Is there anyway to test a DVD Burner

[hn333]

Any programs out there to test if a Dvd burner is failing. I have a 4 year old liteon burner thats killing DVD+RW disks. Thanks for any help.

[budz]

You can do a transfer rate test & burst rate test using NERO CD/DVD SPEED. Post the results here and we can tell you if they are normal or if it indicates your drive is dying.

Here's the download for NERO CD/DVD SPEED. Just unzip it to your desktop.
http://www.cdspeed2000.com/download.html#nerocdspeed

DVD burners are so damn cheap these days and you can also get free shipping from online retailers like Newegg.com.
These are my choices in that order if I wanted a new IDE DVD Burner.

PIONEER 116D, $30.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827129023

LG GH22NP20 dvd burner, $24.99 with free 3 business day shipping
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136144

SAMSUNG SH-S202J, $ 22.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151161

[hn333]

Thanks I'll do just that. Thanks for the program link and newegg links. The Pioneer looks pretty good.

[skaleton]

Hello,
If I may join, I find the following results with my NEC ND 4570A firmware 1.03
What do you make of it?.