Philips DVDR16LS LightScribe DVD Burner

DVD+R Dual Layer writing speed and compatibility:

The Philips DVDR16LS supports the DVD+R9 DL standard for writing Dual Layer discs with a size of 8.5 GB at a writing speed of 2.4x. Let us first take a look at the media’s we will use:

Let’s find the manufacturer and media information too, for this we will use DVD Identifier 3.6.2:

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Unique Disc Identifier: [DVD+R-DL:MKM-001-000]
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Disc & Book Type :       [DVD+R DL] – [DVD+R DL]
Manufacturer Name :      [Mitsubishi Kagaku Media]
Manufacturer ID :        [MKM]
Media Type ID :          [001]
Product Revision :       [Not Specified]
Blank Disc Capacity :    [4,173,824 Sectors = 8,152.0MB = 7.96GB (8.55GB)]
Recording Speeds :       [1x , 2.4x]
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** INFO : Hex Dump Of ‘Media Code’-Block Listed Below
** INFO : 4-Byte Header Preceding ‘Media Code’-Block Discarded
** INFO : Format 11h (Method 1) – ADIP Information
0000 : e1 0f 32 10 00 03 00 00  00 fc ff ff 00 22 d7 ff   ..2……….”..
0010 : 00 00 00 4d 4b 4d 00 00  00 00 00 30 30 31 00 40   …MKM…..001.@
0020 : 25 25 37 0c 02 2f 63 02  2f 63 21 23 0d 0e 14 14   %7../c./c!#….
0030 : 02 01 01 10 00 21 23 0d  0e 14 14 02 01 01 10 00   …..!#………
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This media is manufactured by Mitsubishi Kagaku Media. Thanks to Verbatim (D) for sending us this media.

Testing procedure: We created an ISO Image of the largest DVD-Video disc we had (Nemo, 7.91 GB (8.495.888.384 bytes)) using DVD-Decrypter. Then we wrote this image file using Nero Burning ROM 6. Below are the results:

Verbatim media

The Philips DVDR16LS used 45 minutes and 52 seconds for writing the Mitsubishi Kagaku media at 2.4x. Let us take a look at the K-Probe result:

The result is very good. Now it’s time to take a look at some reading tests with various DVD-Writers.

First we will try to read the discs back in the Philips DVDR16LS drive:

As we could see, the Philips DVDR16LS had no problems reading the disc. Let us try some other drives to read the Dual Layer discs:

The Plextor DVDR PX-712A shows a perfect reading curve.

The same goes for the LG GSA-4163B.

Let’s compare the Philips DVDR16LS with other DL capable drives.

* Verbatim DVD+R9 DL
** Philips DVD+R9 DL
*** Traxdata DVD+R9 DL

Standalone DVD-Player compatibility:

We only have 3 standalone DVD-Players available and 1 standalone DVD+R/W recorder to test the DVD+R9 DL media (Book Type: DVD-ROM).

• Aiwa DVD Player XD-DV370
• Medion DVD/Div-X Player MD7457
• Red Star DVD-Player 230G
• Mustek R100A DVD+R/W Recorder

Compatibility results: 

All DVD Standalone devices played the Philips DVDR16LS burned DVD+R9 DL media.

Summary: Very good quality and DVD standalone compatibility results!

Now that we have examined some of the writing features, let’s take a look at another one. The LightScribe feature/Technique…..