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Bulkpaq Full Face Printable 4x Speed DVD-R
I received yet another disc from the Bulkpaq stable and this is described as a Full Face Printable 4X speed DVD-R and it comes in the usual cake tub and is indistinguishable from the outside from any of the other Bulkpaq wrappings. Inside the box the discs were almost a full face printable surface with the exception of a 4mm wide band in the centre, the printable area being 22mm x 119mm, the edges of the disc have a few minor blips but not excessive, the underside is a mid purple colour with a silver band separating the dye area from the clear centre. The disc is identified with the PRODISCS04 stamper with the following mid code
00 6C 00 00 01 40 C1 FD 9E D8 52 00 02 87 0D 11 .L...@....R.....
66 78 80 00 03 50 72 6F 64 69 73 00 04 63 53 30 FX...PRODIS..CS0
34 20 20 00 05 A8 82 00 20 00 02 00 06 09 11 11 4 ..... .......
87 78 90 00 07 A8 82 00 20 00 00 00 08 05 17 0D .X...... .......
10 0B 0B 00 09 96 08 0F 0B 60 88 00 0A C0 00 00 .........`......
00 00 10 00 0B 07 1C 13 A8 89 65 00 0C B6 89 88 ..........E.....
80 00 00 00 0D 00 00 D0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
These discs are sold as 4x speed media but they are recognised as 12 x with the Benq, the NEC, Liteon, Teac & Memorex all recognised them as 8x speed, the Plextor, Pioneer 105 & 108 recognised the discs as 4x speed. Because the majority of the drives recognised the media at 8x speed I initially tested the discs at 8x or maximum speed. The Teac burn failed in the quality & read test so it was retested at 4x speed and the 4x result is shown, The Benq reported 12x burning capability but when burnt at 12x speed it actually took a few seconds longer than at 8x speed so it must have found the media unsuitable for 12x speed
I burnt a full DVD-Video title set to a disc in turn to each of 8 DVD burners and tested the resultant burns for quality and readability
PIONEER DVR-108 V1.14 burnt at 4X  | A burn quality test in my NU drive
PIE starting at about 5 with a gradual rise to just under 30 with no undue peaks. This is a good result, jitter averaging at 11.2 % with no large fluctuations, and PIF negligible.
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Although the PIE rises throughout the scan the end result is not excessive and the results here are good
Burn time15m16sec |
 | Speed test in the Toshiba drive
This scan shows a perfect graph |
PIONEER DVR-105 burnt at 4X  | Burn quality as tested in the NU drive
The PIE here starts at just under 30 and decreases slightly during the first part of the scan maintaining an average of 16 with not unacceptable peaks, another good result, jitter is god and fairly even averaging 11.1% with PIF again negligible
Burn time 15m 35secs |  | Speed test in the Toshiba drive
This scan shows a perfect graph |
NEC ND-3500AG v208 burnt at 8X  | Burn quality as tested in the NU drive
PIE is a very similar pattern to the Pioneer 108 but the scale is actually half that of the 108 making this a very good scan indeed, jitter fluctuations are more than the Pioneer but they are also lower giving an average of 10.2% & PIF errors virtually non existent
Burn time10m11sec | 
| Speed test in the Toshiba drive
This scan shows a perfect graph |
MEMOREX DVDDLRWL1 F16 vBWSE burnt at 8X  | Burn quality as tested in the NU drive
PIF is less than 20 up to just over 1.5gig when the burning speed increases and it doubles to around 40 maintaining this level most of the rest of the scan with a sharp rise peaking at 124 at the end of the scan, this peak is acceptable and does not affect playback, jitter has a slight increase at about 400 meg with an overhaul average of 11.2
Burn time 10m14sec |  | Speed test in the Toshiba drive
This scan shows a perfect graph |
BENQ DD DW1620 vB7K9 burnt at 8X  | Burn quality as tested in the NU drive
PIE starts at just under 20 with a gradual increase to a maximum of just over 40 at the end of the scan there are a few minor fluctuations but with an average of 22 overall it is a good scan, jitter is fairly constant and averages under 11%, PIF again is negligible
Burn time 8m38sec |  | Speed test in the Toshiba drive
This scan shows a perfect graph |
TEAC DV-W516G vB4S2 burnt at 4x speed  | Burn quality as tested in the NU drive
This drive produced a coaster at 8x speed but when burnt at 4x speed the burn is good with the PIE starting very low at about 5 rising to a peak of just over 40, jitter again is constant with an average of 10.9
Click here to view the scan of a disc burnt at 8x speed with this drive in 9m56sec
Burn time 15m19sec |
 | Speed test in the Toshiba drive
This scan of the disc burnt at 4x speed shows a perfect graph
The 8x speed failed to read the disc Click here to view the scan of a disc burnt at 8x speed |
LITEON SOHW-1633S vBS0H burnt at 8x  | Burn quality as tested in the NU drive
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The PIE started very low at about 5 with a gradual increase up to 4gig with a final sharp rise peaking at 117 and although this is high it is still acceptable and does not affect playback, jitter is constant and averages 10.7% with the PIF negligible
Burn time 10m16sec |
 | Speed test in the Toshiba drive
This scan shows a perfect graph |
PLEXTOR PX708A v1.08 burnt at 4x  | Burn quality as tested in the NU drive
PIE here starts at 10 peaks just over 34 with an average of 14 is very good indeed, jitter is average just under 12% & PIF errors almost nil, a good graph here
15m19sec |
 | Speed test in the Toshiba drive
This scan shows a perfect graph |
With the exception of the 8x speed burn by the Teac drive all the burns are good and give no problems during playback. All the speed read graphs produced in the Toshiba drive are perfect and almost identical; I could not whish for better graphs. The Benq is the only drive that managed to sustain the full 8x speed burning throughout the whole burn taking 8m38sec to complete the burn as against 10mins for the other 8x speed burns The Pioneer 108 &105 together with the Plextor only managed to burn at 4x speed which is the actual speed rating for this media. Playback compatibility is a little varied with some of my older players but the playback is good with no sticking on my newer players. The disc is also compatible with the Panasonic DMR-E20 DVD Video recorder. The Full Face Printable surface is not quite full face with a clear ring of 4mm around the centre hole. The prints covering nearly the whole of the disc are colourful and the extra printing surface is a bonus enhancement to the printed images.
ConclusionThis is a budget 4x speed Full Face printable disc that burns well without errors producing discs with low PIE errors and is compatible with all my burners, with an added bonus of being able to burn at 8x speed in several of the drives. The disc is also compatible with my Panasonic DMR-E20 DVD-Video Recorder. There is a slight playback compatibility with the older DVD players so just make sure your player will accept these discs before purchasing in quantity Added: Sunday, October 17, 2004 Reviewer: Flashhits: 13371
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