Pioneer DVR-108 16x DVD+-RW 4x dual layer review

August 17, 2004

Whilst
cruising the web, on my visit to Techseekers a review of this Pioneer drive was brought to my
attention. Written by ExtremeMhz, it is one of the plain Jane or "OEM" type
drives and not the sexy one with the fancy new look. But, we don't care about
looks, we want to know about whether it can cook.

Specifications:

DVD
DVD-R*1,
DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW,DVD+R DL*

CD
CD-R 700(type 80),
650MB(type 74), CD-RW, Ultraspeed CD-RW, Highspeed
CD-RW

Read
Support

DVD
DVD-ROM,
DVD-VIDEO, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW & DVD+R DL*2, DVD-RAM
(Non-cartridge DVD-RAM Version 2.0/2.1
only)

CD
CD-ROM(Mode 1&2),
CD-ROM XA, CD-DA(CD Audio), Video CD, PhotoCD (single/multi-session), CD
EXTRA, CD-Text, CD-R, CD-RW

Write
Speed*3

DVD-R
16x, 12x, 8x, 6x,
4x, 2x, 1x

DVD-RW
4x*4, 2x,
1x

DVD+R
16x, 12x, 8x, 6x, 4x.
2.4x

DVD+RW
4x,
2.4x

DVD+R
DL*2
4x, 2.4x

CD-R
32x, 24x,
16x, 10x, 4x

CD-RW
24x, 20x, 16x, 10x,
4x

Read Speed

DVD-ROM
(single)
Max 16x CAV

DVD-ROM
(dual)
Max 12x CAV

DVD-R
MAX
12x CAV

DVD-RW
Max 8x
CAV

DVD+R
Max 12x CAV

DVD+RW
MAX 8x
CAV

DVD+DL*2
MAX 8x
CAV

DVD-RAM
Max 2x
CLV

CD-ROM
Max 40x
CAV

CD-R,
Max 40x
CAV

CD-RW
Max 32x
CAV

CD-DA (DAE)
Max 40x
CAV

CD-DA
Max 9.3x
CAV

VCD
Max 9.3x
CAV

Mounting Orientation
Horizontal and
Verticle

Interface
ATAPI (PIO
Mode4)/Multi Word DMA Mode2) Ultra DMA663(Ultra DMA
Mode4)

Data Buffer (size)
2
MBytes

Dimensions (W x H x D)
148mm x
42.3mm x 198mm
5-13/16"x1-11/16"x7-13/16"

The folks over at ExtremeMhz ran the drive through a
series of tests so if you would like to see what they thought about it, head on over and
check out their review. You can of course leave your comments here or
discuss this drive in our Pioneer
Forum.

Source: ExtremeMhz