BenQ DW1620A DL Recorder - Page 5

- Reading Tests

To create the image of the various protected titles to the hard disk, we used Alcohol 120% software and the appropriate settings, according to the protection type of the inserted discs. Below you can see the duration of each process as well as the transfer rate in each case.

The BenQ was exceptionally fast with the PSX disc (Lybcrypt). During SecuROM v2 ripping, the drive was slightly slower than the two other drives, but when it comes to SafeDisc v2 disc, all tested drives are very slow...

- Writing Tests

The DW1620A DL recorder supports the DAO-RAW writing mode. For checking the drive's EFM correction status, we used 5 different game titles with different SafeDisc 2 versions having the latest software patches installed. After making the images of the various titles onto the hard disk, we burned them (maximum speed) with Alcohol 120% v1.9.2.1705. Two different discs were created for each title; one with the "Bypass EFM error" enabled and one more with the function disabled.

• Fifa 2004 - Safe Disc v3.1x
• The Sims Superstar - Safe Disc v2.9x
• The Sims Unleashed - Safe Disc v2.8x
• Serious Sam Second Encounter - Safe Disc v2.51.021
• Max Payne - Safe Disc v2.51.020

The table below shows the results of the attempted backups and whether they worked (game installed / played normally), or not.

The above table indicates that the DW1620A DL is not a suitable drive for copying SafeDisc protected discs. Only some versions of Safedisc protection could be backed up, and the backups played only when the DW1620A was used as the reader.