Performance during DVD Media Reading
Reading single- and dual-layer molded DVD-ROM discs | |
The BenQ reads the single-layer molded DVD Video disc at a higher speed than the LG drive does because the BenQ doesn’t have any speed limitations when working with such media. This approach leads to a faster copying of the video data from the disc to the hard drive at the expense of some more noise. If you don’t like it, you can use third-party utilities to limit the speed of the DW1620. Both models passed with test quite successfully, but the BenQ dropped its speed once in the second part of the test disc. I don’t call it a serious defect since the drive quickly restored its speed. The drives have identical maximum speeds when working with dual-layer media, so they have similar total read times – without any speed slumps at all.









