Preview: BenQ DW1600A Dual layer DVD-Writer
Reviewer: OC-Freak
Provided by: BenQ
Firmware: B5A9
Manufactured: May 2004
We have just seen the first 12x DVD-writers appearing in stores, and here we have it; the first 16X DVD-Writer! Big thanks to BenQ for sending out an early pre-release drive of their upcoming DW1600A DVD-Writer. This is not a finished product yet and the full specifications are just released. So in this short preview we will only take a look at how fast 16x speed is and look at how the writing quality is at 16x. And we will of course answer the question everyone has: Will any 8x DVD+R media work at 16x?
Short specifications overview:
Writing DVD+R discs: 16x
Writing DVD+RW discs: 4x
Writing DVD+R Dual Layer discs: 2.4x
Writing CD-R discs: 40x
Writing CD-RW discs: 24x
Reading DVD-Discs: 16x
Reading CD-Discs: 40x
Access time CD/DVD: 120ms
Buffer: 2Mb
The specifications seems very good but we would like to see 48x CD-Writing and 48x CD-Reading speeds as some other manufacturers is preparing 16x DVD-Recorders capable of 48x CD-Reading and writing. And at such high writing speeds as 16x we would like to see a larger buffer to keep the dataflow as clean and stable as possible. A buffer of 16Mb would for sure have been at least a little help to keep the dataflow constant and clean. It doesn't support DVD-R/RW either, but BenQ is already preparing new models supporting this.
Test machine:
For this article we will be using a computer with the following configuration:
Hardware:
Motherboard:Gigabyte GA-8KNXP with Intel i875P chipset.
Processor: Intel Pentium 4 2,8GHz 800MHz FSB with Hyper Threading support.
RAM: 1Gb PC3500 DDR
GFX: ATI Radeon 9800 pro
Sound: SB Audigy 2
Hard disks: 2 x Hitachi Deskstar 7k250 160Gb S-ATA in RAID 0 on the i875P S-ATA RAID controller.
Software:
Windows XP professional is installed on the computer along with Service Pack 1 for windows XP. We will be using the following software in this review:
Ahead Nero Burning ROM version 6.3.1.15
Ahead Nero CD/DVD Speed v3.01
Ahead Nero InfoTool v2.21
K-Probe v2.1.0
What's inside the box?
We did only get a white box containing the drive and some media/software:
Notice that our drive is a pre-release drive so the bundle is not complete! Here is what we got:
The drive itself
Sonic software installation CD (RecordNow! 7.10 and DLA 4.90)
Intervideo software installation CD (WinDVD creator 2 and WinDVD 4)
BenQ software installation CD (BenQ Booktype tool v8.2 and BenQ Q-Video 2.0)
Mitsubishi 2.4x Dual layer media
Philips 16x DVD+R media
Taiyo Yuden 8x DVD+R media
CD containing Nero CD-Speed 3.0
Now it's time to take a look at the drive itself:
Since this is a pre-release sample the sticker is not finished yet and there is just a generic sticker, plus an extra sticker with some hand written text. Our drive is manufactured May 2004 in Malaysia.
On the back of the drive there are from the left: two undocumented pins; digital audio connector; analogue audio connector; pins and jumper to set the drive to cable select, slave or master; IDE connector and power connector.
We quickly installed the drive without any problems and here is a screenshot from Nero info tool:
Our drive came shipped with firmware B5A9, as we could see it lacks support for reporting C2 error information. And there is no DVD-R/RW writing support. And as usual we may say; we would like to see Mount Rainier support as well as a larger buffer.
And another shot from Nero Burning ROM:
We do not really find anything alarming here, but Mount Rainier support as well as a larger buffer would have been nice.
Let us take a look at the DVD-writing technology used by the BenQ DW1600A:
The BenQ DW1600A uses CAV, (Constant Angular Velocity) to write at 16x. The Average speed is 11.32x and total writing time is 6 minutes and 7 seconds. The average speed is lower and the writing time is higher than it could have b
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Well, today i went to two different comic book stores in my area. I called ahead a time to make sure this wasn't some sad post/. April fools joke. Sure enough it was legit. First shop i called said he did not have the so called "Free Comic Day Comics". He then told me to come in and check out what he did have for free. When i got there he pointed me to atleast three large tables with boxes marked.50 cents. He told me five issues are free rest make me a deal. I looked for atleast a good half hour, BSing with others who had came in just to shoot the Sheet. I picked out about 11 mags. Brought them up to him he told me happy birthday and gave them all to me for free. Ask me if i wanted a bag i said sure. Out i went to the next store...Smaller selection but he had the offical Free comic day comics...Wasn't that great but hey its free...Asked him what other deals he had...all.50 comics are now.10 for today...found around 20 that interested me, paid my $2.46 and walked out....so hey it was a cool day for me...got around 30 or so comics for a few bucks, they will last quite awhile when i read em on the shitter....take it easy all
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Preview: BenQ DW1600A Dual layer DVD-Writer Reviewer: OC-Freak Provided by: BenQ Firmware: B5A9 Manufactured: May 2004 We have just seen the first 12x DVD-writers appearing in stores, and here we have it; the first 16X DVD-Writer! Big thanks to BenQ for sending out an early pre-release drive of their upcoming DW1600A DVD-Writer. This is not a finished product yet and the full specifications are just released. So in this short preview we will only take a look at how fast 16x speed is and look at how the writing quality is at 16x. And we will of course answer the question everyone has: Will any 8x DVD+R media work at 16x? Short specifications overview: Writing DVD+R discs: 16x Writing DVD+RW discs: 4x Writing DVD+R Dual Layer discs: 2.4x Writing CD-R discs: 40x Writing CD-RW discs: 24x Reading DVD-Discs: 16x Reading CD-Discs: 40x Access time CD/DVD: 120ms Buffer: 2Mb The specifications seems very good but we would like to see 48x CD-Writing and 48x CD-Reading speeds as some other manufacturers is preparing 16x DVD-Recorders capable of 48x CD-Reading and writing. And at such high writing speeds as 16x we would like to see a larger buffer to keep the dataflow as clean and stable as possible. A buffer of 16Mb would for sure have been at least a little help to keep the dataflow constant and clean. It doesn't support DVD-R/RW either, but BenQ is already preparing new models supporting this. Test machine: For this article we will be using a computer with the following configuration: Hardware: Motherboard:Gigabyte GA-8KNXP with Intel i875P chipset. Processor: Intel Pentium 4 2,8GHz 800MHz FSB with Hyper Threading support. RAM: 1Gb PC3500 DDR GFX: ATI Radeon 9800 pro Sound: SB Audigy 2 Hard disks: 2 x Hitachi Deskstar 7k250 160Gb S-ATA in RAID 0 on the i875P S-ATA RAID controller. Software: Windows XP professional is installed on the computer along with Service Pack 1 for windows XP. We will be using the following software in this review: Ahead Nero Burning ROM version 6.3.1.15 Ahead Nero CD/DVD Speed v3.01 Ahead Nero InfoTool v2.21 K-Probe v2.1.0 What's inside the box? We did only get a white box containing the drive and some media/software: Notice that our drive is a pre-release drive so the bundle is not complete! Here is what we got: The drive itself Sonic software installation CD (RecordNow! 7.10 and DLA 4.90) Intervideo software installation CD (WinDVD creator 2 and WinDVD 4) BenQ software installation CD (BenQ Booktype tool v8.2 and BenQ Q-Video 2.0) Mitsubishi 2.4x Dual layer media Philips 16x DVD+R media Taiyo Yuden 8x DVD+R media CD containing Nero CD-Speed 3.0 Now it's time to take a look at the drive itself: Since this is a pre-release sample the sticker is not finished yet and there is just a generic sticker, plus an extra sticker with some hand written text. Our drive is manufactured May 2004 in Malaysia. On the back of the drive there are from the left: two undocumented pins; digital audio connector; analogue audio connector; pins and jumper to set the drive to cable select, slave or master; IDE connector and power connector. We quickly installed the drive without any problems and here is a screenshot from Nero info tool: Our drive came shipped with firmware B5A9, as we could see it lacks support for reporting C2 error information. And there is no DVD-R/RW writing support. And as usual we may say; we would like to see Mount Rainier support as well as a larger buffer. And another shot from Nero Burning ROM: We do not really find anything alarming here, but Mount Rainier support as well as a larger buffer would have been nice. Let us take a look at the DVD-writing technology used by the BenQ DW1600A: The BenQ DW1600A uses CAV, (Constant Angular Velocity) to write at 16x. The Average speed is 11.32x and total writing time is 6 minutes and 7 seconds. The average speed is lower and the writing time is higher than it could have b
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This isn't that new Best Buy has had Sub $100 DVD burners for awhile but it was with the dreaded mail in rebate...
Funding provided by Microsoft....
Well i have some experience in this as my mother has two master degrees. She has alot of trouble getting her foot in the door because of her education. Most heads of departments do not want someone with better backgrounds then them.
I wonder what the price of those razorblades are....$19.84 euro? hmm...
Going to say it right here this thought isn't my own but a well known comedian. What videogames did Hitler play in his youth. Or Stalin for that matter? Lets take rock music, what devil worshipping rock bands did they get into at a young age? None. Some people are evil, some are good. We don't need video games to teach us to kill. We already know how to do that from a young age. These kids were just retards simple.
Will the officers get to Tivo the lastest Cops on Fox?
for So long, i can now use all those Windows 3.1 & Dos apps ive had sitting on my shelf...and it'll only cost me $200 to buy the OS...WOOHOO!!
Well, today i went to two different comic book stores in my area. I called ahead a time to make sure this wasn't some sad post /. April fools joke. Sure enough it was legit. First shop i called said he did not have the so called "Free Comic Day Comics". He then told me to come in and check out what he did have for free. When i got there he pointed me to atleast three large tables with boxes marked .50 cents. He told me five issues are free rest make me a deal. I looked for atleast a good half hour, BSing with others who had came in just to shoot the Sheet. I picked out about 11 mags. Brought them up to him he told me happy birthday and gave them all to me for free. Ask me if i wanted a bag i said sure. Out i went to the next store...Smaller selection but he had the offical Free comic day comics...Wasn't that great but hey its free...Asked him what other deals he had...all .50 comics are now .10 for today...found around 20 that interested me, paid my $2.46 and walked out....so hey it was a cool day for me...got around 30 or so comics for a few bucks, they will last quite awhile when i read em on the shitter....take it easy all
Opened the can of worms? They said...."ALL YOUR BASES BELONG TO US!"
Only thing growing about computer chicks is their fat ass from being on the computer all the time...nuff said.
What are they going to do, copywrite broken bricks and bits of windows?
I pick it up in the canned meat section of my Super Wal-mart.
We have Real-time CGI Porn?