LaCie d2 DL DVD±RW Recorder - Page 13

DVD+R DL - Page 2

- Writing Quality

In order to test the LaCie d2 DL drive's writing quality, we used not our usual readers (LiteOn LDW-811S/Plextor PX-712A) but the LiteOn SOHD-167T, firmware 9S13.

Using KProbe v2.2.3, we got a rather good scan, indicating again, good quality performance from the drive with the DL media recorded. Notice that the disc is not read at 3~8 CAV, but at 2.5X~5X CAV (DVD+R DL media).

Using the Plextor PX-712SA and PlexTools, we were able to scan the DVD+R DL media:

The reported PI error rates were well below the 280 limit, except in the areas close to the layers break-point where the values are higher than the 280 limit. However, KProbe reported different results, all giving good quality scans!

- Compatibility

Unfortunately, we were not surprised to see that the DVD+R9 media was not compatible with most stand-alone dvd players, since there is no official booktype setting utility provided by NEC. The Double Layer is recorded with DVD+R DL booktype.