While there aren't a lot of details on the front, the back of the box lists many of the drive's features including support for technologies like AV Connectivity, Smart Archive and M-DISC. Inside the box, you'll find the SE-208GB, a USB cable, quick installation guide and a software CD containing CyberLink's Media Suite.
DRIVER FOR SAMSUNG PORTABLE DVD WRITER SE 208 SOFTWARE The drive Samsung sent us for this review was manufactured in July of 2014 and had firmware TS00. At the time of this review, this is the only firmware available for the SE-208GB. The Samsung SE-208GB is one of the smallest DVD writers on the market today. Measuring 148.6 x 14 mm x 146 mm, it's not much larger than a couple of jewel cases stacked on top of one another. The body of the SE-208GB is constructed out of lightweight, black plastic. The top of the drive has a glossy finish with a small, white Samsung logo printed along one of the edges. The LED and eject button are also located on top of the drive. This LED lights up green when both reading and writing. The bottom and sides of the SE-208GB have a normal matte finish.
There are also four small rubber feet on the bottom to keep it from sliding around when placed on a flat surface.Īlong the rear, you can see the SE-208GB's USB 2.0 interface. This connector not only transfers data but provides power for the drive. The SE-208GB is the latest DVD writer from Samsung to offer support for their exclusive AV Connectivity technology.
This unique feature lets you connect the drive to a TV, Android tablet or other AV device via USB and play back the music, pictures and videos stored on a CD or DVD. DRIVER FOR SAMSUNG PORTABLE DVD WRITER SE 208 SOFTWAREÄRIVER FOR SAMSUNG PORTABLE DVD WRITER SE 208 ARCHIVE DRIVER FOR SAMSUNG PORTABLE DVD WRITER SE 208 ANDROID.DRIVER FOR SAMSUNG PORTABLE DVD WRITER SE 208 ANDROID.DRIVER FOR SAMSUNG PORTABLE DVD WRITER SE 208 ARCHIVE.To put the SE-208GB into AV Connectivity mode, simply hold down the eject button for 3 seconds while the tray is open. When you do this, the drive will be recognized as a USB memory device rather than an optical drive. Samsung's AV Connectivity technology does have its limitations. It only works with CD and DVD (except DVD-RAM) media using UDF or ISO-9660 file systems. The number of files it can recognize is also limited to 3000 and they must be located in a directory no more than five levels deep. Furthermore, the number and size of the files determines the amount of time it takes the drive to recognize a disc. With a 4.3GB DVD, it can take up to two and a half minutes for the SE-208GB to read the contents and convert the file system to FAT32 so that it can be used by AV devices.
The SE-208GB is also equipped with Samsung's Smart Archive technology. Unlike other existing optical disc archive technologies, this feature offers a recording quality that is optimized for DVDs used to store content for an extended time. The technology follows standard DVD formatting that is compatible with M-DISCs, archival discs (ISO10995 standard) and qualified normal discs. To use Smart Archive you need Cyberlink Media Suite version 10 or higher which is included with the SE-208GB.