Pioneer DVR-A06 DVD±RW recorder
11. DVD Recording Tests
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DVD Recording Tests
- Writing Performance
Pioneer DVR-A06 supports both the dash (-) and plus (+) DVD R/RW formats. The maximum supported speeds are 4x for DVD-R/+R, 2x for DVD-RW and 2.4x for DVD+RW.
We burned 4315MB of DVD-Video at 4x DVD±R, 2.4x DVD+RW and 2x DVD-RW on media by Maxell, TDK, Verbatim, Philips, Pioneer and Ritek. The best recording times are illustrated in the following table. For comparison, we also include the writing times of Sony DRX-500UL and Optorite DD0203 in this case:
DVD Recording Tests (max speed) |
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Drives |
DVD-R |
DVD-RW |
DVD+R |
DVD+RW |
Pioneer DVR-A06 |
14:22 |
28:20 |
14:23 |
23:51 |
Optorite DD0203 |
14:48 |
29:22 |
14:27 |
23:25 |
Sony DRX-500UL |
15:48 |
29:04 |
14:54 |
21:46 |
The following pictures come from Nero, after successful burnings with Pioneer DVR-A06. The amount of data is the same for all the tests.
- 4x DVD-R
- 4x DVD+R
- 2.4x DVD+RW
- 2x DVD-RW
Pioneer DVR-A06 selects automatically the maximum allowed recording speed according to the inserted blank DVD discs. The drive was fast with all the 4x DVD recordable media we tested. In the following table you can see the maximum permitted writing speeds with various media, along with the corresponding writing times.
Disc Label |
Disc Information |
Writing Speed |
Recording Time (min) |
TDK 4x DVD+R |
RICOHJPNR01 |
4x |
13:33 |
TDK 4x DVD-R |
TTG01 |
4x |
14:22 |
Maxell 4x DVD+R |
MAXELL 001 |
4x |
14:23 |
Maxell 4x DVD-R |
MXLRG02 |
4x |
14:23 |
Verbatim 4x DVD+R |
MCC 002 |
4x |
13:33 |
Verbatim 2.4x DVD+RW |
MCC01RG20 |
2.4x |
23:51 |
Ritek 4x DVD-R |
RITEKG04 |
4x |
14:28 |
Maxell 2x DVD-RW |
MCC01RW11n9 |
2x |
28:20 |
Philips 2.4x DVD+R |
RICOHJPNR00 |
2.4x |
22:28 |
Pioneer 4x DVD-R |
PVCR001002 |
4x |
14:22 |
- Compatibility Tests
We recorded a 4315MB DVD video file on DVD±R media and inserted it to some stand alone DVD players / recorders of the market. The compatibility of the discs was almost 100%, at least with these players, in terms of disc recognition and unproblematic playback / disc navigation.
Player |
TDK 4x DVD+R |
TDK 4x DVD-R |
Maxell 4x DVD+R |
Maxell 4x DVD-R |
Verbatim 4x DVD+R |
Ritek 4x DVD-R |
Philips 2.4x DVD+R |
Pioneer 4x DVD-R |
Pioneer DVR-7000 |
NO |
OK |
OK |
OK |
NO |
OK |
OK |
OK |
Philips DVR890 |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
PHILIPS DVD 733 |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
PANASONIC DVD-XV10 |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
TOSHIBA SD-220E |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
SONY DVP-NS705V |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
PIONEER DV-550 |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
OK |
Unfortunately, our DVD format compatibility tests had already been carried out before completing these tests, hence we were unable to include them on our review.
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