Philips DVDR1660 DVD-Writer Review by CD Freaks

Philips DVDR1660 DVD-Writer features 16x DVD±R, 8x DVD+RW, 6x DVD-RW, 8x DVD+R DL and 4x DVD-R DL writing speeds. The retail drive provides software such as Nero 6 OEM suite with a rebate code for Nero 7 Premium. The Philips burner has a special feature SolidBurn which will automatically check and learn for optimum write and burn strategy on the DVD.

CD Freaks reviewed Philips DVDR1600 DVD burner and concluded that overall Philips DVDR1660 is a good drive, that offers some really nice features, making it suitable for both beginners and advanced users.

Positive

Supports CD-R/RW writing at 48x/32x
Supports DVD+RW/DVD-RW writing at 8x/6x
Can write DVD±R certified media at higher speed
Overall good writing quality
Supports Bitsetting for DVD+R/+RW/+R DL (sets auto. BookType to DVD-ROM)
“Two sheep” writer
Supports DAO-RAW writing
Extracts CD-DA at high speed
Can rip copy protected Audio-CDs
Reads CD-ROM/CD-R/CD-DA at 48x
Reads DVD-ROM/DVD-Video SL/DL at 16/16x/12x
Reads DVD±RW/±R DL at 12x
Can read GigaRec (1.3x) discs
Can overburn CD-Rs up to 99 min
Can overburn DVD+R media
Can read 99 min CD-Rs
Excellent documentation/Owner’s Manual
Drive LED will indicate when SolidBurn feature is being used (by flashing rapidly)
SolidBurn and OverSpeed feature can be manually controlled in BenQ’s Qsuite and Nero CD-DVD Speed
Cooling solution
Good Software package
Nice Bezel design

Negative

Does not support Mt. Rainier
Reads CD-RW only at 40x
Reads DVD±R only at 12x
Writing quality on DVD±R DL could be improved
Green LED for both reading and writing
8x writing speed on both layers on DVD+R DL media was not accomplished

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