Canada Optical Disc Drive Class Action Lawsuit Payment Update
Nearly four years and counting, it’s been a long road for claimants in the Canadian optical disc drive (CD/DVD/BD) price-fixing class action lawsuit.
Archive of posts tagged DVD+RW
LG Super Multi Blue Rewriter BH08LS20 Review
The Super Multi Blue Internal Blu-ray Disc Rewriter BH08LS20 is far more than just a mouthful to say. Not only is it the latest and greatest optical disc recorder from LG Electronics, it’s chock-full of handy features, turns heads with its speedy operation and is an amiable PC storage companion.
Pioneer BDR-2203 Internal Blu-ray Disc Writer Review
Although Blu-ray Disc (BD) recorders have been available for years, it’s only now that they are becoming affordable, fast and practical enough to interest a broad audience. Pioneer’s new BDR-2203 internal BD writer kit is leading this charge with its reasonable price, solid performance and genuine utility. The BDR-2203 ($249) is a straightforward retail bundling …
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SLI Digistor Self-Powered Blu-ray Writer Review
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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LG Super Multi Blue Rewriter GGW-H20L Review
Available by itself or as part of a retail kit, LG Electronics’ Super Multi Blue Rewriter GGW-H20L offers the greatest bang for the buck of any currently available Blu-ray Disc (BD) recorder. With a street price currently running around $275, not only is the GGW-H20L a comparatively economical choice, it’s a peppy feature-leader supporting a …
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Plextor PX-B900A Blu-ray Disc Recorder Review
Promising a peerless high-definition video experience and oodles of removable storage space, Blu-ray Disc (BD) burners immediately command attention. But while hardware and blank media prices remain relatively high, such tools open a new world to hobbyists and fill an essential role for video professionals. Comparable in price ($999) to Pioneer’s BDR-101A, but with a …
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Matsushita and CMC Magnetics Settle DVD Patent Lawsuit
Matsushita Electric Industrial announced it settled the DVD patent infringement lawsuit it brought against CMC Magnetics.
Pioneer BDR-101A Blu-ray Disc (BD) Recorder Review
With high performance and capacity of 25GB per layer of recording, Blu-ray Disc (BD) promises a brave new world of abundant storage and lively movies brimming with high-definition video, multi-channel audio, and unprecedented interactivity. Until now, all this has been so much talk, but BD devices and software are finally on the move with Pioneer …
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Pioneer DVR-A08XL Review
Pioneer Electronics’ DVR-A08 is a superior unit packing practical features with winning double layer writing performance to make it an excellent choice for use in any video authoring or production environment.
Lite-On SOHW-1213S Review
Attractively priced at $119, Lite-On’s SOHW-1213S isn’t the swiftest, most featured, or most technically advanced recorder on the market but still offers faster-than-8X DVD+R performance and furious CD operation for the budget-conscious.
Storage Is A Many Splendored Thing
From time to time we all may be guilty of a single-minded devotion to one or another storage format – be it DVD-RAM, CD-R, hard disk, tape or whatever. Such was the message underlying the 1999 Technology and Manufacturing Conference of the International Recording Media Association (IRMA), held in Scottsdale, AZ – that we shouldn’t …