JVC Launches Archival DVD-R Discs

JVC Advanced Media U.S.A. announced its new Archival Grade DVD-R discs, which were independently tested and certified to comply with the ISO/IEC 10995 standard for estimating the archiving lifetime of writable DVDs.

Primera Lowers Blu-ray Disc Publisher Price

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.

Rescuing the Golden Goose

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 …

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Blu-ray Disc and the Meaning of Backwards Compatibility

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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