Verbatim has announced that they will begin shipping the world's first 2x HD DVD-R and DVD-RW media later this quarter. At this speed, Verbatim claims that it will take 30 minutes to fill an entire 15GB disc.
Verbatim Americas, LLC announced today that it will begin shipping the world’s first 2x-speed HD DVD-R (recordable) and HD DVD-RW (rewriteable) discs this quarter. By adding the new HD DVD recordable media to its current offerings, Verbatim now offers the industry’s broadest range of premium-quality HD DVD media products. The complete HD DVD media product line, including Verbatim’s 2x HD DVD R/RW media and its 1x HD DVD-R DL media will be showcased at Verbatim’s CES Booth #S4-36249 in the South Hall this week.
Verbatim 2x-speed HD DVD-R/RW Media -- At 2x-speed Verbatim’s new recordable and rewriteable HD DVDs slash the time required to fill a 15GB HD DVD disc to about 30 minutes, compared to about 1 hour at 1x speed. HD DVD media supports the Advanced Access Content System copy-protection technology.
While this speed boost is long over due, there isn't a lot of hardware on the market today that can take advantage of this new media. If you'd like to read more, the entire press release can be found here.
