Verbatim 16x DVD-R (MCC03RG20) reviewed

Lasse Penttinen
2 Mar 2005 6:07

We have recently covered DVD-R (or +R) quality related topics, and the latest review by CDR-Zone.com adds up to it quite nicely.
Verbatim is one of the most famous media manufacturers, which have always been delivering top quality from their plants. Verbatim is the brand of Mitsubishi Chemicals, the famous inventor of the metallized azo dye used on optical media.
The CDR-Zone used five different drives for the tests: Pioneer DVR-108, Philips DVDR1640, NEC ND-3520 and 3500 AG, and a LiteON SOHW-1653S. Burned at the maximum speed of 16x, the error rates seemd to be quite good, if not excellent, on the Pioneer and the NECs. On the Philips and LiteON we can see slightly higher error curves, but they are not alarming and still easily within the specs. At least in the LiteON's case, this seems like an issue of the drive or firmware, since the 1653 model hasn't performed too well in high speed recording tests.

The MCC030RG20 dye code used for the Verbatim 16x DVD-R branded media seems to be carrying on the tradition that Mitsibushi Chemicals have established when supplying Verbatim with their media. We encountered no bad or fatal recordings on any of the used review recording devices.