
7. Plextools CD Quality Measurements
8. Clover Systems CD Quality Measurements
9. DVD Writing Times
10. 18X DVD+R Writing Quality
11. 16X DVD+R Writing Quality
12. 8X DVD+R Writing Quality
13. 18X DVD-R Writing Quality
14. 16X DVD-R Writing Quality
15. 8X DVD-R Writing Quality
16. DVD +/- RW Writing Quality
17. DVD Writing Quality - Almedio
18. DVD DL Writing
19. DVD DL Writing Quality
20. Booktype
21. Conclusion

In the following tests, we check the drive's behavior when reading scratched / defective audio discs. The test discs used were the ABEX series from ALMEDIO.

- ABEX TCD-721R

Errors total	Num: 958818
Errors (Loudness) dB(A)	Num: 50656	Avg: -73.8 dB(A)	Max: -35.0 dB(A)
Error Muting Samples	Num: 3095	Avg: 1.0 Samples	Max: 8 Samples
Skips Samples	Num: 0	Avg: 0.0 Samples	Max: 0 Samples
Total Test Result	76.8 points (out of 100.0 maximum)
C2 Accuracy	99.7 %

The total error count is not too high, the maximum error loudness is very low and no samples were skipped. The good performance is rewarded with a good Test Result score of 76.8.

- ABEX TCD-726

Errors total	Num: 0
Errors (Loudness) dB(A)	Num: 0	Avg: -174.0 dB(A)	Max: -174.0 dB(A)
Error Muting Samples	Num: 0	Avg: 0 Samples	Max: 0 Samples
Skips Samples	Num: 0	Avg: 0 Samples	Max: 0 Samples
Total Test Result	100.0 points (out of 100.0 maximum)
C2 Accuracy	100.0 %

This is a much easier test disk than the previous one and most drives pass this test with a near perfect score. Lately though, it has been a rare site to see a drive attain a perfect score as the Samsung drive did here. Very good result for both the ABEX test discs.

- 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 more difficult tests. These tracks are referred to as Check Level-1 through Check Level-5.

The tracks are reproduced through a software multimedia player (e.g. Windows Media Player). Each level is considered as passed, if the tone is smooth, continuous without interruptions, skipping or looping. The higher the Check Level passed, the more reliable the sound reproduction of the tested drive.