Lite-On iHES208 8x Blu-ray Combo Drive

Nero CD Speed v4.7.7.16 - DVD-ROM:

For this test I used a single layer, single sided data DVD-ROM disc that is 4.37GB in size.

 

	Lite-On iHES208	LG BH08LS20	Sony BWU-300S	LG GGW-H20L
Transfer Speed Average: Start: End:	12.12x 6.74x 16.20x	12.34x 6.84x 16.51x	12.27x 6.80x 16.40x	12.28x 6.80x 16.42x
Seek Times Random: 1/3: Full:	112ms 127ms 203ms	111ms 115ms 191ms	153ms 158ms 291ms	121ms 141ms 213ms
CPU Usage 1x: 2x: 4x: 8x:	6% 9% 14% 27%	4% 8% 15% 27%	4% 6% 9% 18%	4% 8% 14% 23%

The iHES208 was fairly quick when reading single layer DVD-ROM's. In our tests it started reading at 6.74x and reached a maximum transfer speed of 16.20x. Looking at the other scores, you can see that the drive's seek times were also quite good.

Nero CD Speed v4.7.7.16 - DVD-R and DVD-RW:

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 disk using some general use 16x DVD-R and 4x 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
 

	Lite-On iHES208	LG BH08LS20	Sony BWU-300S	LG GGW-H20L
Transfer Speed Average: Start: End:	12.06x 6.73x 16.11x	12.36x 6.88x 16.52x	12.28x 6.80x 16.42x	9.23x 5.12x 12.33x
Seek Times Random: 1/3: Full:	118ms 140ms 212ms	116ms 125ms 191ms	166ms 170ms 317ms	102ms 125ms 183ms
CPU Usage 1x: 2x: 4x: 8x:	7% 9% 15% 28%	4% 8% 15% 28%	4% 6% 10% 18%	3% 6% 12% 22%

Verbatim DVD-RW
 

	Lite-On iHES208	LG BH08LS20	Sony BWU-300S	LG GGW-H20L
Transfer Speed Average: Start: End:	9.17x 5.09x 12.27x	7.72x 4.28x 10.32x	6.15x 3.41x 8.23x	7.69x 4.23x 10.29x
Seek Times Random: 1/3: Full:	122ms 162ms 247ms	106ms 124ms 199ms	156ms 228ms 352ms	110ms 136ms 206ms
CPU Usage 1x: 2x: 4x: 8x:	9% 12% 30% 42%	4% 8% 15% 28%	4% 6% 10% 18%	4% 7% 13% 24%

The iHES208 performed very well when reading DVD-R and DVD-RW media. In our tests, the drive read DVD-R discs at 16x and DVD-RW media at a respectable 12x

Lite-On's new drive had no problems reading Verbatim's 4x DVD-R DL media. The iHES208 started reading at 3.44x and reached a maximum transfer speed of 8.22x.

Maxell 12x DVD-RAM
 

	Lite-On BH08LS20	LG BH08LS20	Sony BWU-300S	LG GGW-H20L
Transfer Speed Average: Start: End:	10.46x 6.01x 12.57x	4.65x 3.01x 5.02x	4.99x 4.96x 5.00x	4.62x 3.00x 5.00x
Seek Times Random: 1/3: Full:	127ms 142ms 216ms	185ms 201ms 276ms	327ms 472ms 1135ms	139ms 156ms 206ms
CPU Usage 1x: 2x: 4x: 8x:	4% 11% 15% 27%	21% 34% 53% n/a	18% 14% 74% n/a	17% 27% 42% n/a

The iHES208 has a maximum transfer speed of 12x when reading DVD-RAM discs. By looking at the screenshot you can see that it starts reading at 6.01x and accelerates, reaching 12x at the 3GB mark. 

Nero CD Speed v4.7.7.16 - 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 disk using some 4x DVD+R and 2.4x DVD+RW media from Verbatim. I then ran our usual DVD read tests with CD Speed. The results are below.

Verbatim DVD+R
 

	Lite-On iHES208	LG BH08LS20	Sony BWU-300S	LG GGW-H20L
Transfer Speed Average: Start: End:	12.06x 6.72x 16.12x	12.37x 6.87x 16.53x	12.29x 6.78x 16.43x	9.22x 5.10x 12.33x
Seek Times Random: 1/3: Full:	119ms 122ms 223ms	120ms 127ms 198ms	165ms 171ms 303ms	100ms 130ms 196ms
CPU Usage 1x: 2x: 4x: 8x:	6% 9% 15% 28%	4% 8% 15% 28%	4% 6% 10% 18%	3% 7% 15% 24%

Verbatim DVD+RW

	Lite-On iHES208	LG BH08LS20	Sony BWU-300S	LG GGW-H20L
Transfer Speed Average: Start: End:	9.19x 5.12x 12.27x	7.73x 4.30x 10.33x	6.15x 3.41x 8.22x	7.69x 4.24x 10.29x
Seek Times Random: 1/3: Full:	116ms 158ms 226ms	108ms 122ms 190ms	156ms 169ms 330ms	110ms 129ms 191ms
CPU Usage 1x: 2x: 4x: 8x:	6% 9% 15% 27%	4% 7% 15% 28%	4% 6% 10% 18%	4% 7% 12% 23%

The iHES208's performance with DVD+R and DVD+RW media was very similar to what we saw with DVD-R and DVD-RW. The drive read DVD+R discs at 16x and DVD+RW media at 12x.

Verbatim DVD+R DL
 

Reading Verbatim's double layer DVD+R media wasn't an issue for Lite-On's BD combo drive either. The iHES208 started reading at 3.44x and reached a maximum transfer speed of 8.22x.

Nero CD Speed v4.7.7.16 - 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.

 

	Lite-On iHES208	LG BH08LS20	Sony BWU-300S	LG GGW-H20L
Transfer Speed Average: Start: End:	11.99x 6.67x 16.04x	3.66x 2.03x 4.89x	4.55x 2.52x 6.09x	6.06x 3.36x 8.10x
Seek Times Random: 1/3: Full:	112ms 129ms 208ms	134ms 167ms 228ms	149ms 163ms 311ms	191ms 231ms 333ms
CPU Usage 1x: 2x: 4x: 8x:	6% 9% 14% 26%	4% 7% 13% 31%	4% 6% 10% n/a	4% 6% 18% 24%

The iHES208 didn't slow down very much when reading single layer DVD videos. It started out at about 6.67x and reached a maximum read speed of 16.02x. Lite-On's new drive was also fairly quick when reading dual layer discs. By looking at the screenshot below, you can see that the drive's transfer speeds peaked at about 12x.

To see how well Lite-On's new drive worked as a DVD player, I watched a few scenes from Transformers: The Movie and Star Wars: The Phantom Menace using the bundled version of PowerDVD. The iHES208 had no problems playing back either movie and was fairly quiet.