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Primera Lowers Blu-ray Disc Publisher Price

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Primera Technology announced that it has reduced the retail price of its Bravo SE Blu Disc Publisher (DP-SE Blu in Europe, Scandinavia and Middle East) from US $2995 to $2495.

Blu-ray Disc and the Meaning of Backwards Compatibility

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Change is unsettling. But, like it or not, change is once again upon us—this time with the arrival of next generation Blu-ray Disc (BD). Naturally, consumers and even professionals are apprehensive about this new format but, even so, BD’s promoters are doing an embarrassingly poor job of understanding and answering concerns. For example, manufacturers and …

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Recordable & Rewritable Blu-ray Disc: How Far, How Fast?

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As Blu-ray Disc’s (BD) entrance draws near, I’m increasingly asked about its writable formats. How long will it take to record a BD disc? How much will its writing speeds increase in the future? How quickly will it get there? And, frankly, is there a way for the industry to avoid past problems and intelligently …

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Just Scratching the Surface: Writable Optical Disc Protection

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Let’s face it — writable CDs and DVDs are tough but they can be damaged. Scratches, scrapes, fingerprints, dust, and just plain crud can play havoc with reading and, especially, with writing. Dealing with these everyday realities in ways that keep discs realistically priced and marketable remains a challenge for product designers. Just Scratching the …

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Enter the Backulator

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Question: What do you get when you cross a data backup system with an automated optical disc duplicator? Answer: A “backulator!”

CD-RW: Busted for Speeding

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Here we go again. Despite the buying public’s four-year indifference to CD-ReWritable (CD-RW) technology, those involved in its creation just can’t take the hint. The latest attempt to increase the popularity of CD-RW involves extending its performance to 10X Constant Angular Velocity (CAV) and Constant Linear Velocity (CLV) writing speeds. Manufacturers must by now realize …

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CD-Erasable: It’s a Wipe Out

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Don’t mess with success. That’s a lesson Coca Cola had to learn the hard way. Maybe it’s just me, but I think CD-Recordable (CD-R) is a proven success that should not risk being undermined by CD-Erasable, which is, in my opinion, of questionable advantage and may confuse the established market.

In DVD’s Own Image: DVD-Recordable Technology and Promise

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This article was the first serious public look at the technical aspects of and market potential for DVD-Recordable (DVD-R). Some thirteen years later, it’s gratifying to see that DVD-R became, and indeed still remains, a beloved and universal means for enjoying, distributing, storing and archiving just about everything digital.