LiteOn SDW-431S
1. Package - Installation
Review Pages
2. Data CD Reading Tests
3. CD Error Correction Tests
4. DVD reading tests
5. DVD Error Correction Tests
6. Protected Disc Tests
7. DAE Tests
8. CD Recording Tests
9. 3T Jitter Tests
10. C1 / C2 Error Measurements
11. DVD Recording Tests
12. KProbe PI/PO quality tests
13. Bitsetting Tests
14. Conclusion
LiteOn Slimtype SDW-431SX - Page 1
The
latest external DVD writer from LiteOn is the SDW-431S. According to the
manufacturer, the drive supports 4x DVD+R, 2x DVD+RW and 2x for DVD-R/RW. Of
course, the
drive is also a CD recorder with support for speeds of 24x and 10x for CD-R
and CD-RW respectively, while as a reader, the drive can easily read DVD at
the
speed of 8x and CD at 40x. Below are presented analytically, the specifications
for the new drive as they have been declared by the manufacturer.
- Features
SMART-BURN avoiding Buffer UnderRun Errors, automatically adjusting writing strategy & running OPC to provide the best burning quality.
SMART-X function adjusts CD-DA / VCD / DVD data extraction to the fastest allowable speed according to both data request rate from host and disk quality.
- FDSS® system reduces vibration and noise during recording and reading .
- Specifications
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As shown in the above snapshots, the drive has 2MB buffer, is able to write under TAO, DAO, SAO, and RAW modes but does not support Mount Rainier, DVD-RAM and DVD+R DL reading and writing.
- Retail package
The
retail package includes the LiteOn external drive, a USB cable, an audio
connector cable for speakers or headphones and the power supply cable.
As for
software, the retail package includes CyberLink Power DVD XP for DVD-Video
playback and Sonic MyDVD for Video authoring. There is also a
floppy with USB 2.0 device drivers for Win98.
Finally there are two blank DVD
media, one DVD+R and one DVD-R, to get started with your first DVD writing.
- The drive
The drive's front panel, which is basically the loading tray, has the activity led indicator, the eject button and the emergency eject hole.
On the upper side of the drive are placed the supported media format logos along with LiteOn's logo and the power led indicator.
On the rear panel, there are the USB 1.1/2.0 connector, the power adapter input and an audio line output, in case you want to connect the drive to external speakers and use it as an audio playback device.
- Installation
Our test PC was a 1.8 GHz P4 configured with 512Mb RAM, an 80GB 7200rpm hard drive and Windows XP Professional SP1. The drive was connected to our test PC and was identified as "Slimtype DVDRW SDW-431S". All reading tests were done with firmware vMSOJ.
For the recording tests we updated the firmware to the latest vMSOK, released just a few days before. The new firmware adds support for a lot more media.
The following pages include test results for LiteOn drive in comparison with two other external DVD burners, the FREECOM FX-50 DVD+/-RW and Pioneer DVR-SK12D Dual DVD±RW recorders.
Review Pages
2. Data CD Reading Tests
3. CD Error Correction Tests
4. DVD reading tests
5. DVD Error Correction Tests
6. Protected Disc Tests
7. DAE Tests
8. CD Recording Tests
9. 3T Jitter Tests
10. C1 / C2 Error Measurements
11. DVD Recording Tests
12. KProbe PI/PO quality tests
13. Bitsetting Tests
14. Conclusion
