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Philips JackRabbit4

Jan 5,2004 0

1. Specs - Installation

 

Review Pages

1. Specs - Installation
2. Data CD Reading Tests
3. CD Error Correction Tests
4. DVD reading tests
5. DVD Error Correction Tests
6. Protected Disc Tests
7. AudioCD/DAE Tests
8. CD Recording Tests
9. 3T Jitter Tests 1
10. 3T Jitter Tests 2
11. C1 / C2 Error Measurements
12. DVD Recording Tests
13. PI/PO Error Measurements
14. Stand Alone DVD Player
15. Conclusion

 

Philips JackRabbit4 DVD+RW recorder - Page 1

After the three previous drives from the same series, the new Jack Rabbit 4 is a long awaited external drive delivering a new element in its specifications, namely DVD+R/RW recording. According to the manufacturer, the drive supports 4x DVD+R and 2.4x DVD+RW writing. Of course, Philips JR4DVDRW is still a CD recorder, with supported speeds of 16x 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.

- Specifications
Drive interface
USB 2.0 - Hi-Speed USB
Storage capacity
Up to 700MB for CD and up to 4.7GB for DVD
Speeds on CD
16x Write on aCD-R
10x ReWrite
40x Read
Speeds on DVD
4x Write on a DVD+R
2.4x ReWrite on a DVD+RW
8x Read on a DVD-ROM
Data buffer capacity
2 MB
Random access time
Average 120ms (typical)
Compatibility for writnig
All popular DVD+R/+RW formats and all popular CD-R/RW formats
Write method
Supports Fixed Packet, Variable Packet, TAO, SAO, DAO, Raw Mode Burning & Over-Burn writing
Compatibility for reading
All popular DVD-ROM, DVD+R/+RW/, DVD-R/-RW formats
All popular CD-R/RW formats
All MP3-CD, Audio-CD and Photo CD (jpg) formats
Supported Operating System
Windows 98SE / Millenium / 2000 / XP

Bellow is a screen shot from Nero Info Tool with some information about the drive.

The drive uses a 2MB buffer and supports RAW DAO 96 writing (CD). Mount Rainier is not compatible with the drive. It reads all formats except for DVD-RAM.

As with most drives, Jack Rabbit uses the RPC II region control, allowing a user to change the drive's region at most 5 times. For our tests, we set the region code to 2 (Europe).

- The drive

    The photo at left shows the drive with the tray door open. It is certainly different in design to any other drive we have seen before. On the front of the drive, there are the on/off switch located on the very left, the eject button on the right, the infrared receiver at center, above which is an array of three lights, the second of which is a good deal wider than the other two lights on either side, which turns violet when any media is inserted (scanning) and red when burning. The lights either side of it are both lit when no media is in the drive, whereas the left lights up only (violet) when there is a CD in the drive, and the right lights up only when a DVD is inserted.

All input output connections jacks are located on the left hand side. From left to the right (see photo below), there is the power input, the digital audio output, USB connector, the headphones jack, the analogue audio output, the S-Video output and the Video output (CVBS).

- Retail Package

Philips' retail package includes Ahead's Nero suite of programmes on one CD- ROM.

 

 

 

 

  • Ahead Nero Burning Rom 6.0
  • Ahead InCD 4.0
  • Ahead Nero Vision Express 2.0
  • Ahead Nero Media Player 1.4
  • Ahead EasyWrite Reader 4.0
  • Ahead Nero Burning Rights 1.0
  • Ahead Backup
  • Ahead Nero Showtime

In the same CD are also included drivers for the JR4 and warranty information in PDF.

It also includes all the appropriate cables required for connecting the drive to just about any type of home audio/visual equipment- usb cable, digital audio cable, analog audio cable, s-video cable, and composite video cable. There is also a "How To" booklet, a remote control unit with batteries, power pack.

The booklet has a number of sections, each describing in a step-by-step manner, how to connect the drive to a tv, listen to music, etc. As a standalone device (i.e. when connected to your stereo or tv and not a PC), the drive is capable of mp3 playback and picture CD display.

- Installation

We connected the Philips JR4DVDRW to our test PC where it was identified as "PHILIPS JR4DVDRW", under WinXP. All tests were done with firmware revision v3.00.

The following pages include the test results of the Philips drive in comparison with the Pioneer DVR-SK12D. The Pioneer is a dual DVD recorder, and we consider that a typical comparison would make our tests more interesting.

 

Review Pages

1. Specs - Installation
2. Data CD Reading Tests
3. CD Error Correction Tests
4. DVD reading tests
5. DVD Error Correction Tests
6. Protected Disc Tests
7. AudioCD/DAE Tests
8. CD Recording Tests
9. 3T Jitter Tests 1
10. 3T Jitter Tests 2
11. C1 / C2 Error Measurements
12. DVD Recording Tests
13. PI/PO Error Measurements
14. Stand Alone DVD Player
15. Conclusion

 

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