Plextor PX-716AL

Review Pages

1. Introduction
2. Reading Tests
3. DVD Error Correction Tests
4. 90/99min CD media
5. CD Recording Tests
6. C1 / C2 Error Measurements
7. Clover System Tests
8. DVD Recording Tests
9. CDSpeed/PlexTools Scans - Page 1
10. CDSpeed/PlexTools Scans - Page 2
11. CDSpeed/PlexTools Scans - Page 3
12. CDSpeed/PlexTools Scans - Page 4
13. CDSpeed/PlexTools Scans - Page 5
14. Writing Quality Tests - Almedio AEC-1000
15. DVD+R DL - Page 1
16. DVD+R DL - Page 2
17. Booktype BitSetting
18. Conclusion

DVD Recording Tests

The maximum supported speed is 16X CAV for DVD±R media, 8X P-CAV for DVD+RW and 4X CLV for DVD-RW media.

Nero Burning Rom reported speeds are shown below.

P-CAV strategy is used for burning DVD±R at 8X(11.080KB/s) and 12X(16.620KB/s) speeds.

- 16X DVD+R Single Layer writing strategy

The test started at 6.68X and went all the way up to 16.03X reporting an average speed of 11.67X, completing the procedure in 6:05mins.

- 16X DVD-R Single Layer writing strategy

The test started at 6.67X and upon completion of the test, the max speed achieved was 16X reporting an average speed of 11.84X, completing the procedure in 5:34mins.

- Burning Tests

We burned 4315MB of data on various DVD±R, DVD±RW media. We used the maximum allowed writing speed for each disc.

- DVD-R media

All media was burned at their designated speeds except for TY 8X media which oversped at 12X. Best writing (fastest), came with Optodisc 16X media burned at 6:05mins.

- DVD+R media

Using DVD+R media, results are more complicated since designated speeds and writing times differ in two cases, those of Ridisk 16X media burned at 16X while reporting a total writing time of 8:54mins which is clearly an 8X burning speed, and the second case with TDK 16X media which was burned at 12X, with true burning speed of 8X.