We continue our BD reading tests with some BD-R DL and BD-RE DL discs.

- BD-R DL (50GB, data)

Although the specific disc was fully readable, the software could not finish the access time test and returned an error in the "Full access" test.

The Panasonic 50GB BD-R DL 6x - MEIRB1(001) disc could not be read and the drive returned a read error. The specific disc had been recorded with a LiteOn iHBS112 BD VerCL04 burner at 8x.

Again, the reading graph was not smooth and the drive had some problems reading specific areas on both L0 and L1 layers. Though these fluctuations on the reading speed are symmetrical, we could assume that a local physical defect on the discs's surface on the specific spot could have made the drive slow down reading in both layers. However, a reading problem is also identified in the beginning of L1 of the disc.

- BD-RE SL (25GB, data)

- BD-RE SL (7.5GB, data)

BD-RE DL (50GB, data)

Summary

According to the reading tests, the Samsung SH-B123L drive had problems reading some BD-R DL discs burned at speeds higher than 4x. We had a read error with the Panasonic 50GB BD-R DL 6x - MEIRB1(001) disc burned with the LiteOn iHBS112 Ver.CL04 BD burner at 8x, some reading issues with the TDK 50GB BD-R DL 6x - TDKBLDRFD (000) disc burned with the Pioneer BD-R 203 Ver.1.10 at 8x.

The rest of the BD-R DL as well as the BD-RE SL and DL disc we used in the test were easily read.