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Verbatim, the storage media specialist, is the first and only company in the world to bring colour LightScribe DVD+Rs this year onto the market. Alongside the current Golden colour, the discs are now available in Red, Orange, Yellow, Blue and Green. In addition, an update for the LightScribe system software allows even more brilliant results. The new Verbatim LightScribe DVD+R discs are available from December and cost €4.99 for 5 discs in a slim case (RRP). In addition, Verbatim will offer the Golden LightScribe CD-R, with proven AZO quality, on a spindle holding 25 discs for €10.49 (RRP).
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“Our position hasn’t changed and certainly any comments that were published in the US were not intended to suggest that we had changed our stance. We support both formats and we have not made any decision towards that policy and nor are any such announcements planned or in the pipeline,” he said.While there is probably some truth to these rumors, we probably won't hear any official announcements until the Consumer Electronics Show in January. If you'd like to read more, the entire article can be found here. Add a comment
“In terms of the short-term scenarios around the Q4 sales results, Warner Brothers are always reviewing our strategies and we can’t say what might happen in five or ten years, but for now, there’s been no decision made to change course.”
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Leading and second-tier Taiwan-based optical discs makers have had their production capacities for blank DVD+R/-R discs fully occupied for the fourth quarter of 2007, but corresponding OEM prices have remained unchanged at US$0.15 for 16x discs and US$0.11-0.12 for 8x discs, according to industry sources in Taiwan.The article also points out that CD-R discs have fallen short of expectations. As a result, first tier manufacturers have lowered their quotes to compete with second-tier manufacturers. If you'd like to read more, head on over to DigiTimes. Add a comment
The fully book capacity is mainly due to increased order volume from retail channels in the US and Europe as well as emerging markets in Latin America and Russia, the sources pointed out. Despite booming sales, leading makers including CMC Magnetics, Ritek and Prodisc Technology have not adjusted OEM quotes, making second-tier makers unable to raise their prices, the sources indicated.
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The BWU-200S burns single and double-layer Blu-ray discs at up to 4x speed, and DVD media at up to 16x speed. It needs around 45 minutes to write a 50 GB BD-R - which is only half the time required by the predecessor model, the BWU-100A. Up to 230 minutes of video film in HD quality can be recorded on a 50 GB Blu-ray disc.The BWU-200S, DRU-190S and DRU-190A are now available from retail outlets. Full details can be found here. Add a comment
BD-REs are processed by the BWU-200S at double speed. It processes DVD+R blanks at 16x speed and DVD+RW media at 8x speed, DVD-RAMs at 5x speed and DVD+R discs in double-layer versions at 8x write speed. The BWU-200S has a SATA interface and is supplied with CyberLink BD authoring software for Windows, which inputs video recordings in 1080i and provides editing functions. The software also supports video playback, including DVDs in AVCHD format.
In addition to the BWU-200S, Optiarc starts to distribute two new multi-write DVD burners in retail outlets. The DRU-190S and the DRU-190A achieve up to 20x write speed on single-layer DVD blanks. They burn rewritable and double-layer DVDs at up to 8x DVD speed, and DVD-RAMs at a maximum of 12x speed. The DRU-190S is connected up via a SATA interface which enables even faster data transfer. The DRU-190A has an E-IDE interface.
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LG Electronics'second-generation LG Super Blu(TM) Player (model BH200) is now availablenationally at leading consumer electronics dealers. This advancedmulti-format disc player (suggested retail price $999) lets consumerschoose from the widest variety of high-def video content as it is the onlyplayer capable of playing both Blu-ray and HD DVD discs.If you'd like to read more, LG's entire press release can be found here. Add a comment
"LG introduced the BH200 to focus on consumer needs by ending theconfusion caused by the current format war," said Allan Jason, vicepresident of consumer electronics marketing at LG Electronics USA, Inc."This second generation, dual-format player allows consumers to enjoy theirfavorite movies, features and extras, regardless of format, on thebest-in-class high-definition media player."
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Japan's Taiyo Yuden Co Ltd said on Monday it has filed a patent suit in the United States against two Taiwanese makers of DVD discs for violation of manufacturing technology for DVD-R discs.If you'd like to read more, the entire report can be found here. Add a comment
Taiyo Yuden, an electronic parts maker, filed a suit at a California district court against Prodisc Technology Inc on Oct. 30 and Ritek Corp on Nov. 21, Taiyo Yuden spokeswoman Rieko Kimoto said.
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In this review we'll take a look at some of the features found on the GGW-H20L and see how it compares to some of the Blu-ray Disc writers from the competition. Are 6x BD-R writing speeds enough to put the GGW-H20L on top? You'll have to read the review to find out.
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Toshiba's new SSD's will be showcased at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Samples and mass production will follow from the first quarter of next year. Full details can be found here. Add a comment
Moving NAND-based storage architecture forward, Toshiba's first solid state drives offer three densities: 32 gigabytes (GB), 64GB and 128GB. SSD realize low power consumption, a fast boot time, and lightweight, but market penetration has been held back by low densities and high prices. Toshiba's new SSD integrate an original MLC controller supporting fast read-write speeds, parallel data transfers and wear leveling, and achieve performance levels comparable to those of single-level NAND flash SSD. By applying MLC technology, Toshiba has realized a 128GB density in a 1.8 inch form factor. Toshiba expects the launch of its SSD line-up to speed up acceptance of solid state memory in laptops and digital consumer products, and to widen the horizons of the NAND flash market.
