The immediate question is, will Blu-ray Disc (BD) recorders, drives, and players read and write all types of CDs and DVDs? Will they clear the fog of application formats and content-protection measures? In last month’s column, I chastised BD device manufacturers for ducking clear answers to these questions. And surveying the broader situation, we see …
Good grief. Just when recordable DVD hits the accepted speed limit we find a couple of joyriders stepping on the gas. Manufacturers already have tremendous difficulty delivering consistent and compatible lower-speed products and we know that next generation Blu-ray is due out in the spring. 18X DVD Recording – Why Bother? Hugh Bennett EMedialive, November …
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.
ICAP Ocean Tomo announced that it is acting as a broker to sell Flexplay Technologies’ patent portfolio that deals with time-limited playback DVD technology (Time Limited DVD-ROM).
The DVD Forum announced its new DVD Multi specifications that mandate player, drive and recorder compatibility for most DVD disc formats.
Some aspire to greatness while others have greatness thrust upon them. Certainly, greatness appears to have been thrust upon CD-R, which started life humbly enough as an expensive prototyping system. Beginning almost in obscurity, it now is poised to be the dominant optical storage technology for the next five years. Where else can so much …
Hitachi, Ltd. announced it has developed the basic technologies required for 4.7GB rewritable DVD-RAM.
It’s hard to deny how far CD recorders have come in just a few years, but there are still particular features that set superior machines apart from the rest. The most notable of these is Running Optimum Power Control (OPC).
Toshiba Corporation announced that the DVD Consortium is expanding its membership and changing its name to the DVD Forum.
Hitachi, Ltd. announced it will start shipping samples of its GF-1000 DVD-RAM drive for personal computers.
Toshiba Corporation announced that the DVD Forum has completed the format specifications for DVD-RAM and DVD-R.