TEAC DV-W512G Dual DVD±RW Recorder - Page 11

The TEAC DV-W512G supports the DVD-R/RW and DVD+R/RW writing formats. The maximum supported speed for DVD+R is 12X ( Z-CLV, for DVD-R 8X ( Z-CLV) & 4X CLV for DVD±RW media. Nero Burning Rom reported speeds, are shown below.

Nero CD-DVD Speed's "create disc" function with Taiyo Yuden 8X DVD+R media, shows us the 12X Z-CLV recording technology being employed by the TEAC DV-W512G recorder.

The drive starts writing at 5.97X until 0.6GB, where it shifts up to 8X, and then at 2.4GB it further shifts to 12X and stays there till the end. The average writing speed is 9.55X. The Zone-CLV recording strategy is used for both DVD±R formats but for DVD-R the maximum writing speed stops at 8X, as shown below:

The writing procedure for DVD-R media starts at 4.02X until 0.4GB where it shifts up to 6X and again at 1.6GB where it shifts to 8X and stays there till the end, offering a total average writing speed of 7.10X.

- Supported media list/Burning Tests

We burned 4315MB of data on various DVD±R, DVD±RW media. We used the maximum allowed writing speed for each disc. We decided to burn only ±R media supported at 8X+ speeds and not at 4X. It is possible to change the writing speed for 4X rated media up to 12X with the Omnipatcher software:

Below are the supported media ID codes as reported from Omnipatcher software (only 6X and 8X rated mentioned):

• +R Media Codes

AML /002/00 [ 4x, 6x, 8x ]
BeAll000/P80/00 [ 4x, 6x, 8x ]
CMC MAG /E01/00 [ 4x, 6x, 8x ]
CMC MAG /F01/01 [ 4x, 6x, 8x ]
DAXON /AZ2/00 [ 4x, 6x ]
DT-D03 /004/00 [ 4x, 6x, 8x ]
INFODISC/R20/00 [ 4x, 6x, 8x ]
ISSM /001/00 [ 4x, 6x, 8x ]
LD /S03/00 [ 4x, 6x, 8x ]
MAXELL /002/00 [ 4x, 6x, 8x, 12x ]
MBIPG101/R04/01 [ 4x, 6x, 8x ]
MCC /003/00 [ 4x, 6x, 8x, 12x ]
MCC /004/00 [ 4x, 6x, 8x, 12x ]
MPOMEDIA/080/00 [ 4x, 6x, 8x ]
MUST /002/01 [ 4x, 6x, 8x ]
NANYA /CHX/00 [ 4x, 6x, 8x ]
NANYA /CLX/00 [ 4x, 6x, 8x ]
OPTODISC/OR8/00 [ 4x, 6x, 8x ]
Philips /081/00 [ 4x, 6x, 8x ]
PHILIPS /C08/00 [ 4x, 6x, 8x ]
Plasmon /c01/00 [ 4x, 6x, 8x ]
PRODISC /R03/00 [ 4x, 6x, 8x ]
RICOHJPN/R02/03 [ 4x, 6x, 8x, 12x ]
RITEK /R03/01 [ 4x, 6x, 8x ]
RITEK /R03/02 [ 4x, 6x, 8x ]
SONY /D11/00 [ 4x, 6x, 8x, 12x ]
YUDEN000/T01/01 [ 4x, 6x, 8x ]
YUDEN000/T02/00 [ 4x, 6x, 8x, 12x ]

• -R Media Codes

CMC MAG. AE1/52 [ 4x, 6x, 8x ]
GSC003 /52 [ 4x, 6x, 8x ]
MCC 02RG20 /52 [ 4x, 6x, 8x ]
MXL RG03 /52 [ 4x, 6x ]
NANYA-JC001 /52 [ 2x, 4x ]
ProdiscF01 /52 [ 4x, 6x ]
PRODISCG02 /50 [ 2x ]
ProdiscS04 /52 [ 4x, 6x ]
PVCR001002 /52 [ 1x, 2x, 4x ]
RITEKG05 /52 [ 4x, 6x, 8x ]
SONY08D1 /52 [ 4x, 6x, 8x ]
TTG02 /52 [ 4x, 6x, 8x ]
TYG02 /52 [ 4x, 6x, 8x ]

- Burning Results

Below are all the burning results with the various media types used.

- Writing Time Results

• DVD-R media

• DVD+R media

The drive doesn't support many -R media at 8X. With TDK media at 96% the drive produced a coaster. With DVD+R media, the drive has wider compatibility for 12X/8X media. The best results came with TY 8X +R media.

Below are some screenshots from Nero Burning ROM at various speeds:

TY 8X +R @ 12X

TY 8X -R @ 8X

TraxData 8X +R @ 8X

CMC Magnetics 8X -R @ 8X

TDK 8X -R @ 8X

- Comparison with other drives

The Plextor PX-712A is the faster burner for both +/- formats due to its P-CAV writing strategy. The TEAC DV-W512G was the slowest writer with 443secs for +R and 554 secs for -R formats.

With DVD re-writable media, the LiteON and TEAC drives had similar performance, of course with variations between the tested media.

- DVD Overburning Tests

In order to test the drive's DVD overburning capabilities, we used two media types, one from CMC 8X DVD-R and one from 3A 8X DVD+R. As you can see, the drive refused to start the test with DVD-R media.

While with DVD+R, the test started but when it reached 4.38GB, stopped with an error message.

Therefore, the TEAC DV-W512G cannot overburn either of the DVD±R formats.

The drive doesn't support Mount Rainier.