Call me petty, but I’ve had it up to here with power bricks. Nearly every peripheral and mobile computer needs to have one but, frankly, they’re plain awkward, heavy, proprietary, difficult to keep track of, messy, ugly, and an all-around nuisance. Thankfully, Sunland International (SLI) has come to the rescue with its new Digistor Self-Powered …
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A stalwart name in optical disc recording, Plextor once again puts together a winning effort with its latest PX-B310SA BD Combo Super Multi drive. Contract manufactured and marketed by Philips & Lite-On Digital Storage (PLDS) for Plextor, the PX-B310SA currently retails for $159 and, in addition to reading all types of Blu-ray Discs (BD), DVDs …
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Falcon Technologies International (FTI) announced that it has officially entered the U.S. market.
Falcon Technologies International (FTI) announced that it has selected Digital Storage to distribute its writable optical disc media.
Falcon Technologies International announced its new FalconMedia Pro brand of optical discs at CEBIT 2008.
In official circles, Pioneer Electronics’ BDC-2202 ($199) is known as a “BD Combo Drive.” To the rest of the world, it’s an internal computer device that reads Blu-ray Discs (BDs), DVDs, and CDs, as well as writes DVDs and CDs. Offered as a retail kit, the BDC-2202 is available with either a black or beige …
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These days it seems that every Tom, Dick, and Harry is cobbling DVD and CD copiers in their basement workshops. So it’s reassuring to have options available from established vendors. Best known for its Editor’s Choice-winning Bravo line of automated systems, Primera Technology has expanded its offerings to now include a manually operated standalone tower …
Samsung’s new WriteMaster 16X DVD/CD recorder reliably gets the job done, albeit a touch slower than its competition and at a slightly higher price ($199). External DVD/CD recorders are handy to have. They’re a snap to install and move among machines if needed, reassure in case of equipment failures, and even pack-up for road trips. …
After years of spoiling us with practical improvements through genuine innovation, new Pioneer DVD/CD recorder models offer incremental improvements. Witness the DVR-A09XL ($129.99), where the enhancements are limited to minor reading and writing speed increases along with support for the latest DVD-R Double Layer (DL) format. The A09XL maintains the distinctive Pioneer appearance of previous …
The PX-740A is the latest DVD/CD recorder from Plextor to target budget-conscious buyers still seeking state-of-the-art performance.
To my mind, seamless evolution requires that, in addition to their own media, BD and HD DVD devices record and play high-definition video (HD) content to and from writable DVD (DVD±R/DL/RW) discs.