Post your Nero cd/dvd speed quality scans here

Well, I've been going around and playing the 8x (the worse one) in the various players in the house. The only problem I've had is my son's Compaq computer's DVD player started skipping and looping. All of the STBs in the house seem to play it fine, tho.

The 4x played fine in all machines, and we're testing the 16x now.

Here's the kicker... I just re-scanned the 16x, and came up with:

PIEs
Avg: 37.34
Max: 159
Total: 465803

PIFs
Avg: .24
Max: 8
Total: 2415


Way worse!!! So, it looks like you may be right, the Pioneer isn't a reliable scanner/burner?

I'm perfect ready to spend more money to get this right. Can't I run to Fry's, Best Buy, Staples, CompUSA, or something and buy a drive that will definately provide no probs? I just need to know exactly what to get!!

-Allen

 

You guys are great. I guess I'll keep this set-up and wait and see if I get anything returned from the family. I've got about 25 hours of captured DV video to go, so my Christmas break will be busy!

Good night, and (almost) Merry Christmas Eve all.

-Allen

 

@allen42
those verbs ive done those scans on are a newer disc. they have a different code than the normal verbs thats what is worring me about those compared to the goood stuff... the one scan i have up there with the high of 5 PIF's i watched it lastnight and my oldest son is watching it on his playstation2 now. not a problem one clear no skipping or pixels in it.. we all want the scans to be more reliable but there not...
i have a HP740i burner was my first it didnt do a good job burning but i have found that useing it to read and rip and then burn with my lite-on SHW160-P6S it is a great combo.i dont burn with it any more just my liteon let the HP do the reading and the liteon do the writing...

Like binkie7 said you can get the same liteon from newegg.com for 30 buck.. catch it onsal like i did and get it for 28 shipped..

 

latest burn from a slave (external) hard drive.

 

this is of the theatrical version of wickerman that i did lastnight and got a 90 on nero....looks alot better than nero. seems like these disc seem to get worse towards the ending of the disc.

im wanting better scores out these disc but not taking my own advise not to put much stock into these scans..lol OCD'ing again.. wanting them to be as good as the MCC004 are...would bug me as much if i had bought them but my parents got them for me for X-mas....

Merry Christmas to everyone....

 

My first spindle of Taiyo Yuden's burnt with the LG 4480B DVD combo drive , I do not know how to read the results but from common sense I would have to say these are good. I payed 100 dollars for the LG dvd drive in March 2003, still a great drive.

Nero CD Speed Test results

General Information
Operating System Windows XP (Service Pack 2)
Drive HL-DT-STRW/DVD GCC-4480B
Firmware Version 1.06
Serial Number
Disc Audio CD
MID 42m136s212f
Capacity 80:15.68

Transfer Rate
Start 18.47x
End 43.07x
Average 32.49x
Type CAV



DAE Quality
Quality 10
Accurate Stream Yes

Seek Times
Random 84 ms
1/3 141 ms
Full 208 ms

CPU Usage
1X 0 %
2X 1 %
4X 2 %
8X 6 %

Interface
Burst Rate 34437 KB/sec

Spin Up/Down Times
Spin Up Time 4.24 sec
Spin Down Time 4.24 sec

Load/Eject Times
Load Time 1.19 sec
Eject Time 1.60 sec
Recognition Time 6.61 sec

Log
Time Elapsed Action
[19:24:01] Starting transfer rate test
[19:26:37] 2:36 Speed:18-43 X CAV (32.49 X average)
[19:26:37] Starting DAE quality test
[19:26:42] Total errors: 0 (0.000 %)
[19:26:42] DAE Quality: 10
[19:26:57] 0:20 Accurate Stream: Yes
[19:26:57] Starting seek times test
[19:27:05] Random Seek: 84 ms
[19:27:20] 1/3 Seek: 141 ms
[19:27:40] 0:44 Full Seek: 208 ms
[19:27:40] Starting CPU usage test
[19:27:55] CPU usage at 1X: 0 %
[19:28:10] CPU usage at 2X: 1 %
[19:28:26] CPU usage at 4X: 2 %
[19:28:41] 1:00 CPU usage at 8X: 6 %
[19:28:41] Starting burst rate test
[19:28:42] 0:02 Interface burst rate: 34 MB/sec (34437 KB/sec)
[19:28:42] Starting spin-up/down test
[19:28:51] Spin-up time: 4.24 seconds
[19:29:05] 0:23 Spin-down time: 4.24 seconds
[19:29:05] Starting load/eject test
[19:29:07] Eject time: 1.60 seconds
[19:29:08] Load time: 1.19 seconds
[19:29:15] 0:09 Recognition time: 6.61 seconds

 

On Newegg, which Liteon? I have 16x +R's at the moment, and I read that booktyping is important, so which model do you recommend? I also have DL dvds, but haven't started using them much, but would like a DL burner.

LH-20A1H-185
LH-18A1P-185
LH-20A1P-184
LH-18A1P-186
SHM-165H6S
...

(22 models total)

 

Several of us here on AD have this burner,
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827106014
and can't say anything bad about it.
of course when we bought it, shipping was free.

 

Thanks, but they're out of stock.

What is the next best one, and will it support DVD-ROM booktyping?

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827106055
This one looks good, does lightscribe if you are so inclined to buy the particular disks where you can burn a cover design on the face.

 

ive just downloaded smartburn for the liteon..i dont really know what it is supose to do anyone who does mind putting some insite on it for me.. here is a screen shot of the 3 stages. where should i have them set at?






dont know if i should have had this going from the first burn i tried with the liteon... or if it will help these new verbs MCC03RG20

 

Never heard of this before Rob, let me look into it,
by the way,
Merry Christmas to all from "Sunny" CHarlotte, NC.

 

i just went to the liteon website just checking for firmware update, like i do every now and then... seen this smart burn thing... seems to remember the media it has burned and keeps the settings for that media to keep quality burns... kinda like the benQ drives.... what made me look for it. i seen that new 20x liteon and it said something about smart burn. so i looked to see if our Drive had this also and it does so i downloaded it but dont really know what to do with it

 

from what i just read again at the liteon site. all the smartburn is , is a program to tell you what kind of media you have..

 

so its not really gonna do anything to help with the qualit of a burn, or remembering when it has a good burn and keeps that info for future burns.....

not a bad scan at all. how does it play? im still not sold on these new verbs MCC03GR20...gonna do a few movies tonight should be off work early to get some in..
be a shame if these disc arent that good(which is what i think).granted i have only burnt 4 of them on the liteon drive..the only thing thats been in this drive is the hub printable 8x verbs i got from neweeg and the 16x+r verbs i got from best buy.. and 3 or for TY's thats it... am getting low on the hub printable only about 10-12 left.

like i said before about them.. the scans i have done look bad but they play great.... just wonder how they will play down the road..