Opti Drive Control v1.44 - DVD-ROM:
For this test I used a single layer, single sided data DVD-ROM disc that is 4.37GB in size.
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Lite-On eTAU208 |
5.83x | 3.21 | 8.25 | 141ms | 164ms | 244ms | 1% |
The eTAU208 performed pretty well when reading single layer DVD-ROM's. In our tests it started reading at 3.21x and reached a maximum transfer speed of about 8.25x. Unfortunately, like in our CD read tests, the drive's access times were a little high.
Opti Drive Control v1.44 - DVD-R, DVD-RW and DVD-RAM:
First, we'll look at the drive's DVD-R and DVD-RW reading performance. For this I made copies of our DVD-ROM test disc using some general use 8x DVD-R and 6x DVD-RW media from Verbatim and then ran our usual DVD read tests with CD Speed. For the DVD-RAM tests, media from Maxell was used. The results are below.
Verbatim DVD-R
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Lite-On eTAU208 |
5.84x | 3.24x | 8.26x | 146ms | 174ms | 253ms | 2% |
Verbatim DVD-RW
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Lite-On eTAU208 |
5.85x | 3.22x | 8.29x | 145ms | 173ms | 257ms | 1% |
Verbatim DVD-R DL
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Lite-On eTAU208 |
5.68x | 3.33x | 3.35x | 163ms | 215ms | 111ms | 1% |
The eTAU208 had no problems reading DVD-R, DVD-RW and DVD-R DL media. In all three cases, the drive reached a maximum transfer speed of about 8x.
Maxell 5x DVD-RAM
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Lite-On eTAU208 |
3.68x | 1.22x | 5.00x | 145ms | 173ms | 283ms | 1% |
Lite-On's new drive has a maximum transfer speed of 5x when reading DVD-RAM discs. By looking at the screenshot you can see that it starts reading at about 1.22x and then quickly accelerates, reaching 5x at about the 1.6GB mark.
Opti Drive Control v1.44 - DVD+R and DVD+RW:
Next we'll look at the drive's DVD+R and DVD+RW reading performance. For this I made a copy of our DVD-ROM test disc using some 8x DVD+R and 8x DVD+RW media from Verbatim. I then ran our usual DVD read tests with CD Speed. The results are below.
Verbatim DVD+R
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Lite-On eTAU208 |
5.84x | 3.30x | 8.27x | 134ms | 165ms | 243ms | 1% |
Verbatim DVD+RW
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Lite-On eTAU208 |
5.86x | 3.21x | 8.28x | 131ms | 151ms | 249ms | 1% |
Verbatim DVD+R DL
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Lite-On eTAU208 |
5.68x | 3.33x | 3.34x | 154ms | 203ms | 81ms | 1% |
The eTAU208's performance was very similar to what we saw with DVD-R, DVD-RW and DVD-R DL media. Once again, the drive reached a maximum transfer speed of about 8x.
Opti Drive Control v1.44 - DVD-Video:
For these tests I am using the US version of Transformers: The Movie on DVD. The disc is over 4GB and single sided.
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Lite-On eTAU208 |
5.77x | 3.17x | 8.16x | 137ms | 159ms | 253ms | 1% |
The eTAU208 didn't slow down very much when reading single layer DVD videos. In our tests, it reached a maximum speed of 8x when reading both single and dual layer discs.
To see how well the eTAU208 worked as a DVD player, I watched a few scenes from Transformers: The Movie and Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith using Nero Showtime. The drive had no problems playing back these movies and was fairly quiet.
