Testing Dvd drive

compunerd · Jul 23, 2008, 02:03 PM

Hi All,

Is there any software and/or utilities out there to test a Dvd drive's writing accuracy(preferably freeware)?

Matth · Jul 23, 2008, 05:12 PM

Nero CD-DVD Speed website
You don't have to have Nero, to use Nero CD/DVDSpeed as a testing tool.

Features:
Write test disc (nothing special, other than it makes a 100% full disc of junk data and can record the write speed profile).
Various methods of testing, including PI/PIF errors for drives that support statistics reporting, or read speed plot for all drives. Most Liteon drives support reporting, some with more detailed options like jitter also available.
Some other drives do as well, though Plextor have their own utility and are a bit sniffy about letting anyone else in on the act. A few other makes have requested that the feature, though possible, be turned off as the results are not reliable.

NB. Certain websites have particular reporting standards, so that plots are comparable, Liteon writer at 4x speed is one often used - Liteon combo drives can report errors on DVD, but the results are generally considered not to be directly comparable as there are variations in measuring interval.

H3X4D3C1M4L · Jul 27, 2008, 10:48 PM

dvdinfopro - Google Search

I believe that's what you're looking for. It will tell you all the different sorts of correctable and noncorrectable errors.

From my readings on different optical drive enthusiast forums, reading the burnt disc in question back on a different DVD reader will usually yield the best scanning results. (i.e. if you burn it on a DVD-RW drive, read it back on a DVD-ROM drive or at least another burner).