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Conrexx Technology B.V. / RITEK Europe (NL) were kind enough to send us some of their latest media '“ the Traxdata DVD-R DL 4x, before the official European release. And in this article we are going to take a look at this media and test its performance with various DVD-R DL writers and also test the media compatibility with DVD standalone devices and other PC DVD devices.
Introduction:
The Traxdata Story
2001
RITEK Corporation decides to market the Traxdata brand throughout Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Conrexx Technology B.V. (RITEK Europe) is given exclusive rights to distribute products under the Traxdata brand name throughout this region. The product portfolio consists of CD and DVD media and accessories.
2002
Flash memory products and compatible ink cartridges are added to the Traxdata portfolio and Traxdata introduces the Your Digital Life! concept. From now on, the Traxdata portfolio is focused on offering customers all the products they would need to live their digital life to the full.
November sees Traxdata become the first brand in Europe to market DVD-R 4X media.
2003
Traxdata starts to become one of the leading brands in CD and DVD media and as a RITEK brand Traxdata benefits from the Research & Development being conducted by the largest manufacturer of optical storage media in the world.
December sees Traxdata make an incredible technology leap by introducing DVD+R 8x media enabling consumers to record at speeds twice as fast as ever before. The brand leaves competitors behind in the race to meet consumer demands.
2004
Traxdata is now positioned as the World Leader in Quality, Technology and Innovation. The brand is the first to bring breakthrough technology to the market and the first to offer consumers DVD-R 8x, DVD-R 16x, DVD+R 16x and DVD+R Double Layer media.
Traxdata also expands its Flash Memory Range as it introduces high capacity CompactFlash™, SecureDigital™ and MultiMediaCard™ memory cards together with a range of card readers, MP3 players and the innovative and groundbreaking EZ Drive 2.0 USB storage device.
2005
Traxdata starts the year with a bang by launching its totally revamped multi-language website where visitors can find all the latest information on the entire Traxdata product range. This launch marks the start of a year in which Traxdata is determined to maintain the brand reputation as a leader in the media storage industry. Watch this space as further groundbreaking and 'first-to-market' products are launched.
For more information about Traxdata and their products can be found at their homepage.
The Media:
In this section we will take a look at the media:
As we can see the media is printed with the DVD-R DL logo, which was approved by the DVD-Forum's 29th Steering Committee back on the 23 of February 2005. Other variations of the logo can be found below:
Let us find out the media code with DVD Identifier:
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Unique Disc Identifier : [DVD-R-DL : RITEKP01]
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Disc & Book Type : [DVD-R DL] - [DVD-R]
Manufacturer Name : [Ritek Corp.]
Manufacturer ID : [RITEKP01]
Blank Disc Capacity : [4,172,816 Sectors = 8.55 GB (7.96 GiB)]
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** INFO : Drive = LITE-ON DVDRW SOHW-1693S [FW KS0A]
** INFO : Write Capabilities = DVD+R DVD+R-DL DVD+RW
** INFO : Write Capabilities = DVD-R DVD-R-DL DVD-RW
** INFO : Disc = [DVD-R-DL : RITEKP01]
** INFO : Reference Speed : 1x DVD = 1385 kBps
** INFO : An Writeable Disc Is Recommended For Accurate Results
** INFO : Write Speeds (Supported By This Drive On This Disc) Listed Below
** INFO : GET PERFORMANCE Write Speed Descriptor(s)
Descriptor #1 = 5540 kBps ( 4.00x) - [CLV/Non-Pure CAV]
Descriptor #2 = 2770 kBps ( 2.00x) - [CLV/Non-Pure CAV]
** INFO : MODE SENSE Write Speed Descriptor(s) [Legacy Command]
** WARNING : MODE SENSE Is Obsolete And Not Always Properly Supported
Descriptor #1 = 5540 kBps ( 4.00x) - [CLV/Non-Pure CAV]
Descriptor #2 = 2770 kBps ( 2.00x) - [CLV/Non-Pure CAV]
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** INFO : Hex Dump Of 'Media Code'-Block Listed Below
** INFO : 4-Byte Header Preceding 'Media Code'-Block Discarded
** INFO : Format 0Eh - Pre-Recorded Information In Lead-In
0000 : 01 02 91 fd d1 0a 60 00 02 00 00 00 33 2b 00 00 ......`.....3+..
0010 : 03 52 49 54 45 4b 50 00 04 30 31 00 00 00 00 00 .RITEKP..01.....
0020 : 05 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
0030 : 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
** INFO : Hex Dump Of 'Control Data Zone'-Block Listed Below
** INFO : 4-Byte Header Preceding 'CDZ'-Block Discarded
** INFO : Format 10h - Physical Format Information Of Control Data Zone
0000 : 26 0f 32 10 00 03 00 00 00 fc cd 4f 00 22 ef 5f &.2........O."._
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[ DVD Identifier - http://DVD.Identifier.CDfreaks.com ]
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And with the Disc Info option in Nero CD-DVD Speed:
As we can see the media code is RITEK P01, type DVD-R DL with the Book Type DVD-R.
On the next page we will take a look at the write strategies…..
