VSO-Inspector is a free add-on to report various information about your hardware configuration.

Features:

Detect and list the features of your CD/DVD writers:

Supported formats

Region details

Firmware versions

Buffer size

Region Code

Read modes

Write modes

Etc

Detect and list information about the inserted media:

Media type

Capacity

Media ID (manufacturer and/or model)

Number of layers

Supported speeds (with current writer)

Media Analysis

Sector reading

Definition of the area to check

Definition of the read direction (as medias are mostly weak at the end of the recording zone, starting from the end is a good idea for a quick quality indication)