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.
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.
Hugh Bennett’s The Authoritative Blu-ray Disc (BD) FAQ has moved to its new home at Hugh’s News (www.hughsnews.ca). Continually updated since it was first published in 2006, The Authoritative Blu-ray Disc (BD) FAQ presents the most current, comprehensive, accurate and accessible information on Blu-ray Disc available anywhere. Called the “ultimate Blu-ray information location” by Engadget …
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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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At a flashy press conference a month ago to promote its new Total Hi Def Disc, Warner Home Video invoked the heroic image of Superman rescuing a crashing airliner. Expected later this year, Total Hi Def disc (THD) will combine HD DVD on one side and Blu-ray Disc (BD) on the other side, thus delivering …
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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 …
The Optical Storage Technology Association (OSTA) announced it has published a new 49-page white paper entitled “Understanding Recordable and Rewritable DVD,” authored by Hugh Bennett.
The Optical Storage Technology Association (OSTA) announced it has published a new 50-page white paper entitled “Understanding CD-R and CD-RW,” authored by Hugh Bennett.
Be it CPU speed, hard drive capacity, or CD-ROM performance, there comes a time when further advances make little sense for most of us. Such is the case with ultra-speed CD recording. Ultra-Speed CD Recording: When is Enough, Enough? Hugh Bennett EMedia Magazine, July 2001 From the beginning, CD-R has consistently exceeded expectation in reliability, …
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Successfully marketing new optical storage products is difficult at the best of times, so why do manufacturers insist on making it harder than it has to be? Such is the case with rewritable DVD (DVD-RAM and DVD+RW) where the industry has proven itself to be its own worst enemy by announcing higher capacity next generation …
The Optical Storage Technology Association (OSTA) announced it has published a new technical white paper entitled “Running Optimum Power Control: Data Integrity in CD-Recording,” authored by Hugh Bennett.