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Ricoh MP5125A DVD+RW

May 9,2002 0

7. DVD Tests

 

Review Pages

1. Introduction
2. CD Data Tests
3. CloneCD Reading Tests
4. DAE Tests
5. CDR Tests
6. HS-RW Writing Tests
7. DVD Tests
8. Conclusion

 

Ricoh MP5125A IDE DVD+RW - Page 7

DVD Tests

- Writing Performance

We used Nero 5.5.8.0 and written the same amount of data for both Ricoh DVD+RW MP5125A and Ricoh DVD+RW MP5120A drives. The results are listed in the following table among with the average CPU Usage:

DVD Tests
Drives
Writing Speed
Average Writing Time (min)
Ricoh MP5120A DVD+RW
2.4x
23:02
Ricoh MP5125A DVD+RW
2.4x
23:05
Ricoh MP5125A DVD+R
2.4x
24:47
Pioneer DVR-A03
2x
28:25
Pioneer DVR-A04
2x
28:15

As was expected, the drives that support DVD+R/+RW format are the fastest DVD recorders. The MP5120A seems 3 seconds faster than the MP5125A for DVD+RW writing. When you use a DVD+R media, writing would be longer by one minute and 42seconds. The "high compatibility" option inside the CDR software doesn't extend the writing time. The DVD-R recorders stay below with 28:25mins, instead of 24:47mins of DVD+R format.

Here we can see Nero formatting the DVD+RW media before burning and afterwards completing the test at 23:05minutes.

The next picture shows the same amount of data, written at a DVD+R media. The drive now needs 24:47minutes:

- Erase Time Performance

Average Erase Time (mins)
Drives
Quick
Full
Ricoh MP5120A DVD+RW
1:02
11:31
Ricoh MP5125A DVD+RW
28secs
23:24

The Ricoh MP5120A has very low erase times - one minute for quick erase and 11mins for full erase. The MP5125A has lower quick erase time (only 28secs) but double Full Erase time (23minutes).

- Packet Writing Performance

We used the same file/methodology we are using for our CD packet-writing test. The Ricoh DVD+RW MP5125A needs less than 2minutes to write the test file. The drive performs as the specification state:

Packet Writing/Reading Tests
Drives
Average Writing Speed
Average Reading Speed
Ricoh MP5120A DVD+RW (2.4x)
2.4x
2.51x
Ricoh MP5125A DVD+RW (2.4x)
2.46x
2.38x

- Compatibility Tests

The compatibility tests done with the two discs, written with Nero 5.5.8.0, (Panasonic DVD-R and Ricoh DVD+R), and had content a DVD movie:

DVD-ROM
Drives
DVD-R
DVD+R
AOpen RW5120
Yes
Yes
Ricoh MP5125A
Yes
Yes
Pioneer DVR-A03
Yes
No
Pioneer DVR-A04
Yes
No
Pioneer DCR-111
Yes
Yes
LiteOn LTR-163
Yes
Yes
AOpen 1648
Yes
No
Pioneer-305
Yes
Yes
BTC BDV316B
Yes
Yes
Samsung SD-616F
Yes
No
Pioneer DVD-106
Yes
Yes
Toshiba SD-R1202
Yes
Yes

As the test results showed, all DVD-ROM drives read DVD-R media without any problems. The playback was excellent without any glitches. The DVD+R media had some issues with four drives. Two drives come from Pioneer, one from Samsung and one from AOpen. Future firmware upgrades can improve DVD+R compatibility with various DVD-ROM drives.

PS2 Compatibility
DVD-R
DVD+R
DVD-RW
DVD+RW
Result
Yes
Yes
No
No

We also tested the compatibility of DVD-R/-RW/+R/+RW with a PS2. The results showed that the PS2 can read both DVD-R/+R media without any problems but not the DVD-RW/+RW.

 

Review Pages

1. Introduction
2. CD Data Tests
3. CloneCD Reading Tests
4. DAE Tests
5. CDR Tests
6. HS-RW Writing Tests
7. DVD Tests
8. Conclusion

 

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