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CyberLink Corp. (5203.TW), a world leader in digital home solutions, announced today that CyberLink BD Solution is being shipped with Samsung's Magic Station MV55, a desktop computer including a Blu-ray Disc burner and dual core processor.If you'd like to read more, CyberLink's entire press release can be found here. Add a comment
CyberLink BD Solution offers a complete range of features for capturing, editing, authoring, and burning videos to disc. Users can create disc labels and jewel case covers, or burn images directly to the surface of LightScribe and Labelflash discs. Award-winning playback software PowerDVD supports the playback of movie and music files, CDs and DVDs.
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CyberHome Entertainment (formerly named Protop Innotech), a leading maker of DVD recorders in Taiwan, on August 4 announced it has temporarily stopped shipments of DVD recorders to its largest client CyberHome USA due to overdue payments arising from the confiscation by the US customs authority in June of 20,000 DVD recorders imported by CyberHome USA.If you'd like to read more, head on over to DigiTimes. Add a comment
CyberHome USA sells DVD recorders under its CyberHome brand name with CyberHome Entertainment being a major shareholder in the company, according to industry sources. Philips asked the US customs authority in California to confiscate 20,000 DVD recorders with a market value of US$2 million due to infringement on the company's patents, the sources pointed out.
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The first holographic storage media will begin shipping by Christmas, executives at media maker Hitachi Maxell have indicated.With the media alone costing $120 to $180 apiece, I probably won't be asking Santa for one of these holographic drives. If you'd like to read more, the entire article can be found here. Add a comment
In an interview, Rich D'Ambrise, director of technical marketing at Maxell, said that 300-Gbyte holographic disks will begin shipping either in November or December, as InPhase Technologies, the developer of the holographic technology, said last year.
However, D'Ambrise also indicated that the company will move to a second-generation, 800-Gbyte disc in 2008, and has targeted a 1.6-Tbyte removable cartridge by 2010.
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Whatever its merits as a film, 'Training Day' has made history by becoming one of the first titles to be released on both the Blu-ray and HD DVD formats. In our first head-to-head comparison, we found the HD DVD to be superior. The unfortunate cropping of the Blu-ray image, coupled with more noticeable compression artifacts and an overall darker cast, can't compete with the more consistently pleasing presentation of the HD DVD.If you'd like to read more, Hi-Def Digests comparison can be found here. Add a comment
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Whatever its merits as a film, 'Training Day' has made history by becoming one of the first titles to be released on both the Blu-ray and HD DVD formats. In our first head-to-head comparison, we found the HD DVD to be superior. The unfortunate cropping of the Blu-ray image, coupled with more noticeable compression artifacts and an overall darker cast, can't compete with the more consistently pleasing presentation of the HD DVD.If you'd like to read more, Hi-Def Digests comparison can be found here. Add a comment
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Philips BenQ Digital Storage (PBDS), a joint venture between Royal Philips Electronics and BenQ established in February 2003, has been reorganized to manage Philips' patent royalties for optical disc drives (ODDs) with operations to begin on August 7, according to PBDS.As part of the reorganization, PBDS has taken over BenQ's ODD R&D and sales staff and has set up a branch offices in the US and Europe. If you'd like to read more, the entire article can be found here. Add a comment
The reorganization was due to Lite-On IT acquiring BenQ's ODD business unit in April of this year, noted PBDS. Philips originally negotiated and collected royalty fees for its ODD patents but has authorized PBDS to act as its agent after the Lite-On IT buyout, according to PBDS.
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CyberLink Corp. (5203.TW), a world leader in digital home solutions, announced today that CyberLink PowerDVD has passed the testing requirements for the playing of BD-ROM and BD-R/RE discs. CyberLink PowerProducer has passed testing for the recording of video content onto BD-RE discs.If you'd like to read more, CyberLink's entire press release can be found here. Add a comment
The tests, conducted by the Blu-ray Disc Testing Center, now allow PowerDVD BD Edition and PowerProducer to carry the Blu-ray Disc logo from the Blu-ray Disc License Entity. The products strengthen the next-generation features of CyberLink BD Solution, CyberLink's playback, burning and creativity suite for Blu-ray Discs.
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Verbatim Corporation, a first-tier media producer known for developing advanced DVD and Dual Layer technologies, announced today the world's first Mini DVD-R Dual Layer (DL) disc. Measuring only three inches (8cm) in diameter, the new discs provide nearly a full hour of continuous video capture time or 2.66GB of storage capacity on a single side. Verbatim Mini DVD-R DL media will be available at the end of August 2006 in North America, where the new Canon DC22 Mini DVD-R DL-compatible camcorder will be launched. Shipments to other parts of the world will begin when the new Mini DVD-R DL-compatible camcorders become available locallyVerbatim's Mini DVD-R DL discs are expected to hit store shelves at the end of August and will cost about $24.99 for a pack of three. More information can be found here. Add a comment
Featuring two recording layers on a single side, Verbatim's new Mini DVD-R DL discs provide almost twice the capacity of current mini DVD-R discs. Fully compatible with the DVD-R DL specification approved by the DVD Forum, the media can be recorded with compatible camcorders and played back with the majority of DVD players. It is ideal for applications such as recording and sharing home movies, sporting events, training videos and business presentations as well as digital audio, photos and graphics.
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The Panasonic SW-5582 is able to read and write the latest media generation, Blu-ray Discs, offering a huge 25 to 50GB of data which is needed for high definition video materials or high capacity data storage. Our tests show that the drive has no compatibility issue with all kinds of BD-R and BD-RE media we've tested. The drive also produces very good write quality on DVD+R/-R and DVD+RW/RW media we tested. From the Kprobe scans we can see that error levels are low and read back curves (Transfer Rate tests) are smooth. The Panasonic SW-5582 was able to burn CD-R media with very good quality given the low error levels shown by our Kprobe scans.We received a SW-5582 a few months ago. Unfortunately, it was DOA and we still have not received a replacement. The good thing is, we have a number of other Blu-ray writer reviews on the way. In the mean time, head on over to CD Freaks and check out their review of the SW-5582. Add a comment
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The PX-608AL will ship in mid September and is expected to cost about 13,000 Yen. More information can be found here. Add a comment
