Lite-ON LH20A1S

Review Pages

1. Introduction
2. CD - DVD Reading
3. CD Error Correction
4. DVD Error Correction
5. CMC Magnetics CDR
6. Verbatim - CDR
7. Mitsubishi Kagaku - CDRW
8. DaTARIUS DVD Analyzer R 2x
9. TYG03
10. MCC 03RG20
11. TTH02
12. TTG02
13. ProdiscS05
14. ProdiscF01
15. OPTODISC R016
16. Infodisc-R20
17. CMC MAG AE1
18. YUDEN000 T03
19. MCC 004 (000)
20. RITEK R04
21. RICOHJPN R03 (004)
22. PRODISC R04 004
23. OPTODISC R16 000
24. OPTODISC OR8
25. DAXON AZ3 (000)
26. CMC MAG M01 000 (00)
27. RICOHJPN D00 001
28. MKM 003 000
29. MKM 03RD30
30. MKM A03 000
31. MKM 01RW6X01
32. Media List
33. Conclusion

Introduction

LITE ON present its new DVD-Burner, the LH-20A1S, supporting the 20X writing speed for DVDs. The new drive offers SATA connection which is the main difference with the LH-20A1H which offer PATA ( Parallel ATA).

Let's move on to the feature list and drive specifications...

- Drive Features ..

Serial ATA Half-Height internal DVD+R / DVD+RW / DVD-R / DVD-RW / DVD+R9/ DVD-R9 / DVD-RAM / DVD-ROM / CD-R/ CD-RW / CD-ROM combination drive.
Support Double Layer DVD+/- R9 Recording Function.
Smart-Write™ - Self-learning technology ensuring best writing quality with all media.
SMART-BURN avoiding Buffer Under Run error, Automatically adjusting writing strategy & running OPC to provide the best burning quality.
SMART-X function adjusts CD-DA / VCD / DVD data extraction to a fastest allowable speed according to both data request rate from host and disk quality.
ABS system reduce vibration and noise during recording and reading.
Support Fixed Packet, Variable Packet, TAO, SAO, DAO, Random Access time, Incremental, sequential recording, restricted overwrite, Layer Jump recording, Raw Mode Burning & Over-Burn.
DVD read compliant: DVD single/dual layer (PTP/OTP), DVD-R(3.9GB/4.7GB), DVD-R multi-borders, DVD-RAM, DVD+R, DVD+R multi-sessions, DVD-RW, and DVD+RW.
CD read compliant: CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-ROM/XA, Photo-CD, Multi-session, Karaoke-CD, Video-CD, CD-I FMV, CD Extra, CD Plus, CD-R, and CD-RW.
Support both 8cm and 12cm disc of CD and DVD family.
Conform to Orange Book: Part 2 CD-R Volume 1, Part 2 CD-R Volume 2 Multi Speed, Part 3 CD-RW Volume 1 (1x, 2x, and 4x), Part 3 CD-RW Volume2: High Speed, Part 3 CD-RW Volume 3: Ultra Speed. Support Fixed packet, Variable packet, Disc-at-once, Session-at-once and Track-at-once.
Supported transfer mode: PIO mode 4, DMA mode 2 and Ultra DMA mode 4.

- .. And Specification

DVD Family	Write
	DVD+R	20X maximum by CAV
	DVD-R	20X maximum by CAV
	DVD+R9	8X maximum by Zone CLV
	DVD-R9	8X maximum by Zone CLV
	DVD-RAM	12X maximum by PCAV
	ReWrite
	DVD+RW	8X by Z-CLV
	DVD-RW	6X CLV
	Read	16X maximum by CAV
	Access time	160ms

CD Family	Write
	CD-R	48X by CAV
	ReWrite
	CD-RW	32X maximum by Z-CLV in UltraSpeed disc
	Read	48X(7200KB/sec) maximum by CAV
	Access time	160ms

- Drive Package Information

The retail package includes the LITEON LH-20A1S, and Nero 7 Essentials:

Nero Express 7 Essentials
Nero ShowTime 3 Essentials
Nero Vision 4 Essentials
Nero Recode 2 Essentials
InCD 5 Essentials
Nero PhotoShow Express 4

The drive comes with a black front bezel as well as with two extra ivory bezels to match your PC case.

The heart of the drive is the MediaTek MT1899E.

An inside look...

- Nero Info Tool

- DVD Info

In the following pages, we start with our usual CD and DVD reading and recording tests, and progress to the writing quality tests which include the DaTARIUS measurements.