BD Write and ReWrite Tests - Nero CD Speed v4.7.7.16:
To test the BD writing performance of Pioneer's new drive I used BD-R, BD-R DL and BD-RE media from Moser Baer, Ritek, TDK and Verbatim. To get the writing times, CD Speed's "Create Data Disc" feature was used. I also ran the discs through CD Speed's transfer rate test to make sure that the BDR-2203 could read them back. .
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The BDR-2203 is the first drive from Pioneer that can write to both BD-R and BD-R DL media at 8x. Looking at the screenshots above, you can see that the drive uses Z-CLV to reach this speed.
| Pioneer BDR-2203 |
LG BH08LS20 |
Sony BWU-300S |
Lite-On DH-4B1S |
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| BD-R | 14:53 | 13:13 | 13:48 | 24:05 |
| BD-RE | 45:07 | 39:21 | 45:03 | 46:25 |
| BD-R DL | 30:08 | 31:32 | 27:30 | failed |
The BDR-2203 performed fairly well when writing to BD-R media. While not as fast as the drives from LG and Sony, it took less than 15 minutes to burn a 25GB disc. Pioneer's new drive didn't disappoint when writing to BD-R DL media either. Thanks to its 8x writing speed, the BDR-2203 took a little more than 30 minutes to burn an entire 50GB disc.
| Manufacturer ID | Max Write Speed |
Write Time | ||
| Moser Baer 25GB 6x BD-R | MBI R06 | 8x | 14:51 | Transfer Rate |
| RiDATA 25GB 4x BD-R | RITEK.BR2 | 8x | 15:16 | Transfer Rate |
| TDK 25GB 6x BD-R | TDKBLDRBD | 8x | 14:53 | Transfer Rate |
| TDK 50GB 6x BD-R DL | TDKBLDRFD | 8x | 30:08 | Transfer Rate |
| TDK 50GB 2x BD-RE DL | TDKBLDWfa | 2x | 90:11 | Transfer Rate |
| Verbatim 25GB 2x BD-RE | VERBATIM0 | 2x | 45:07 | Transfer Rate |
| Verbatim 25GB 4x BD-R | VERBATIMa | 8x | 14:49 | Transfer Rate |
| Verbatim 50GB 2x BD-R DL | VERBATIMa | 2x | 91:27 | Transfer Rate |
The BDR-2203 completed our Blu-ray writing tests without any problems. The drive wrote to all of our test media at its rated speeds or better and, looking at the transfer rates, you can see that it had no problems reading the discs back.
Performance Revisited:
While Pioneer's new Blu-ray Disc writer has a few rough spots, it performed relatively well throughout most of our tests. The BDR-2203 turned in some impressive times when writing to BD media and was able to read single layer BD-ROM's as well as BD-R and BD-RE media at speeds near 8x. The BDR-2203 was also fairly quick when reading DVD's and had no problems holding its own when writing CD's and DVD's. Unfortunately, the drive did not fair quite as well in our CD read tests as it slowed considerably when reading both CD-R and CD-RW media. With all things considered, the Pioneer BDR-2203 gets a 7 out of 10 for the performance section of this review.
