Conclusion
The Taiyo Yuden 8x-R media media burnt perfectly at speeds of 12x consistently with Nero Burning ROM and DVD Decrypter, recording either data DVD or Video DVD images on the Pioneer DVR 108 using firmware 1.10. All the software DVD Players played the DVD without error including the sometimes fussy Technics DVD Player which we find to be consistent with over similar tests on DVD-R media and the Technics device.
Most importantly with a recordable media, the Taiyo Yuden 8x-R media also passed all the verification tests meaning no errors where found and we had a reliable backup of our important records even at 12x recording speeds. CD Speed gave it a very high quality score and no C1 or C2 failures where reported and all disc and file scans carried out during this review showed no errors either.
At the time of writing this review over recorders capable of over speeding this media include the Ben Q 1620A and NEC 3500 AG with official firmware, although we recommend the Pioneer DVR 108 under present firmware 1.10 has the drive that is giving the best quality over speed recording to this media. If this is to change and one of the other above mentioned writers under newer firmware should give even more compatible results, we will be sure to update this review with the results for our readers.
Tested on:
AMD XP 3400+ 64 bit
512 DDR 500 RAM
Windows XP Pro
PIONEER DVR 108 F/W 1.10
BENQ 1620 F/W B7H9
Nero Burning ROM 6.3.1.20
DVD Decrypter
VSO Inspector 1.0.1.22
Nero CD Speed 3.21
About Taiyo Yuden:
TAIYO YUDEN entered the optical media business in 1988 with the development of CD-R. Today, the company continues to rely on domestic production to ensure that only the highest quality optical recording media is taken to market. TAIYO YUDEN develops and manufactures its product line-up with technologies that are standardized at the highest level, and its DVD-R, DVD+R and CD-R never fail to be listed as recommended media by drive manufacturers. TAIYO YUDEN sees this reputation as evidence that the market recognizes the high performance and reliability of its optical disks.
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