Subject: RE: dvd
From: Leif Sawyer (lsawyer@gci.com)
Date: Thu Sep 19 2002 - 13:27:49 AKDT
Greg Madden writes:
>
> For those waiting for a sign before purchasing a dvd burner.
> There is an upcoming release of 4X media, with 4X burners to follow.
> [...]
> The dvd-r, dvd+r issue I will leave to others :)
Well, since Sony just announced a combo burner that handles EVERY
format:
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/09/18/1822224&mode=nested&tid=141
"The DRU500A by Sony burns DVD-R/-RW, DVD+RW/+R, and even CD-R/CD-RW discs.
The price sticker is relatively high, but for those worried about the
compatibility issues of DVD burners this one looks like a solution."
"Sony takes the risk out of buying a DVD recorder by bringing all the
popular formats into a single drive. The amazing new DRU-500A burns
DVD-R/-RW, DVD+RW/+R, and even CD-R/CD-RW discs.* Internal EIDE drive
includes an impressive, industry ..." $349.99
http://www.sonystyle.com/home/item.jsp?hierc=9683x9714x9715&catid=9716&itemi
d=50044&telesale=null&hidden=null&cps=null&type=s
2.4X max. DVD+R Write; 2.4X max. DVD+RW Write; 4X max. DVD-R Write;
2X max. DVD-RW Write; 8X max. DVD-ROM Read
4X, 12X, 16X, 24Xmax. CD-R Write; 4X, 10X max. CD-RW Write, 32X max.
CD-ROM Read Random Access Time:
DVD: 200ms
CD: 160ms
Buffer Memory: 8MB
Buffer Underrun Protection Technology
Supported disc format: DVD-ROM, DVD R, DVD RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, CD-DA, CD-ROM
(XA),
Video CD, Photo CD (multi-session), CD Text, CD Extra and others.
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