LG GBW-H10N

Review Pages

1. Introduction
2. CD - DVD Reading
3. CD Error Correction
4. DVD Error Correction
5. Test Media List
6. CD Media Writing Tests
7. The Clover System CDX Compact Disc Analyzer
8. Daxon 48X CD-R
9. Plasmon 48X CD-R
10. Taiyo Yuden 48X CD-R
11. TDKBLDRBA-(000) BD-R
12. VERBATIMa-(000) BD-R
13. TDKBLDWBA (000) BD-RE
14. VERBATIM0 (000) BD-RE
15. The DaTARIUS DVD Analyzer R 2x
16. BeALL 000 P40 DVD+R
17. BeALL 000 P80 DVD+R
18. CMC MAG E01 (000) DVD+R
19. MAXELL 003 DVD+R
20. OPTODISC OR4 (000) DVD+R
21. PRODISC R04 DVD+R
22. PRODISC R05 DVD+R
23. YUDEN000 T02 DVD+R
24. YUDEN000 T03 DVD+R
25. MKM 003 000 (00) DVD+R DL
26. MKM A03 000 (00) DVD+RW
27. CMC MAG AE1 DVD-R
28. CMC MAG AM3 DVD-R
29. Daxon016S DVD-R
30. InfodiscR20 DVD-R
31. ProdiscF01 DVD-R
32. ProdiscF02 DVD-R
33. RITEK F1 DVD-R
34. RITEK G05 DVD-R
35. TYG02 DVD-R
36. MKM 03 RD30 DVD-R DL
37. MKM 01RW6X01 DVD-RW
38. MXL 16 DVD-RAM
39. Booktype
40. Conclusion
41. TDK BLDRFA (000) BD-R DL

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: 2387905
Errors (Loudness) dB(A)	Num: 116353	Avg: -75.5 dB(A)	Max:-35.8 dB(A)
Error Muting Samples	Num: 7190	Avg: 1.2 Samples	Max: 582 Samples
Skips Samples	Num: 0	Avg: 0.0 Samples	Max: 0 Samples
Total Test Result	75.0 points (out of 100.0 maximum)

The total error count is a little above average but the the maximum error loudness is very low and no samples were skipped. The Total Test Result score of 75.0 is quite good.

- ABEX TCD-726

LG_GBW-H10N-ABEX 726 Test disc

Errors total	Num: 157605
Errors (Loudness) dB(A)	Num: 18914	Avg: -82.8 dB(A)	Max: -46.1 dB(A)
Error Muting Samples	Num: 651	Avg: 1.0 Samples	Max: 3 Samples
Skips Samples	Num: 0	Avg: 0 Samples	Max: 0 Samples
Total Test Result	79.2 points (out of 100.0 maximum)
C2 Accuracy	100.0 %

It is unusual to see a drive register so many errors with this test disc. The Total Test Result score of 79.2 is a little disappointing.

- 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.