New 16x Roundup @ Anandtech
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 1:32 pmCDRLabs.com
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New 16x Roundup @ Anandtech
http://www.cdrlabs.com/forums/new-16x-roundup-anandtech-t20074.html
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Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 1:32 pmPosted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 2:53 pmYea, I was reading it last night at 2 in the morning. Gave me a laugh to see them use bar graphs to compare total PI values (total?!). And the comment about a burn having 2.6 million more PI errors than before. *chuckle* At least they did include the scans in a zip, so that was better than before. But I guess that's to be expected from people who are used to benchmarking linear things like fps and the such.
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 4:58 pmoh man..... I really thought I'd already seen the stupidest possible ways of testing media... but this is on a whole new level. These guys weren't just thinking "outside the box" they had to burn the original box, and create a whole NEW cornerless thing they would then CALL a box, so that they could think outside of that as well!
Ok, maybe that was a little long winded.... but MAN, that sucks!
Ok, maybe that was a little long winded.... but MAN, that sucks!
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 5:02 pmI didn't think it was all that bad.
Now I'm even more glad I've waited for the 1640, it seems to be the superior drive.
Now I'm even more glad I've waited for the 1640, it seems to be the superior drive.
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 6:08 pmWell.. I'm glad they're focusing more on writing quality. However, they need to understand what they're actually testing and how to portray it better.
Maybe I missed them, but did they do any CD or DVD read tests?
Maybe I missed them, but did they do any CD or DVD read tests?
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 6:55 pmIan! You have that many kids 
? How about pics of my grand cats!
? How about pics of my grand cats!Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 6:58 pmOh! I forgot! I'm back from the DENNIS hurivac! My house did great! Not that anyone cares! 
Back on topic! Maybe its time to buy a BenQ>
Back on topic! Maybe its time to buy a BenQ>
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 8:40 pmETP wrote:Maybe its time to buy a BenQ>
I would if they had them in stock in the US!
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 6:23 pmdolphinius_rex wrote:oh man..... I really thought I'd already seen the stupidest possible ways of testing media... but this is on a whole new level. These guys weren't just thinking "outside the box" they had to burn the original box, and create a whole NEW cornerless thing they would then CALL a box, so that they could think outside of that as well!
LMAO!!
Just read this "roundup" myself...
There were quite a few strange results and interpretations in their article.
For instance, why couldn't their NEC ND-3540A burn RITEKR04? no idea
Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 7:02 pmWesociety wrote:dolphinius_rex wrote:oh man..... I really thought I'd already seen the stupidest possible ways of testing media... but this is on a whole new level. These guys weren't just thinking "outside the box" they had to burn the original box, and create a whole NEW cornerless thing they would then CALL a box, so that they could think outside of that as well!
LMAO!!
Just read this "roundup" myself...
There were quite a few strange results and interpretations in their article.
For instance, why couldn't their NEC ND-3540A burn RITEKR04? no idea
Yeah... and why can their DW1640 burn Verbatim 2.4x DVD+RDL media that well with THAT firmware?
And how come they didn't factor in the POF errors from the DW1640's burn on the DVD-RDL into their quality report?