- Writing Tests

We burned some DVD+R DL and DVD-R DL discs with DVD-Video content. The source disc was "Gladiator Movie - Special Edition" disc1 with a total size of 6.86GB. First we transferred the movie to the hard disc with DVD Decrypter as ISO format (single file). We used Double Layer media provided by RiDisc and Verbatim (MKM).

We then used the latest CopyToDVD, and specifically the "Movie & Pictures" option, and then "Write DVD Video". The software prompts us to select the Video_TS/ISO image folder.

The Plextor PX 740A can burn up to 8x on +R DL media and 4x on -R DL media. Now lets see how the drive performs with the following media:

• Maxell DVD+R DL @ 8X

• Philips DVD+R DL @ 2.4X

• Ridisc DVD+R DL @ 2.4X

• Traxdata DVD+R DL @ 2.4X

• Verbatim DVD-R DL @ 4X

For comparison reasons, we post DL burning results for other writers, with the same disc content and same recording software. In a recent review, the BenQ had set a new record in DL writing time, as we can see in the table below. This time, the Plextor drive sets a new record time, beating the previous by 22 seconds.