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Moser Baer recently announced that its has achieved product verification from the Blu-ray Disc Association for its new 6x BD-R media. According to their press release, they are the first company outside of Japan to develop and ship 6x BD-R media.
Moser Baer India (MBI) has announced a breakthrough in technology development in the next generation Optical media format. The company, along with its subsidiary OM&T, Netherlands, has achieved product verification from BDA (Blu Ray Disc Association) for its latest Blu Ray (BDR) 1x-6x media. Furthermore, MBI media has been accepted by the BDA as a test disc to check the performance of BDR 1x- 6x media in various BD drives being manufactured globally. With this verification certification, MBI becomes the first company, outside Japan, to develop and ship 1x-6x BDR media.
The latest innovation from MBI with BDR 1x-6x enables customers to have a faster media recording. Typically this will allow a 2-hour transmission equivalent of HD (High Definition) quality video / data to be recorded in less than 20 minutes.
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Quanta Storage is making another go at the highly competitive half-height drive market. According to DigiTimes, the company recently purchased molds for DVD-ROM drives and DVD burners from Asustek's optical disc drive business and has already secured an OEM order for DVD-ROM drives from Pioneer.
Quanta Storage, the largest Taiwan-based maker of slim-type optical disc drives, has purchased molds for half-height (H/H) DVD drives from the optical disc drive business unit of Asustek Computer in order to step into production of H/H DVD-ROM drives and DVD burners for use in desktop PCs, according to industry sources in Taiwan.
Quanta Storage has been competing for OEM orders for H/H DVD drives, the sources pointed out, adding that it has secured an order for DVD-ROM drives from Japan-based Pioneer with shipments already underway, and which may be extended to DVD burners, the sources indicated. Pioneer has two optical disc drive factories in southern China, but has selected Quanta Storage as an OEM partner mainly because the latter has a factory in eastern China which can supply DVD drives in the region, the sources analyzed.
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NU Inc. announces the introduction of a technical innovation of external Blu-ray combo drive. The model EBC100 is the world first slim BD combo external drive with USB-powered and 8X DVD writer & 2X BD-ROM. A perfect solution for those users who are looking for a compact-sized, trendy and portable BD combo.
Easy portability & ultra-slim size are the important aspect of the EBC100. The carry-on external drive is the best companion of netbook devices. EBC100 weight of 400g and dimensions: 155 x 141 x 17.6 mm (WxHxD). It’s the slimmest and lightest external BD combo over the world so far. It can be powered through a USB connection instead of a traditional power adapter, so mobile users do not longer need to rely upon a power socket to operate it. You can enjoy your High-Definition Blu-ray movies anywhere anytime. The drive will consume its power directly from the laptop through the USB cable. Even so, a power adaptor is still included in the retail pack for traditional users.
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Advanced Media, Inc., is a manufactuurer and marketer of the popular RIDATA brand of recordable Blu-ray, DVD, CD media, electronic storage products, and digital media accessories. The company is happy to introduce another exciting addition to its Ridata brand of Blu-ray media the fast 6X single layer Blu-ray disc.
The Ridata 6X 25GB Blu-ray offers up to a 216 Mbps data transfer rate. Consumers are able to write and read large amounts of data at a higher speed.
"Now home theater buffs can archive video onto fewer discs. As high definition video becomes more widely accepted, Ridata Blu-ray discs will answer the increasing demand for large capacity storage," stated Harvey Liu, Advanced Media president. "The new Ridata 6X Blu-ray discs allow users to quickly record and enjoy high-definition TV programs."
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Royal Philips Electronics N.V. has reached consensus with each of CMC Magnetics Corporation and Ritek Corporation on long term patent licensing agreements for CD and DVD recordable and rewritable discs. The licensing agreements will not only settle the past use disputes between Philips, the patent holder, and Ritek and CMC, two Taiwan-based leading optical disc manufacturers in the world, but also covers the use of the relevant Philips’ patents until 2012. The parties also have agreed to stop all legal actions against each other.
Ben Beune, Senior Vice President from Philips says: “We are encouraged that the joint efforts of the Taiwan industry leaders and Philips over the past one year and a half can finally bring a positive result. Philips never gives up the hope to work with the manufacturers to find a win-win solution. The new agreements not only serve both parties’ interests but also mark the start of a renewed relationship. We believe this is a positive and healthy development for the industry going forward and we highly appreciate the frankness and sincerity shown by CMC and Ritek in the negotiations.”
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Just in time for Christmas, Verbatim will present a recordable BD-R 2x Dual Layer with 50GB of storage capacity with 2x burning rate. The new Verbatim Blu-ray Disc is suitable for recording films in high definition, backing up large amounts of office data and the long-term archiving of photos and music. The Verbatim BD-R 2x DL 50GB is now available in stores in a 5-pack jewel case and a 10-disc spindle.
Verbatim’s new Blu-ray disc offers, with 50GB of storage capacity, space for up to 270 minutes (MPEG2) of entertainment in HD-quality for the whole family. The burning time takes 93 minutes. Those BDs are exceptionally resistant because of the Verbatim specific HardCoat-technology: Its superior anti-static and anti-scratch properties protect the BD data layer, that is close to the surface of the disc, against scratches, fingerprints and dust particles. “Thanks to the hard coat protective layer and recording technologies developed by our proprietary company Mitsubishi Kagaku Media, customers can be confident they have media of the highest quality”, says Torsten Leye, Marketing Manager Optical at Verbatim EUMEA.
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While BTC pulled out of the global optical disc drive business more than two years ago, the company has continued to produce ODD loaders and market drives under the BTC brand in China and Taiwan. According to DigiTimes, BTC has decided to shut down the loader and own-brand marketing businesses due to the global financial crisis.
BTC used to be a global top ODD OEM maker, but stopped business operations in 2006 mainly because the company was unable to solve patent problems, the sources indicated. However, BTC continued to produce ODD loaders as well as marketing own-brand ODDs in Taiwan and China. Under the negative impact of the global financial crisis, BTC is unable to maintain both the loader and own-brand marketing businesses, the sources pointed out.
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Plextor, a leading developer and manufacturer of high-performance digital media equipment, announces new products as a part of its new 2008 lineup. Featured in the new offering are 6x Blu-Ray Combo drives, 22x Super Multi DVD±RW drives, and an 8x Slim External USB DVD±RW for PC and Mac.
“Plextor continues to strengthen its position in the optical storage market with the addition of these new drives to its already robust line of products,” said Bob Gronski, vice president of sales and marketing for Plextor. “Now more than ever, people are going out less and taking advantage of home entertainment more, so it’s a perfect time for us to introduce such an extensive line of products.”
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According to DigiTimes, Lite-On is predicting that Blu-ray combo drives will go mainstream by 2011 and BD burners by 2011. Lite-On backs up this predition with statistics showing that the volume of BD drives has already increased from 700,000 units in 2007 to 1.7 million units in the first half of 2008.
Blu-ray Disc Combo drives will be the mainstream PC-use BD drive format in 2009 and BD burners will become the mainstream format in 2011, according to Lite-On IT.
Despite the impact of the global financial crisis on demand for PC-use BD drives, global volumes of BD-ROM drives, BD Combo drives and BD burners together increased from 700,000 units in 2007 to 1.7 million units in the first half of 2008, Lite-On IT cited statistics as indicating.
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