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Ultimate Testing of Recordable DVD Media Discs (page 17)

Category: Storage

by Andrey Kuznetcov

[ 04/14/2005 | 08:08 PM ]

Smartbuy DVD+R 4x

The disc Smart Buy Digital Media Ltd. is selling under the Smartbuy brand is actually manufactured by Prodisc Technology Inc.

As you can see from the diagrams, the total number of registered errors is very close to the absolute minimum. The maximums of errors of both types are far from the limits set by the standards. The overall appearance of the diagrams indicates stable quality of the recording layer along the entire surface of the medium. That’s a good disc which is going to ensure safe recording of any information.

Smartbuy DVD-R 4x

The second Smartbuy blank is also manufactured by Prodisc Technology Inc.

The quality of the disc, although it is lower than that of the previous blank, is quite satisfactory. The maximums of PI errors and PI failures are within the norm. The single defect of this disc is the certain irregularity of the recording layer – you can see that the burn quality is worse at the end of the medium. Anyway, this disc is also going to be a good choice.