Slow DVD Reading?

[Designhaus]

I've recently purchased a Sony external DVD reader/writer with Nero Suite software.

What seems incomprehensible is that I can burn a full DVD with file checking in about 20 minutes (8x speed), but to recopy the contents back onto my hard drive takes almost 30 minutes. I can't figure out why the drive reads slower than it writes. This is crazy.

It seems to be using the default windows drivers from 2001.

Any solutions (software, hardware, or drivers?)

Jeff Mowry
Industrial Designhaus, LLC

http://www.industrialdesignhaus.com

 

[Wishdiak]

Designhaus,

It could be the speed of your external connection (USB 1.1, USB 2.0, Firewire) or the speed of your hard drive. Is your hard drive 7200RPM or better?

Wishdiak
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[Designhaus]

Yes, the drive is 7,200 RPM and the connection can be either USB 2.0 or Firewire. I get the same results with either.

The strange thing is that it will write much faster than it will read--so the connection and hard drive are ruled out, since they work in writing.

I think there is a limit set by Windows, Nero, or driver software somewhere--but I cannot find such a limit anywhere. Any clues?

Jeff Mowry
Industrial Designhaus, LLC

http://www.industrialdesignhaus.com

 

[cdogg]

20 minutes is not a good 8x time for a single-layer 4.7GB DVD.

Read times on many DVD writers are typically slower than their write times. I've got an NEC 3500 DVD writer that writes up to 16x, but only averages a 6x read time. But I generally use my Samsung DVD-ROM drive for reading, which averages 9-11x.



~cdogg
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[Designhaus]

That's astonishing! I've never heard that this is normal.

Thanks for the replies. Please pitch in if anyone knows of a way of solving this, or if that's just the way it will be.

Jeff Mowry
Industrial Designhaus, LLC

http://www.industrialdesignhaus.com