RIDATA DVD+R 16x

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Our method of testing DVD media faltered on the RIDATA DVD+R 16x. The LG GSA-4163B wouldn’t work with this disc, while the other drives had to use highest possible speeds instead of the planned 16x and 8x as the disc’s characteristics should have permitted. As you can see from the table, the Plextor PX-712A wrote the disc at 8x, and the other two drives at 4x. Of course, these are not ideal conditions for a correct comparison. These problems will probably be solved in next firmware updates for the drives.

So what can we say as to the quality of the RIDATA DVD+R 16x disc in such conditions? It’s of course hard to be objective here. Note only that the sample produced by the Pioneer DVR-109 at 4x has the best quality. The maximums of PI errors and failures are within the ECMA norms on this disc. The sample recorded at 4x by the NEC ND-3520A didn’t fit into the requirements of the standard. The disc recorded by the Plextor PX-712A has the worst quality, but it was written at 8x, so we cannot compare this result to the discs recorded at 4x.