DVD Decrypter Write Speed

[tangoo]

I use a Plextor PX-712 with PowerRec enabled. In DVD Decrypter I select 'write speed 8x'. The following DVD Decrypter logfile reports:
'Actual Write Speed: 16.620 KB/s (12x)',
but the disc is written with 8x. Is this a problem in DVD Decrypter or in the Plextor drive or is this no problem at all?


I 11:07:32 Destination Device: [0:0:0] PLEXTOR DVDR PX-712A 1.05 (G:) (1394)
I 11:07:32 Destination Media Type: DVD+R (Disc ID: MCC-003-00) (Speeds: 4x; 6x; 8x; 12x)
I 11:07:32 Destination Media Sectors: 2.295.104
I 11:07:32 Write Mode: DVD
I 11:07:32 Write Speed: 8x
I 11:07:32 Test Mode: No
I 11:07:32 BURN-Proof: Enabled
W 11:07:32 [0:0:0] PLEXTOR DVDR PX-712A 1.05 (G:) (1394) - Selected Write Speed: 11.080 KB/s (8x)
W 11:07:32 [0:0:0] PLEXTOR DVDR PX-712A 1.05 (G:) (1394) - Actual Write Speed: 16.620 KB/s (12x)
...
I 11:15:49 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:08:16
I 11:15:49 Average Write Rate: 9.874 KB/s (7.1x) - Maximum Write Rate: 11.198 KB/s (8.1x)

[atreides93]

I don't think this is a problem...have you done a speed test on the disk to check if it burned it ok?

[LIGHTNING UK!]

Just to confirm, there is no problem here.

It's just that the Plextor drive always returns the max speed for the disc instead of the speed you've set the 'write rate' to.

As the 2 are different, the program just lets you know about it.

This is normally caused by selecting a speed the drive doesnt support on that media - but it's not the case here.

[tangoo]

Originally posted by LIGHTNING UK!
It's just that the Plextor drive always returns the max speed for the disc instead of the speed you've set the 'write rate' to.
Thank you, that was what I wanted to hear.

[alexnoe]

LG drives report the speed they'll start writing at, so they'll report "6x" if you select "8x" or "12x"...

what is actually a standard like MMC good for if drives either ignore it or "interprete" it to such an extent?