CD Freaks reviews the Philips ED16DVDR external DVD-writer

December 5, 2004

Drive Reviewer Jan S. has been busy again and this time he gives us all a nice look at the latest external DVD writer from Philips. The ED16DVDR drive supports 16x DVD+R writing, 8x DVD-R and 2.4x DVD+R9 DL writing modes.

Drive specifications as per the Philips UK website:

Storage Media

Recording speed: 16x DVD+R, 2.4 DL, 8x DVD-R

Rewriting speed: 24x CDRW, 8x DVD+RW, 4x DVD-RW
Access time (typical): 120ms
Disc capacity: 4.7 GB DVD R/RW, 700 MB CD-R/R
Disc size: 120 mm
Mass storage class compliant: yes
Reading speed: 48x Read CD, 16x read DVD
Recording media: 8cm CDs, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R double layer, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW
Supported formats: CD-Audio, CD-Recordable, CD-Rewritable, CD-ROM, CD-Text, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-ROM, DVD/R, DVD/RW, Photo CD, Video-CD, DVD+R DL, DVD-R, DVD-RW
Write modes: Disc at once (DAO), Fixed packet, Multi session (MS), Over-burn writing, Packet writing, Raw mode burning, Session at once (SAO), Track at once (TAO), Variable packet

Connectivity

USB: USB 2.0

Accessories

AC/DC adaptor: Yes
CD-ROM : Install CD Nero 6
USB cable: yes
User manual: yes

Software

Ahead Nero Suite 6 : Nero Burning Rom 6, InCD 4, Nero Vision express 2, Nero media Player 1, EasyWrite Reader 4, Nero Burning Rights 1

System Requirements

Hard disc space : 500 MB
PC OS : Windows 98 SE, 2000, ME, XP
Processor : Pentium 4 1 GHz or faster

If you are in the market for an external dual layer writer, you should definately read Jan's in-depth review. He says this is a "two sheep" writer and in addition, it does a good job ripping audio discs, even protected ones. Sound interesting? You can find the review here and when you have finished reading it, be sure to give us your thoughts as well in our Recording Hardware Forum.

Great job Jan, we sure appreciate it!

Source: CD Freaks