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In addition to the four drives, new multimedia and duplicator product offerings also available from Plextor in time for the holidays
News/Breaking News
- Posted 24 Nov 2008
Jan Ozer | Sooner or later, if you’ve been shooting or otherwise producing high-definition video, you’re going to want to create a Blu-ray Disc. At this point, your Blu-ray authoring options range from well under $100 to burn on a desktop recorder or duplicator, to close to $100,000 for a program capable of producing Blu-ray projects that you can have pressed at a replication facility. In this article, I’ll identify the relevant categories of Blu-ray authoring software and identify the features that differentiate programs within each category.
News/News Feature
- Posted 04 Nov 2008
By
Jan Ozer
Qflix recording technology allows consumers to download and burn movie titles at home
News/Breaking News
- Posted 03 Nov 2008
New SuperDrive Models Read/Write DVDs & CDs Faster -- Up to 20X Speed for DVDs, 48X for CDs -- Priced Starting at $29.99 for Internal, $71.99 for External FireWire + USB 2.0 Solutions; Models Offering Blu-ray Support Now Available from $149.99
News/Breaking News
- Posted 30 Oct 2008
OWC Mercury Pro features Quad Interface for FireWire 800/400, USB 2.0, and eSATA for Mac and PC; 4X Speed Blu-ray recording for 25GB and 50GB discs; Writes up to 50GB; Reads/Writes BD/BD-R/BD-RE, DVD/DVD+/-R, CD-R/RW Discs
News/Breaking News
- Posted 22 Oct 2008
Two New Computer DVD/CD Writers with QFlix Technology are First Models Available at Retail Stores
News/Breaking News
- Posted 14 Oct 2008
The iHES206 is capable of recording on today's most popular DVD and CD media in the market, and playback from media such as Blu-ray Discs, DVD, and CD
News/Breaking News
- Posted 06 Oct 2008
The world's first Qflix drive bundle--hardware by PLDS, software by Sonic, media by Ritek, movie site by CinemaNow, sales by Dell--does everything it should do, from simple-and-seamless download-to-burn of movies from the Qflix catalog to general-purpose DVD and CD burning. The selection of burn-ready CinemaNow movies is still quite limited, and the jury remains out on whether consumers will buy into Qflix's drive- and disc-specific restrictions, but there's no question the PLDS drive and Roxio Venue application are effectively holding up their end of the bargain.
Sub-$400 Model Leaps Ahead in Recording Speed; Includes Blu-ray Disc Movie Title 'Men In Black'
News/Breaking News
- Posted 23 Sep 2008
The New MediaStation External and Internal Drives Bring Users An All-In-One Solution for Blu-ray, DVD and CD to Fit All Their PC Entertainment Needs
News/Breaking News
- Posted 22 Sep 2008
Hugh Bennett | LG's Super Multi Blue Rewriter GGW-H20L offers sound writing performance, broad media compatibility, LightScribe facility and provides BD, HD DVD, and DVD video playback for those with mixed movie collections. Realistically, however, it’s expensive fare for all but die-hard enthusiasts and professionals but should prove to be a fine choice for those needing Blu-ray capabilities today.
Editorial/Product Review
- Posted 19 Sep 2008
By
Hugh Bennett
Stephen Nathans-Kelly | Today Dell Computer announced the first Qflix recordable drives, and Sonic Solutions' bid to take burn-to-DVD downloads to the Hollywood mainstream gets its official market launch
eSAU208 is a 8X DVD writer with USB connection and LightScribe; eSAU108 is a 8X DVD writer with USB connection
News/Breaking News
- Posted 25 Aug 2008
6X Blu-ray, 16X DVD±R/RW + DL, 5X DVD-RAM, HD DVD-ROM, LightScribe
News/Breaking News
- Posted 30 Jun 2008
Mark Fritz | Will Qflix fix the DVD download market? Is CSS crucial?
News/News Feature
- Posted 20 Jun 2008
Expands Its TruDirect Line With Slim, Portable DVD Writer for Easy and Fast DVD Title Creation
News/Breaking News
- Posted 18 Jun 2008
Consumers Benefit from Optimal Write Speed, Quieter Drive Usage and Anti Dust Mechanism
News/Breaking News
- Posted 11 Jun 2008
LaCie today announced LaCie Remote Burn software for both its Portable DVD±RW with LightScribe, Design by Sam Hecht and d2 DVD±RW with LightScribe drives for FireWire that also include Toast Titanium
News/Breaking News
- Posted 05 Jun 2008
Now Available Through U.S. Retailers, Drives with Flexible Storage Options Ideal for Home and Office
News/Breaking News
- Posted 03 Jun 2008
Drive records, rewrites and reads 25 gigabytes (GB) or 50GB BD-R (recordable) and BD-RE (rewritable), as well as DVD±RW DL and CD±RW
News/Breaking News
- Posted 28 May 2008
Features Newest, Fastest, & Quietest Superdrive Technology With 20X Burn Speeds for DVDs & 48X Speeds for CDs!
News/Breaking News
- Posted 22 May 2008
Blu-ray drives will become the majority of the total market value in 2012
News/Breaking News
- Posted 14 May 2008
Provides Automatically Optimized Disc Burning for the Best Quality Backups
News/Breaking News
- Posted 09 May 2008
PX-B920SA drive features 4X BD-R write speed and a Serial ATA (SATA) interface for fast data throughput, up to 150 Mbits/sec; PX-B920SA is a Blu-Ray burner that also plays HD DVD discs and supports high-speed reading and recording of DVD and CD media formats, including DVD-RAM, Dual Layer DVD, Double Layer DVD, DVD±R/RW, and CD-R/RW
News/Breaking News
- Posted 24 Mar 2008
Reads Blu-ray Disc at 4X (17,844KB per sec.), DVD-ROM at 12X, DVD+/-R at 12X, DVD-RAM at 5X and CD at 32X
News/Breaking News
- Posted 23 Mar 2008
LightScribe standardized application user interface now available for any application that utilizes CDs and DVDs
News/Breaking News
- Posted 11 Mar 2008
SH-S223 drive offers a powerful over-speed performance feature that enables consumers to burn data at high speeds -- even on low-speed media. With over-speed recording, users can write at 22X speeds on 16X media and 12X speeds on 8X media
News/Breaking News
- Posted 10 Mar 2008
Hugh Bennett | In official circles, Pioneer’s BDC-2202 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.
Editorial/Product Review
- Posted 15 Feb 2008
By
Hugh Bennett
ASUS DVD-E818A2/A2T Provides Quieter and More Stable Operations with ASUS Exclusive QuieTrack Features
News/Breaking News
- Posted 14 Feb 2008
Newest, Fastest, and Quietest SuperDrive Technology Reads/Writes DVDs, DVD-RAMs, & Dual-Layer DVDs at Speeds up to 20X -- CDs up to 40X
News/Breaking News
- Posted 14 Feb 2008
Company to begin duplicating USB flash drives
News/Breaking News
- Posted 17 Jan 2008
Personalized full-label disc designs can now be created in three easy steps
News/Breaking News
- Posted 06 Dec 2007
TruDirect SE-S204S allows consumers to create DVDs and burn digital content through a PC without the need for a hard drive
News/Breaking News
- Posted 19 Nov 2007
20X Serial ATA (SATA) DVD burner offering 16X dual layer recording, and support for all CD/DVD discs including DVD-RAM
News/Breaking News
- Posted 30 Oct 2007
Cuts Burning Time in Half from Previous Model
News/Breaking News
- Posted 09 Oct 2007
CSS-MR Ready Products Available for Consumers, OEMs, and Replicators
News/Breaking News
- Posted 26 Sep 2007
FireWire/USB2 Plug & Play Blu-ray Burners Now Priced Starting at $499.99
News/Breaking News
- Posted 23 Aug 2007
Developed for professional users, the BDR-202 internal drive for PCs supports the writing of both write-once (BD-R) and rewritable (BD-RE) single-layer Blu-ray discs
News/Breaking News
- Posted 01 Aug 2007
New VRD-MC5 model can now transfer AVCHD(TM) quality videos to DVD discs in their native 1080i HD resolution when connected directly to a Sony hard drive or Memory Stick Handycam camcorder
News/Breaking News
- Posted 18 Jul 2007
Drive provides storage solution for notebooks with no built-in DVD-RW capability, offers DVD-RAM technology
News/Breaking News
- Posted 10 Jul 2007
External Drive Delivers Data Transfer Speeds up to 480 MB/Sec
News/Breaking News
- Posted 09 Jul 2007
Mainstream entertainment industry's most popular rip control technology now available to independent producers nationwide who create Recordable DVD-Video products
News/Breaking News
- Posted 27 Jun 2007
Chris Randall | It appears that the wait for a Blu-ray Disc authoring solution fully integrated with a mainstream pro NLE is over, with software giant Adobe selecting Blu-ray as their format of choice for delivery of HD video in the new CS3 version of Encore, which debuts in July with the release of Adobe CS3 Production Premium. Here's a quick walkthrough of Blu-ray Disc workflow in Encore CS3.
Unique Coating, Laser Technology Produce Label Image for Finished, Professional Look
News/Breaking News
- Posted 13 Jun 2007
Drive can read and write and rewrite to HD DVD-RW discs, and read and write to HD DVD-R discs and to standard DVD and CD discs
News/Breaking News
- Posted 04 Jun 2007
New External Drive Provides Effortless Connectivity and Portability
News/Breaking News
- Posted 30 May 2007
Hugh Bennett | For similar money to Pioneer's BDR-101A, the PX-B900A offers more features including dual-layer BD-R/RE burning, superior blank media support, and CD reading and writing abilities, as well as a functional software suite. That said, it's still early in the game and BD recorders of all stripes need time to mature and reach an affordable price level to attract a larger audience. But Plextor has made a good start.
Editorial/Product Review
- Posted 26 May 2007
By
Hugh Bennett
Geoff Daily | As with DVD, proper testing is essential for producing a quality, replication-ready HD disc. Given the exponentially more complex inner workings of next-gen discs and the current state of the technological ecosphere built up around these products, testing disc images has produced a string of challenges.
EMedialive announces updates to The Authoritative HD DVD FAQ in the following categories: VI. Compatibility; VIII. Device Connections; IX. Industry Support, Prices, and Availability; XI. References, Suggested Reading, and Resources.
News/Breaking News
- Posted 25 Apr 2007
Hugh Bennett | Some suggest the conflict between Blu-ray Disc (BD) and HD DVD can be resolved by simply offering devices compatible with both formats. I’m not so sure. It’s easy to paint a rosy picture of peaceful coexistence, but compromise comes at a price.
Internal Drive Features 12X DVD-RAM Performance and Latest Roxio Software Bundle
News/Breaking News
- Posted 03 Apr 2007
Introduces PX-DB500 5.25" Dual-Bay ODD solution
Editorial/FAQ
- Posted 20 Mar 2007
Burn Blu-ray, DVD, DVD-RAM, CD, & All Popular Types of Optical Media
News/Breaking News
- Posted 15 Mar 2007
Hugh Bennett | New information available on BD9, BD-Video, BD-Live Profiles, BD CE recorders, and printable BD-R discs
Upgrade with Newest, Fastest, and Quietest SuperDrive Technology Read/Write DVDs & Dual-Layer DVDs at Speeds up to 16X - CDs up to 40X
News/Breaking News
- Posted 15 Feb 2007
Personal Storage Leader Produces Ultra Portable Optical Drive with Dual Layer DVD Recording and LightScribe Direct Disc Labeling
News/Breaking News
- Posted 06 Feb 2007
Sonic's Jim Taylor exlpains how the discs will combine the technology of physical discs with the Web 2.0 economics of digital distribution
News/News Feature
- Posted 05 Jan 2007
World’s First Dedicated HD DVD Write Drive for the Desktop Supports Read and Write to All Main Optical Discs
News/Breaking News
- Posted 05 Jan 2007
Jan Ozer | This article discusses three ways to produce high-definition video for viewing on either HD DVD or Blu-ray players—three solutions that will work for us right now. Briefly, these involve using Apple DVD Studio Pro or Pinnacle Studio to burn HD DVD-formatted discs on your current DVD±R/RW burner for playback on an HD DVD set top player, or using Roxio DVDit Pro HD to record projects to a Blu-ray recorder for playback on a Blu-ray set-top player.
News/News Feature
- Posted 14 Dec 2006
WriteMaster SH-S183L now shipping nationwide with an Estimated Street Price of $89.99
News/Breaking News
- Posted 07 Dec 2006
Anthony Burokas | A full-fledged PC designed to make DVD recording as simple and straightforward as set-top DVD decks, but with greater flexibility, DVD Shop is a very powerful tool if you intend to use it to its full ability. However, if you don’t need the advanced features DVD Shop provides, there are software-only packages that can handle each aspect of what DVD Shop does and are not tied to a piece of hardware.
dvd940i is a new, high¬speed internal drive with DVD±R/±RW and DVD-RAM read/write, ±R double-layer capability, and LightScribe direct disc labeling
News/Breaking News
- Posted 24 Oct 2006
Computer Industry's First Device to Safely Destroy Data on CD/DVD Discs
News/Breaking News
- Posted 16 Oct 2006
Slim-line HD DVD Drive Supports Read and Write for Next-Generation DVD and all Legacy Optical Formats
News/Breaking News
- Posted 02 Oct 2006
Featuring 18X DVD±R recording speed, the 830 burners deliver a full 4.7GB of video, data, music, or images on standard 16X DVD+R media in about five minutes
News/Breaking News
- Posted 22 Sep 2006
Blu-ray DIGA DMR-BW200 and DMR-BR100 can record high-definition imagery on BD-RE rewritable discs and dub from the built-in hard-disk drive (HDD) to BD discs at 4X speed without compromising video or audio quality
News/Breaking News
- Posted 22 Sep 2006
Burner Records 25GB to 50GB Discs for Removable Data Storage, Computer Backup, and High-Definition Video
News/Breaking News
- Posted 28 Aug 2006
Hugh Bennett | With high performance and 25GB-per-layer recording capacity, Blu-ray Disc (BD) promises a brave new world of storage and entertainment. Until now, all this has been so much talk, but BD devices and software are finally emerging, with Pioneer’s BDR-101A leading the pack.
Editorial/Product Review
- Posted 11 Aug 2006
By
Hugh Bennett
Integration of 1TB hard disk with HD DVD recordable drive opens way to recording and archiving of high-definition video
News/Breaking News
- Posted 22 Jun 2006
WriteMaster SH-S182D also features 8X double layer recording and 48X CD-R
News/Breaking News
- Posted 12 Jun 2006
ASUS DRW-1612BL disc burning speeds include 16X DVD+R and 8X DVD Double Layer (DL)
News/Breaking News
- Posted 09 Jun 2006
DoMiNo DVD recorder solutions deliver higher integration and improved cost-performance, enabling volumes and retail price points to capture the DVD playback market
News/Breaking News
- Posted 18 May 2006
New AUTOSTRATEGY automatically checks user media and develops unique write strategy for high-quality recording
News/Breaking News
- Posted 20 Mar 2006
DRU-820A internal Multi drive records 8X DVD+R DL and supports all DVD formats
News/Breaking News
- Posted 09 Mar 2006
Features 8X dual-layer recording and LightScribe technology
News/Breaking News
- Posted 27 Feb 2006
First automated disc publishing system with Blu-ray Disc support
News/Breaking News
- Posted 06 Feb 2006
Hugh Bennett | Pioneer’s DVR-R100 doesn’t break any new ground and has a few issues that need some attention, but it is attractively priced ($89.99) and should fit the bill for day-to-day studio, office, and home recording needs.
News/News Feature
- Posted 31 Jan 2006
All-in-one FlexWare software suite, powerful 16x DVD Plextor drives, and large disc capacity highlight the newElite2 and Elite4 automated duplication and printing systems.
News/Breaking News
- Posted 08 Dec 2005
For many of us—early adopters or not—2005 was the Year of HDV. But there was much more to 2005 than HDV. We saw scads of significant products released that had nothing to do with HDV and of course, event and corporate videographers the world over continuing to do dazzling, innovative, and effective everyday work with or without HDV. To provide readers with a highly subjective “Year in Review” report, we asked EventDV’s many esteemed and opinionated columnists and contributing editors to reflect on the new products they saw in 2005 and tell us what struck them as the most exciting, and the biggest boon to their own work.
Editorial/Feature
- Posted 01 Dec 2005
12 Columnists and Contributing Editors choose 17 essential products for videographers released in 2005
News/Breaking News
- Posted 30 Nov 2005
Consumer electronics retailers nationwide now offering LG's LRM-519 digital video recording solution featuring Windows Media Center-based interface
News/Breaking News
- Posted 25 Nov 2005
Hugh Bennett | In a few weeks 18X DVD recorders will begin arriving on store shelves but to what end? 18X writing is of no practical use, it has negligible marketing value, and technical people say it’s a bad idea.
External, double and dual-layer DVD drive ships with Roxio Toast 6 Lite
News/Breaking News
- Posted 26 Oct 2005
LaCie d2 DVD±RW Double Layer drives to feature Roxio’s Toast 7 CD and DVD Mac burning suite
News/Breaking News
- Posted 21 Oct 2005
Hugh Bennett | 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).
Editorial/Product Review
- Posted 30 Sep 2005
By
Hugh Bennett
30GB Dual-Layer HD DVD-R Discs Confirms Larger Capacity
News/Breaking News
- Posted 23 Sep 2005
Drive Records 16X DVD±R on Single-Layer Media, 8X DVD+R on Double-Layer Discs, 4X DVD-R on Dual-Layer DVDs
News/Breaking News
- Posted 08 Sep 2005
Anthony Burokas | How do the latest "pro" DVD decks stack up to one another? More importantly, how well do they measure up to the task of live DVD production for professional event work? Here we sample three new contenders from Panasonic, Pioneer, and Sony for live production in the field.
Combines the industrial quality of DX-2 and Print Factory in a compact package
News/Breaking News
- Posted 19 Aug 2005
Feature 8X DVD+R Double Layer Recording
News/Breaking News
- Posted 19 Aug 2005
New 16X external DVD recordable/rewritable drive
News/Breaking News
- Posted 04 Aug 2005
Hugh Bennett | While the advances made in Pioneer’s DVR-A09XL ($129.99) aren’t sufficiently compelling to warrant running out to replace your existing high-speed recorder, the A09XL is a solid state-of-the-art choice when shopping for a new unit.
Editorial/Product Review
- Posted 26 Jul 2005
By
Hugh Bennett
Hugh Bennett | With impressive writing and reading performance as well as its more competitive price tag ($109) the Plextor PX-740A is one of the best recorder choices going.
Editorial/Product Review
- Posted 25 Jul 2005
By
Hugh Bennett
Include customized version of Charismac’s Discribe
News/Breaking News
- Posted 15 Jul 2005
Feature both USB and FireWire connectivity
News/Breaking News
- Posted 15 Jul 2005
Software suite supports multi-session and layer-jump recording
News/Breaking News
- Posted 08 Jul 2005
Research and Markets report includes analysis of “Next Generation” players and recorders
News/Breaking News
- Posted 21 Jun 2005
Baxter features CD/DVD duplicator, CD ripper, hard drive backup
News/Breaking News
- Posted 07 Jun 2005
Nero software provides LINUX with multiple burning tools
News/Breaking News
- Posted 07 Jun 2005
While not in the same league as its industrial PRV-LX1 cousin, Pioneer’s PRV-9200 ($1,025) is a tremendously useful tool in its own right. Its relative simplicity is welcome and its large built-in hard drive, high-speed DVD recorder, and rudimentary editing abilities are well-suited for all manner of work including budget projects, videotape and camcorder conversions, broadcast capture, and banging out quick proofs-of-concept and prototypes.
Editorial/Product Review
- Posted 06 Jun 2005
By
Hugh Bennett
Four new drives, including a slimline with DVD+R double-layer capability
News/Breaking News
- Posted 27 May 2005
Record up to four hours of DVD-quality videos on a single side
News/Breaking News
- Posted 27 May 2005
Event also saw announcements of 45GB HD DVD and DVD9 + HD 30 Hybrid discs
News/Breaking News
- Posted 27 May 2005
RD-XS54 Multi-Drive to debut in August
News/Breaking News
- Posted 19 May 2005
PX-740A series DVD burner features 16X DVD±R single-layer recording, 8X DVD+R double-layer recording
News/Breaking News
- Posted 19 May 2005
Features single and dual-layer disc and drive testing and data recording
News/Breaking News
- Posted 16 May 2005
Users can create custom laser-etched labels with LightScribe technology using specially coated media
News/Breaking News
- Posted 16 May 2005
Hugh Bennett | The word 'round the campfire is that DVD rewritable dual-layer (DL) will appear early next year. Maybe it's inevitable, but it's also pointless--why add another soon-to-be outdated technology to an already-muddled market?
New burners come bundled with Nero DVD authoring software
News/Breaking News
- Posted 06 May 2005
VRD-VC20 adds FireWire, DVD-R/RW support, lists for $299
News/Breaking News
- Posted 26 Apr 2005
System integrates HP thermal inkjet printer
News/Breaking News
- Posted 22 Apr 2005
New DVD chips combine Nero Digital and MediaTek solutions
News/Breaking News
- Posted 19 Apr 2005
DVD analyzer checks error rates, beta, and jitter
News/Breaking News
- Posted 08 Apr 2005
Storage library delivers scalable capacity to 10.2TB
News/Breaking News
- Posted 05 Apr 2005
New drivers allow for 8X dual-layer DVD write speed
News/Breaking News
- Posted 01 Apr 2005
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