Pioneer BDR-202 Blu-ray Burner Mini Review

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Dee
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Article posted 11 Nov 07 13:17

CD-R/RW Writing performance

 

The specifications of the Pioneer BDR-202 state that the drive is able to write CD-R/RW discs at 24x. Let us find out how the drive really performs in speed and quality.

Writing Data CD-R discs:

Write quality:

We will test CD-R discs from many different CD-R manufacturers. To really measure the write speed, we used the “create data CD” function in Nero CD-Speed. The discs were written at the maximum speed that the drive supports. For the quality test, we used K-Probe 2 which is a tool developed by a Lite-On employee. It runs under Windows and works with drives made by Lite-On. Also note that different drives and different reading speeds may affect the results obtained when scanning the discs. We used a Lite-On SOHR-5238S drive with firmware 4S09 and scanned the discs at 48X speed.

A written CD-R disc will always have some C1 errors; C1 errors are easily corrected by the drive’s error correction capabilities. The next level of errors is C2, while C2 errors could also be corrected by most drive’s error correction capabilities; they are not wanted on a good quality disc. A good disc should not contain any C2 errors, and preferably have an average C1 error amount of below 2.0 for the best discs, or at least below 10.0 averages for good quality discs. After C2 errors, there are only un-correctable errors that will make a disc unusable.

Below are the obtained results:

Brand:

Unbranded Printable. Thanks to SVP UK for sending us this media

Manufacturer:

Taiyo Yuden

Code:

97m24s01f

Disc Type:

CD-R

Recording Layer:

Dye Type 1: Long Strategy (Cyanine, AZO)

Capacity:

79:59.72 (703MB)

Certified Speed:

48x

Write Speed:

24x (Z-CLV)

Write Time:

4m:44s

C1 Average/Sec:

0.12

C2 Average/Sec:

0.0

An excellent result to start our CD-R quality tests, (highly recommended).

Brand:

RICOH – Thanks to RICOH Europe (BV) for sending us this media.

Manufacturer:

Moser Baer India Limited

Code:

97m17s06f

Disc Type:

CD-R

Recording Layer:

Dye Type 6: Short Strategy (Phthalocyanine)

Capacity:

79:59.74 (703MB)

Certified Speed:

1x-52x

Write Speed:

24x (Z-CLV)

Write Time:

4m:41s

C1 Average/Sec:

1.89

C2 Average/Sec:

0.0

Our RICOH media manufactured by Moser Baer India has burned with very good quality.

 

Brand:

Infiniti Printable – Thanks to Medea
International (UK) for sending us this media.

Manufacturer:

CMC Magnetics

Code:

79m59s13

Disc Type:

CD-R

Recording Layer:

Dye Type 6: Short Strategy (Phthalocyanine)

Capacity:

79:59.09 (703 MB)

Certified Speed:

52x

Write Speed:

24x (Z-CLV)

Write Time:

4m:38s

C1 Average/Sec:

0.43

C2 Average/Sec:

0.0

Another excellent result (highly recommended).

Brand:

Verbatim Super AZO – Thanks to Verbatim UK for sending us this media

Manufacturer:

Mitsubishi Chemicals Corporation

Country Of Origin

India

Code:

97m34s23f

Disc Type:

CD-R

Recording Layer:

Dye Type 3: Long Strategy (Cyanine, AZO)

Capacity:

79:59.70 (703MB)

Certified Speed:

48x

Write Speed:

24x (Z-CLV)

Write Time:

4m:43s

C1 Average/Sec:

0.58

C2 Average/Sec:

0.0

We have another excellent result (highly recommended).

Brand:

BenQ – Thanks to Daxon (Taiwan) for sending us this media.

Manufacturer:

Daxon (made in Taiwan)

Code:

97m22s67f

Disc Type:

CD-R

Recording Layer:

Dye Type 7: Short Strategy (Phthalocyanine)

Capacity:

79:59.70 (703MB)

Certified Speed:

48x

Write Speed:

24xx (Z-CLV)

Write Time:

4m:47s

C1 Average/Sec:

0.42

C2 Average/Sec:

0.0

The result is excellent (highly recommended).

Brand:

Maxell – Thanks to SVP UK for sending us this media

Manufacturer:

RiTEK (made in Taiwan)

Code:

79m59.30

Disc Type:

CD-R

Recording Layer:

Dye Type 7: Short Strategy (Phthalocyanine)

Capacity:

79:59.70 (703MB)

Certified Speed:

48x

Write Speed:

24xx (Z-CLV)

Write Time:

4m:38s

C1 Average/Sec:

5.26

C2 Average/Sec:

0.0

The result is good.

Writing Quality with Re-Writable discs:

Brand:

Verbatim Ultra speed 24x – Thanks to Verbatim UK for sending us this media.

Manufacturer:

Mitsubishi Chemicals Corporation (made in Taiwan)

Code:

97m34s25f

Disc Type:

Ultra Speed CD-RW 24x

Recording Layer:

Phase Change

Capacity:

79:59.74 (703MB)

Certified Speed:

24x

Write Speed:

24x (Z-CLV)

Write Time:

4m:22s

C1 Average/Sec:

2.03

C2 Average/Sec:

0.00

The result is very good.

Summary:

With the Pioneer BDR-202 writing CD-R/RW at a maximum speed of only 24x, the drive is not the fastest at writing CD-R/RW discs. However, the writing quality is excellent in most cases.

 Now let’s head on to the next page where we will test DVD recordable performance….

10 Comments

guest
Posts: 15284
Posted on: 17 Nov 07 12:17
Is this free? If not, is there a fear of displaying the price, and being stoopid, is there some high-class way of accessing the review or shall I try clicking every possible word or phrase. OK, fire away ... I'm ready for the intellectuals to put me right ...
happyscrappy
Posts: 159
Posted on: 02 Dec 07 02:42
Call me when it's SATA.
guest
Posts: 15284
Posted on: 09 Dec 07 23:07
$543.77 to $945.00
Dee
Posts: 11995
Posted on: 12 Dec 07 22:25
@happyscrappy The drive is SATA.
barbacot
Posts: 5
Posted on: 10 Feb 08 17:28
One BIG negative aspect is the price...both for the drive and the media.. Especially the recordable media is still way too expensive in front of the dvd
barbacot
Posts: 5
Posted on: 10 Feb 08 17:29
One BIG negative aspect is the price...both for the drive and the media.. Especially the recordable media is still way too expensive in front of the dvd
guest
Posts: 15284
Posted on: 21 Feb 08 14:11
I am going to hold off for a few months in the hope that the drives and nedia will get a lot cheaper.
candymanw
Posts: 3
Posted on: 12 Aug 08 00:50
I would like to ask Wendy some questions about her post. how do you ask these questions? candymanw@yahoo.com
guest
Posts: 15284
Posted on: 12 Aug 08 23:27
@candymanw: to ask question you can click the "forum thread" link in the the last sentence: You may comment on this review below or in this "forum thread".
guest
Posts: 15284
Posted on: 19 Mar 09 08:01
I managed to get this drive at a 'knockdown' sale for $A150 ! from Office works - they had 5 in stock and were waiting for the next model to arrive which would be sold at $399 !!!

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