Pioneer DVR-A08XLA New F\W Review.

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Conclusion

The Pioneer DVR-A08XLA hits the market with an improved firmware than what the DVR-108 did. We have seen several improvements , mostly on writing quality, over the previous v1.04/v1.06 firmwares, but we feel there is room for improvements. The biggest problem we saw was with TraxData DL media, since the produced disc was not readable near the end.


As was expected the DVR-A08XLA is much more eye catching than the DVR-108 one, you also get the QuietDrive Technology that reduces noises during playback and unleashes DVD ripping speed up to 12X. However on the same time you will be forced to pay extra bucks, since the retail package costs a little higher than what the DVR-108 does. Pioneer gives an estimated retail price of the drive around €159 but we feel will be lower to compete against NEC and LiteON 16X writer proposal...

For sure the DVR-A08XL series is a good buy, without many risks for amateur/medium users, and some drawbacks for very experienced one.

- The Good
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  • Supports 4X DL writing speed
  • Very good front bezel design
  • Quiet operation with QuietDrive Technology
  • Supports DVD-ROM booktype for DVD+R9 format
  • Very good CD/DVD error correction
  • High ripping speed (12X CAV) with the appropriate setting :)
  • Good CD writing quality
  • Improved DVD writing quality
  • Supports reading of DVD-RAM media
  • Can overburn up to 90mins
  • Supports CD-Text (reading/writing)
- The Bad


  • Low CD recording speed (32X)
  • Cannot recognize Key2Audio protected discs
  • Cannot backup accurately newest SD2 protected titles
  • Very slow reader when reading SD2 protected titles
  • Doesn't support Mount Rainier for CD/DVD formats
  • Doesn't support overburning for DVD±R formats
  • Doesn't support DVD-ROM booktype for DVD+R/+RW formats
  • Doesn't report C2 pointers
  • Cannot be used to measure C1C2/PIPO errors for CD/DVD media
- Like To be fixed


  • High PIE error rates with specific media
  • Burning problem with Ritek DL media
  • The supported media list for 12X/16X is still restricted(can be fixed with firmware upgrade)
  • Ripping problems with CDS200 protected Audio discs
  • Recognition/ripping problems with 90/99min Audio disc
 
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