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Plextor PX-755SA 16x SATA
DVD Burner Review
Special
Features:
AutoStrategy Write technology for unknown media with uneven
quality. When a writeable disc isn't listed in the drive's
internal media catalog, AutoStrategy automatically checks the disk and
develops a write strategy for it.
 PoweRec™
(Plextor Optimized Writing Error Reduction Control) adjusts laser power
and writing speed so they're at the optimum settings for the particular
disc.
 PlexEraser™
is a data destruction utility that makes a recorded CD-R or DVD disc
unreadable.
 VariRec™
provides users with unprecedented control over the burn process.
This drive is equipped with VariRec
(Variable Recording) technology, a unique feature offered by Plextor
that allows you to manually adjust the drive's laser power during the
recording process. VariRec operates both for DVD and CD recording.
NOTE: In order for you to actually
perform the adjustment, VariRec must be supported by the recording
software you’re using. PlexTools Professional is one recording
application that supports VariRec.
Being able to adjust the laser power
during the recording process can have some definite advantages. For
instance, depending on the capabilities of your specific audio
equipment, you may be able to change the sound quality of your
recordings to suit the equipment. Or you may be able to correct
compatibility problems that occur when playing discs on certain audio
players or older CD-ROM drives.
Buffer Underrun Proof technology
prevents buffer
underrun errors which allows you to multi-task during a recording
session.
GigaRec™
allows high
capacity storage of up to 900 MB on a 700 MB CD-R disc. With this
advanced feature, you can increase the maximum writing capacity up to
30%.
GigaRec lets you change the capacity of
a standard CD-R disc from 60 percent up to 130 percent of its standard
capacity. You can use GigaRec for CD-DA or data writing at 4X and 8X
disc-at-once (DAO).
The most obvious advantage of GigaRec is
that it extends the capacity of a standard CD-R disc. For instance, a
Type 80 CD normally allows 700 megabytes of data and 80 minutes of
recording. But with GigaRec, you can get up to 913 megabytes of data on
a single Type 80 CD.
GigaRec also lets you burn a disc at
lower-than-rated capacity. Say you’re making an audio master that is
only 490 megabytes in size. By using GigaRec to record at 0.7x normal
capacity, you “stretch” that data to utilize the same physical space
that 700 megabytes would normally occupy on the disc. This changes the
actual length of the pits and lands used for data bits, increasing the
accuracy and response of the data, and resulting in a truer burn.
In order to use the GigaRec feature, you
need:
• DVD-R drive (such as the Plextor PX-755SA)
that supports GigaRec.
• Recording software, such as PlexTools Professional, that supports
GigaRec.
• Player software that recognizes the GigaRec disc.
Remember, even if you can burn a disc
with GigaRec, your player software must be able to recognize the disc,
or you will not be able to play it back.
Q-Check™
checks and
reports written disc quality – C1/C2, track and focus errors.
SecureRecording
offers
password protection for your CD-R disc and other valuable data.
The Plextor PX-755SA’s SecuRec function lets you write on
a CD-R disc and protect the data with a password. To view the contents
of password-protected disc—or even to see a catalog of files—the user
must enter the correct password. The password can be entered via
PlexTools Professional software, or with SecuViewer software.
SilentMode™
enables
users to vary tray load/unload speed, spin up/down speed and write/read
speeds.
Black Disc tray minimizes jitter and reduces C1 error
rates. optimized PCB circuits near the power supply decrease noise
and provide clean power to the drive. Improving both jitter and
deviation levels.
Although the Plextor PX-755SA drive is quiet in normal
operation, its Silent Mode is ideal for use in environments where
“silence is golden.”
Silent Mode reduces sound from the drive in several
ways:
• Slows writing speed
• Slows reading speed
• Slows access (spinup and spindown) speeds
• Reduces tray speed (that is, the opening and closing of the disc
tray). You can actually control the tray speed directly.
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