Review:
Lite-On SHM-165P6S
Reviewer: H3rB3i
Provided by: Lite-On BV
(NL)
Firmware: MS0M, MV7U,
MV8Q
Manufactured: November
2005
Lite-On BV was kind
enough to send us one of their latest DVD-writer the LiteOn SHM-165P6S. This
drive supports 16x DVD+R/-R, 5x DVD-RAM, 8x/6x DVD+RW/-RW writing and 8x/4x
DVD+R DL/-R DL writing technology - allowing Double/Dual Layer discs of 8.5GB to
be written. Also, it's nice to see that Lite-On now supports writing of DVD+/-R
and DVD+/-R DL above their rated speed by including OverSpeed and Hypertuning
functionality (an auto-strategy mechanism).
Company
information:
Let us take a
look at some of the company information found at the Lite-On Website:
Lite-On
Technology Corporation's vision is to become a world-class excellent company.
The company will accomplish this not only through leading global R&D and
manufacturing technologies, but also through the quality and distinctiveness of
its products.
To reach
these levels of excellence and become the leading navigator in 3C convergence,
Lite-On plans to generate between five and six billion US dollars in annual
revenue while establishing itself as a global market-leader by mastering all of
its product-line industries. The company's ability to generate profits will
guide the industrial circles in which it competes. While accomplishing these
goals, corporate management will continue its policies of absolute financial
transparency, independence, and impartiality.
The
company's pursuit of excellence does not end there. To create better lives for
people, Lite-On will also continue to develop advanced and integrated digital
products while furnishing customers with innovative values that lead to true,
beneficial relationships. Lite-On wants to be the best strategic partner for
each of its customers.
Led by a
professional team with promise and lofty ethics, Lite-On will also strive to be
an excellent corporation with peak efficiency. The company will provide
shareholders and investors with an appealing return-on-investment. Additionally,
Lite-On will supply employees with an optimum work environment that helps them
learn new skills and grow professionally for the future. Lite-On seeks to become
one of the best corporations that people in greater China can choose for a
career.
Facts &
Figures:
- Lite-On
Technology reported its global consolidated June revenue of NT$13.7B,
increasing 4% on a YoY basis. - Accumulated revenue in 2005
totalled NT$75.6B, growing 2% on a YoY basis.
If you are
interested in reading more company information, please visit: Lite-On
Drive specifications:
The official
listed specification of this drive was found on the Lite-On website:
- ATAPI/E-IDE
Half-Height internal DVD+R / DVD+RW / DVD-R / DVD-RW / DVD+R9/ DVD-R9/
DVD-RAM /DVD-ROM / CD-R/ CD-RW / CD-ROM combination drive - Support
Double Layer DVD +/- R9 Recording Function
- SMART-BURN
avoiding Buffer UnderRun Error, Automatically adjusting writing strategy &
running OPC to provide the best burning quality - SMART-X
function adjusts CD-DA / VCD / DVD data extraction to a fastest allowable
speed according to both data request rate from host and disk quality
- ABS®
system reduce vibration and noise during recording and reading - Support
Fixed Packet, Variable Packet, TAO, SAO, DAO, Raw Mode Burning & Over-Burn
- DVD read
compliant: DVD single/dual layer (PTP/OTP), DVD-R(3.9GB/4.7GB), DVD-R
multi-borders,DVD-RAM,DVD+R, DVD+R multi-sessions, DVD-RW, and DVD+RW
- CD read
compliant: CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-ROM/XA, Photo-CD, Multi-session,
Karaoke-CD,Video-CD, CD-I FMV, CD Extra, CD Plus, CD-R, and CD-RW - Supprot
both 8 cm and 12 cm disc of CD and DVD family - Conform to
Orange Book : Part 2 CD-R Volume 1, Part 2 CD-R Volume 2 Multi Speed, Part 3
CD-RW Volume 1 ( 1x, 2x, and 4x ), Part 3 CD-RW Volume 2 : High Speed, Part 3
CD-RW Volume 3 : Ultra Speed - Support
Fixed packet, Variable packet, Disc-at-once, Session-at-once and Track-at
'“once - Supported
transfer mode: PIO mode 4, DMA mode 2 and Ultra DMA mode 4
DVD | Write | DVD+R | 16x ( |
DVD+R9 | 8x ( | ||
DVD-R | 16x ( | ||
DVD-R9 | 4x ( | ||
DVD-RAM | 5X(6750KB/sec) | ||
ReWrite | DVD+RW | 8x ( | |
DVD-RW | 6x ( | ||
Read | 16x ( | ||
Access | 160 | ||
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CD | Write | CD-R | 48x ( |
ReWrite | CD-RW | 24x ( | |
Read | 48x ( | ||
Access | 160 | ||
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Buffer | 2 MB ( | ||
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PC | Pentium | ||
HDD | |||
9 GB | |||
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Compatibility | Microsoft | ||
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MTBF ( | 70,000 | ||
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S/N | > | ||
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Environment | Operating | 5C to | |
Non-Operating | -40C | ||
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Dimension | 145.0 | ||
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Weight | < | ||
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Voltage | +5V | ||
+12V | |||
What's inside
the box?
In this
section we will take a look at what the drive came shipped with and take a look
at the drive and its technology.
Front
Back
Left/Right Side
Below you will
see the contents of the retail box:
- The
internal SHM-165P6S drive itself - CyberLink
PowerDVD 5 - Nero OEM
Suite 3 containing
- Drives
user manual - NeroExpress 6.6
- NeroVision Express
3
- Nero
BackitUp - MPEG-2
SVCD/DVD Plug-In - Nero
Media Player - InCD4 and
InCD reader - Nero
PhotoShow Express - Content +
Templates
- Drives
- MPC Audio
cable - Screw set
- Silver and
black bezel - Quick
installation and front panel replacement guides in several
languages
Now it's time
to take a look at the drive itself:
The came with
three really stylish bezels in a simple and clean design that includes a few
logos, a single green coloured LED, an emergency eject hole and an eject button.
(We would prefer different LED colours to distinguish between reading and
writing operations). The logos located on the tray include a DVD Forum DVD-Multi Recorder R DL
logo, a DVD Alliance DVD+R DL logo, and a
CD-RW Ultra Speed logo.
Top
On the
top-side of the drive we found two sticker and we can read it was made in China
- November 2005.
Underside
On the back of
the drive starting from the left, we can see a digital audio connector; analogue
audio connector; pins and jumper to set the drive to cable select, slave or
master; IDE connector and finally the power connector.
Chipset
We installed
the drive without any problems and here is a screenshot from Nero
InfoTool:
From the
screenshot of Nero InfoTool above, we miss Mt.Rainier, CD+G support (which is
not really important for us) and also a larger buffer size. Our drive came
shipped with firmware MS0K.
Another shot
from Nero Burning ROM:
But let us continue
this review and see how it really performs.
On the next page we
will take a look at the test machine, the software, the drive
features…………
