Sony DW-R56A DVD Writer


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Sony DW-R56A


OEM:
Lite-On
Chipset:Mediatek
24xCDR ZCLV
24xCDRW ZCLV
DVD-R
DVD-RW
DVD-RDL
8xDVD+R ZCLV
4xDVD+RW ZCLV
2.4xDVD+RDL CLV
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Slim EIDE, 2MB
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$200 4.5/10
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1 Verbatim 16xDVD+R (MCC.....004) comments, 1 good, 0 mixed, 0 poor.
1 Verbatim 8xDVD+R (MKM.....003) comments, 0 good, 0 mixed, 1 poor.
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I have a DELL lattop (lattitude100L) with a Sony DW-R56A built in, actually it's listed as:- "SonyDVD+RWDW-56A" and it will not Burn a DVD. Checking deeper on the computer, it's a CD-ROM.

I have in the same unit a CD Player/Burner, and asked for a DVD Player/Burner. Dell insists that this will do it, if so, how do I find the Burner? Slip a CD in,up pops the PLAYER/BURNER asking what I want to do, slip a DVD in and it brings up the player (WinDVD) and starts playing. But I want to be able to BURN my own DVD's!!

Any HELP ?????


Comments posted by Carl from United States, January 13, 2007. Rated this writer No rating.





Got this as a replacement in my Dell so better than the last drive. Worked fine in datawrite 2.4, but not on my bulqpaq / bigpockets - these both appear to be the same IS01-001-000 Info Smart Technology but tried a few with different software and no results


Comments posted by wobbly jelly from United States, April 26, 2005. Rated this writer 4 of 10.





This piece of hardware runs ok on 4-speed disks. However it is made to burn on 8-speed and that is the only problem I am running into. Based on the current firmware (QDS1) it doesn't even burns 8-speed RITEK R03 DVD's.

Both Dell and Sony don't have a suitable firmware upgrade. It is a shame. Don't buy it !


Comments posted by erik from Netherlands, December 25, 2004. Rated this writer 5 of 10.




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OEM
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Chipset

The manufacturer of the main chipset the DVD writer/recorder is based on.


Write support / Read support
DVD-R
= Works
DVD-R = Is not supported
DVD-R? = Not tested


Single Layer(4.7GB) write speeds
1x (CLV) = about 58 minutes
2x (CLV) = about 29 minutes
2.4x (CLV) = about 24 minutes
4x (CLV) = about 14.5 minutes
6x (CLV/ZCLV) = about 10-12 minutes
8x (PCAV/ZCLV) = about 8-10 minutes
12x (PCAV/ZCLV) = about 6.5-7.5 minutes
16x (CAV/ZCLV) = about 6-7 minutes

Dual/Double Layer(8.5GB) write speeds
1x CLV = about 105 minutes
2.4x CLV = about 44 minutes
4x CLV = about 27 minutes

Single Layer (4.7GB) read speeds
1x read speed is 1.321MB/s = ~56 minutes
6x CAV (avg. ~4x) read speed is max 7.93MB/s = ~14 minutes
8x CAV (avg. ~6x) read speed is max 10.57MB/s = ~10 minutes
12x CAV (avg. ~8x) read speed is max 15.85MB/s = ~7 minutes
16x CAV (avg. ~12x) read speed is max 21.13MB/s = ~5 minutes


DVD Write types
CAV = Constant Angular Velocity, the DVD is written at a constantly increasing speed.
CLV = Constant Linear Velocity, the DVD is written at a constant speed.
ZCLV = Zone Constant Linear Velocity, the DVD is divided into zones. After each zone the write speed is increased.
PCAV = Partial Constant Angular Velocity, the DVD is being written at an increasing speed until a certain speed. After this speed it will not increase anymore.


Connection
Desktop = Standalone desktop DVD Recorder
EIDE = Computer DVD Writer with EIDE/IDE connection
SCSI = Computer DVD Writer with SCSI connection
USB = Computer desktop DVD Writer with USB 2.0 or/and 1.1 connection
FireWire = Computer desktop DVD Writer with IEEE 1394/FireWire/i.Link connection (some standalone desktop dvd recorder supports this also but then it is usually to connect your DV camera to the recorder)


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The second rating between the ( ) is a normal average rating.


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