Review: Pioneer DVR-111 |
Pioneer Europe NV was kind enough to send us their latest DVD Multi drive, the DVR-111. Pioneer has a good reputation for producing quality products. In this review, will be putting the Pioneer DVR-111 through its paces to find out how well this latest drive performs.
The Pioneer DVR-111 supports 16x DVD±R, 8x DVD+RW, 6x DVD-RW and 8x/8x DVD+R DL/DVD-R DL writing technology, allowing Double/Dual Layer discs of 8.5GB to be written. The DVR-111 also supports DVD-RAM reading and writing at 5x.
Company information:
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Drive specifications:
The specifications of the Pioneer DVR-111 were found at the Pioneer UK website.
DVR-111 | |
Writes and reads DVD-RAM, DVD-R/RW, +R/RW and CD-R/RW formats | |
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Buffer under-run protection for CD/DVD, Performance Adjusting Firmware | |
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Max. 16x writing speed for DVD-R/+R* | |
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DVD data capacity: 4.7GB single-sided disc, 8.5GB Dual/Double Layer disc, DVD-RAM 4.7GB disc (Ver.2.0, 2.1 and 2.2, non-cartridge version) | |
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Software bundle not included | |
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Specifications | DVR-111 |
Write Support | ⋅ |
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Read Support | ⋅ |
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Write Speed DVD-R | ⋅ |
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Write Speed DVD-R Dual Layer | ⋅ |
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Write Speed DVD-RW | ⋅ |
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Write Speed 8cm DVD-R/RW with Adapter | ⋅ |
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Write Speed +R | ⋅ |
Write Speed +R Double Layer | ⋅ |
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Write Speed +RW | ⋅ |
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Write Speed DVD-RAM | ⋅ |
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Write Speed CD-R | ⋅ |
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Write Speed CD-RW | ⋅ |
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Write Speed 8cm CDR/RW with Adapter | 4x CLV (0.60 MB/sec) |
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Read Speed DVD-ROM (Single) | Max. 16x CAV (22.16 MB/sec) |
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Read Speed DVD-ROM (Dual) | Max. 12x CAV (16.62 MB/sec) |
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Read Speed DVDVideo (with CSS, Single / Dual Layer) | Max. 5x CAV (6.925 MB/sec) |
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Read Speed DVD-RAM | Max. 5x Zone CLV (6.92 MB/sec) |
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Read Speed DVD-R, DVD-R Dual Layer, DVD-RW | Max. 12x CAV (16.62 MB/sec), Max. 8x CAV (11.08 MB/sec), Max. 8x CAV (11.08 MB/sec) |
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Read Speed +R, +R Double Layer, +RW | Max. 12x CAV (16.62 MB/sec), Max. 8x CAV (11.08 MB/sec), Max. 8x CAV (11.08 MB/sec) |
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Read Speed 8cm DVDROM DVDR/RW DVDVideo with Adapter | Max. 3.4x CAV (4.70 MB/sec) |
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Read Speed CD-ROM | Max. 40x CAV (6.00 MB/sec) |
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Read Speed CD-R,CD-RW | Max. 40x CAV (6.00 MB/sec), Max. 32x CAV (4.80 MB/sec) |
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Read Speed 8cm CDROM CDR/RW CDDA with Adapter | Max. 6.1x CAV (0.91 MB/sec) |
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Read Speed CD-DA CD-TEXT Mixed CD CD-Extra (Play audio) | Max. 9.3x CAV (1.39 MB/sec) |
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Read Speed CD-DA CD-TEXT Mixed CD CD-Extra (Data extraction) | Max. 40x CAV (6.00 MB/sec) |
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Read Speed Video-CD | Max. 9.3x CAV (1.39 MB/sec) |
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Access Time DVD-ROM | 130 msec (Random Average) |
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Access Time DVD-RAM | 210 msec (Random Average) |
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Access Time CD | 120 msec (Random Average) |
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Interface | ATAPI (ATA-5, SFF-8090 Ver.5) |
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IDE Data Transfer Mode | PIO Mode 4, Multi Word DMA Mode 2, Ultra DMA Mode 2, Ultra DMA Mode 4 (Ultra-DMA66)* |
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Data Buffer | 2 MB |
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Mounting Orientation | Horizontal and Vertical (+/- 5 degrees) |
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Power Requirement | +5V 1.2A |
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Power Consumption | 15.6W (Average during 16X DVD-R writing process) |
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Regulatory Approval | UL60950-1 First Edition, CSA C22.2 No.60950-1-03, EN60950-1:2001+A11, CB Report: IEC60950-1:2001, FIMKO, SEMKO (Optional) |
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Dimensions (W x H x D) | (Including height of Front Bezel) 148 x 42.3 x 180 mm |
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Net Weight | 0.9 kg |
What's inside the box?
Now it's time to take a look at the drive itself:
The drive supplied was an OEM version, so only the bare drive was supplied.
Bezel
The bezel of the Pioneer DVR-111 is plainly styled. On the tray we can see various logo's, and we can also see an emergency eject hole, a single coloured green LED for read and write, and an eject button.
Top
Label
On the top of the drive we found one label, and we can see that the drive was made in China, dated January 2006.
Bottom
Rear
On the rear of the drive starting from the left, we can see a diagnostics connector, analogue audio connector, jumpers for cable select, slave, and master; IDE connector, and finally the power connector.
Let's head on to the next page where we will take a look at our test PC and the drive features....