LG GSA-4120B: High Speed Multi-format Champion
by Kristopher Kubicki on June 17, 2004 6:05 PM EST- Posted in
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Burn Tests DVD-R Media
We repeated the same benchmark from the previous page with DVD-R discs of varying quality.MCC 02RG20:
Here is how the burner performed using Verbatim 8X DVD-R discs. These were the only discs that we could find which would burn 8X DVD-R on the burner.
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According to the burn and read charts from the GSA-4120B, this looks like a flawless burn. Below, you can see how the burner read the discs back.
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Like the DVD+R counterpart, the Mitsubishi DVD-R was readable, but just barely. We were fairly certain that the read would fail on us until the 2.5GB mark. Why the read decided to level off at that point does not seem clear. The Q-Check benchmark seems to suggest the inverse is true; that disc quality was lower near the end of the disc, rather than the beginning.
CMC MAG AF1:
Here, we used store-bought Imation discs to test DVD-R capability.
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Below, they are played back in the Plextor.
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The PX-712A does a good job reading this disc - we would consider it a good burn. The Plextor drive limits the read at 10X, something it does not do for other media.
AN31:
Again, we used low quality Platinum discs that we found in a bargin bin at Microcenter.
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Here, we attempted to read the discs in the Plextor.
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Our LG drive was barely capable of reading the disc about 1X speeds, and the read process actually failed using the Plextor drive. Unless you plan on burning coasters with your GSA-4120B, stay away from this media.
Below are a set of write descriptors that we could find for DVD-R media:
- MCC 01RG20 : 4X
- MCC 02RG20 : 8X
- PRINCO: 4X
- PVCR001002: 4X
- RITEKG04 : 4X
- CMC MAG AF1: 4X
- AN31: 4X
- TYG01: 4X
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araczynski - Friday, June 18, 2004 - link
...err, ARE?araczynski - Friday, June 18, 2004 - link
the 7 movies in my collection, IS my collection.araczynski - Friday, June 18, 2004 - link
Somebody help me out here, what am i forgetting that I can't find a single reason to actually put down even $60 on a DVD burner?Any movie I actually would want to see more then once I will buy an original of(very cheaply) somewhere on the net. I have about 7 movies in my 'collection' of movies i consider worth watching more then once.
I have no data that i consider worth wasting time on backing up (other then my bookmarks which i make multiple copies of on my multiple system drives).
Heck, I haven't had a use for my CD burner (other then being a second CDRom in my system) in almost a year.
My MP3 collection is stored on a car hd, i would admit that would suck to recreate off of the original CD's (another thing I haven't found anything worthy in in over 2 years i kid you not to buy OR rip).
What am I missing?? Am I somehow immune to the marketing machines of these companies or something?? What other uses for these burners should I be thinking of??
:)
SpaceRanger - Thursday, June 17, 2004 - link
HAHAKristopherKubicki - Thursday, June 17, 2004 - link
Nothing like the sound of wet noodle hitting pasty editor flesh....Kristopher
Bozo Galora - Thursday, June 17, 2004 - link
images worked fine herei must say that your reviews have been much more timely and pertinent as of late.
Is Anand whipping you guys with long Ramen noodles?
MAME - Thursday, June 17, 2004 - link
a few of the pics don't load