Suggestions for a new test burner

CD, DVD and (Ultra HD) Blu-ray Writers NEC / Optiarc Writer
#1

I currently have a NEC 2500a @ 1.07Hv2b4 and a NEC 1000a @ HP300i3.20. I’d like to get a burner to do DVD quality testing. I’d like some recommendations on what to buy so I can run K-probes and CD/DVD Speed 3.0 PI/PO scanning. I will continue to burn mostly on my 2500a, but would like what ever I buy for testing to also be decent burner too.

The new burner would be for reading/ripping and testing. Any suggestions? Please.

#2

LiteOn is the best for running Kprobe. Look into the 812s.

#3

The BenQ drives have good burning quality and can do PI/PO scans in CD/DVD Speed 3.0!

#4

The LiteOn 451S is a good option. Good for KProbes, upgradable, very cheap, etc. :slight_smile:

#5

What about the NU 082?
{NU Technology 8X DVD+RW/-RW Drive, Model DDW-082 BLK}
I like it’s ability to do all the tests in CD/DVD Speed 3.0.
Seems the lite on cannot do Jitter test and the Benq won’t report PIFs (PO).
Two important notes on Benq drives at the moment:

  1. PIFs do not get reported.
  2. Scan speed is locked to somewhere just a little above 1.5x so scans take a while

How is the NU 082 as a reader?

Thanks, Michael

EDIT

#6

My Nu drive reports significantly higher error rates than the LiteOn, also it only scans in CAV, and seems to report errors in weird sized ECC blocks. All in all not a worthy drive IMHO.

Also, doesn’t the Benq only report PI?