Pioneer DVR-110

Pioneer DVR-111D

It seems like only yesterday since I received my Pioneer DVR-110 and now I have The Pioneer DVR-111D, It is rumoured that the DVR-111 was produced quickly because of serious burning problems with the DVR-110 and the DVR-111 is reputed to have superior burning quality. From the specifications I see there are only a few minor enhancements so I have decided to give these two drives head to head burn quality test to see if these rumours are true.

At the start of these tests I have the Pioneer DVR-111D which is identical to the DVR-111 with the absence of DVD-RAM writing capabilities but I hope to receive the DVR-111 before the final results are published so that I can include DVD-RAM burning in my comparison.
As the DVR-111 & DVR-111D are similar drives my tests will show the results as DVR-111 but will include results from the DVR-111D

The specifications have only 4 changes that I have noted

• The 111D allows a reduced speed of 4x for CD-R burning
  
• DVD-RAM Access time is decreased from 250msec to 210msec
  
• The weight has been reduced from 1.0kg to 0.9kg
  
• The case has been redesigned to reduce vibration (note the dimples on the top)

DVR-110

Media

DVR-111

DVR-110

Media

DVR-111

Click Disc

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6mins 8secs

Burn Time

6mins 5secs

7mins 22secs

Burn Time

7mins 23secs

DataWrite Classic Yellow 16x DVD-R

TTH02

DataWrite Optima Blue 16x DVD-R

RITEK F1

49.86%

Burn Quality

79.03%

84.25%

Burn Quality

84.6%

18mins 20secs

Burn Time

17min 14secs

6mins 3secs

Burn Time

6mins 33secs

VERBATIM 4x DVD-R Dual Layer

MKM01 RD30

PHILIPS 16x DVD-R

MCC03 RG20

88.83%

Burn Quality

94.67%

85.89%

Burn Quality

92.55%

44mins 13secs

Burn Time

44mins 9secs

7mins 45secs

Burn Time

8mins 19secs

RICOH 8x DVD+R Dual Layer

RICOHJPN D01-02

TUFF DISC 8x DVD-R

CMCMAG AE1

79.91%

Burn Quality

80.61%

81.39%

Burn Quality

95.77%

8mins 30secs

Burn Time

7mins 34secs

6min 1sec

Burn Time

5mins 54secs

DataWrite TITANIUM 16x DVD+R

CMCMAG M01

Verbatim 16x DVD-R

MCC03 RG20

90.75%

Burn Quality

95.10%

86.18%

Burn Quality

93.40%

7mins 39secs

Burn Time

7mins 18secs

6mins 15secs

Burn Time

6mins 19secs

DataWrite Grey 16x DVD-R

Prodisc F02

Plextor 16x DVD+R

YUDEN 000T03

88.77%

Burn Quality

94.30%

91.97%

Burn Quality

92.17%

15mins 7secs

Burn Time

8mins 32secs

63mins 27secs

Burn Time

63mins 49secs

DataWrite MACH4 8x DVD-R

INFODISC -R20

RiDisc DVD-RAM

RITEK DVD-RAM

0.00%

Burn Quality

52.77%

98%

Burn Quality

100%

8mins 17secs

Burn Time

8mins 16secs

RiDisc 8x DVD-R

RITEK G05

94.82%

Burn Quality

94.4%

A Total of 12 different DVD medias were used for these tests and although the DVR-110 burned some of the media faster than the DVR-111 ALL the quality scores turned out better with the DVR-111 burns. Some are only marginally better but others are a great improvement in quality.

From these tests I can categorically say that the DVR-111 produces better quality burns than the DVR-110 and an upgrade is well worth it.