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Times Are Tough, So Company Offers Santa Some Great Bargains on Great Ridata Gift Ideas
News/Breaking News - Posted 01 Dec 2008
MBI media has been accepted by the BDA as a test disc to check the performance of BD-R 1x-6x media in various BD drives being manufactured globally
News/Breaking News - Posted 24 Nov 2008
Hugh Bennett | EMedialive announces updates to The Authoritative Blu-ray Disc (BD) FAQ in the following categories: VI. Compatibility; IX. Industry Support, Prices, and Availability; XI. References, Suggested Readings, and Resources.
News/Breaking News - Posted 20 Nov 2008 By
Beginning with "Death Race" Universal Studios Home Entertainment will include D-BOX motion code on selected High Definition Blu-ray releases
News/Breaking News - Posted 18 Nov 2008
Usually, searching for a disc in a huge collection is a great challenge unless one has a perfect memory, but now, all these problems will fade away with a new convenient disc organizer from TechnoDreamer Software
News/Breaking News - Posted 10 Nov 2008
Applies to the families of compact disc (CD), digital versatile disc (DVD), high definition digital versatile disc (HD DVD), Blu-ray disc (BD), and any hybrids of these families, as well as each type of disc within a family
News/Breaking News - Posted 06 Nov 2008
More than 400 free designs available to create visually striking CD and DVD labels for photographers and music lovers, as well as for gift giving and business needs
News/Breaking News - Posted 28 Oct 2008
Gift with Purchase, 200 pieces of Aleratec LightScribe Duplicator Grade media
News/Breaking News - Posted 27 Oct 2008
At 8X speed, an entire 8.5GB single-sided disc can be filled to capacity in 15 minutes or less
News/Breaking News - Posted 09 Oct 2008
DVD Features Unique Integrated Software for Direct-to-Disc Photo Preservation from a PC and Devices Connected to a PC
News/Breaking News - Posted 23 Sep 2008
Sub-$400 Model Leaps Ahead in Recording Speed; Includes Blu-ray Disc Movie Title 'Men In Black'
News/Breaking News - Posted 23 Sep 2008
Media Enables On Demand Creation of Premium DVD Titles Compatible with All Popular DVD Players
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
Share the Thrill of Richer Colors, Finer Details and Crisp, Vibrant Sounds of High Definition Movies with Friends, Family and Neighbors
News/Breaking News - Posted 18 Sep 2008
Brand Also Introduces New Blu-ray Disc Cleaning and Storage Accessories to Preserve, Clean and Store Precious Data and High-Definition Memories
News/Breaking News - Posted 17 Sep 2008
Content Delivery and Storage Association (CDSA) and MEDIA-TECH Association (MTA) have announced that they are to join forces to provide a new industry event early next year
News/Breaking News - Posted 17 Sep 2008
New Verbatim Blu-ray Disc is suitable for recording films in high definition, backing up large amounts of office data and the long-term archiving of photos and music
News/Breaking News - Posted 29 Aug 2008
New Volume Packaging and Lower Prices
News/Breaking News - Posted 19 Aug 2008
LightScribe CD and DVD brands Microboards and PRIMEON adding new internet retailers
News/Breaking News - Posted 13 Aug 2008
The country’s largest manufacturer of CDs for independent artists and the world’s largest online seller of independent music join forces
News/Breaking News - Posted 05 Aug 2008
New from StorDigital the LightScribe duplicator supports silkscreen-quality disc label printing direct from a DVD and CD duplication tower
News/Breaking News - Posted 04 Aug 2008
1,000 CDs in jewel cases start at just $890 – for a complete retail ready package
News/Breaking News - Posted 04 Aug 2008
Standalone tower DVD/CD duplicators feature industry’s first ‘drag and drop’ function, built-in disc labeling capabilities
News/Breaking News - Posted 28 Jul 2008
Shawn Lam | As the volume of DVDs I duplicated increased from all the stage events I produce each year, a high-volume thermal printer became a necessity, leading to my recent purchase a Rimage Prism Plus Autoprinter. The professional thermal printing look the Prism delivers has quickly become one of the differentiating factors I use to set my business apart.
News/News Feature - Posted 22 Jul 2008 By
Philips Veeza-system was introduced in 2006 to help the CD-R industry combat unfair competition from trade in unlicensed CD-R discs. Worldwide 18 companies have signed the Veeza Agreement
News/Breaking News - Posted 21 Jul 2008
Professional Select is a "Must Have" for Professional Duplicators, as the uniformity from the outer edge to hub results in a highly professional printable media
News/Breaking News - Posted 14 Jul 2008
LightScribe DVDs now available in red, orange, yellow, blue and green
News/Breaking News - Posted 08 Jul 2008
Diamond CD-Rs' unique look and feel gives it a ROM-type look after burning
News/Breaking News - Posted 07 Jul 2008
Sony flash memory cards and LaCie hard drives added to TapeOnline's extensive inventory of recording media related products
News/Breaking News - Posted 25 Jun 2008
Get 50 free discs with every new CD, DVD or CD-ROM replication placed order through Aug. 29
News/Breaking News - Posted 25 Jun 2008
Mark Fritz | Will Qflix fix the DVD download market? Is CSS crucial?
News/News Feature - Posted 20 Jun 2008
New discs have a wide power margin at any writing speeds from 1X to 6X, enabling high-quality recording, even if the drive's laser power fluctuates, resulting in greater overall drive compatibility
News/Breaking News - Posted 18 Jun 2008
Major Nationwide Distributor to Supply Falcon Technology International’s High Quality, Reliable Recordable DVD, CD and Blu-ray Disc Solutions
News/Breaking News - Posted 16 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
The road to success for the online movie download industry is strewn with roadblocks, potholes, and other obstacles that must be fixed or cleared away.
News/News Feature - Posted 19 May 2008 By
Special pricing available on NCI's UltraPrint line of Everest thermal printable CD-R media through June 30th, 2008
News/Breaking News - Posted 15 May 2008
Selection Includes High Quality, Reliable DVD, CD and Blu-ray Disc Solutions
News/Breaking News - Posted 15 May 2008
FalconMedia Pro Century Gold DVD-R Discs Offer 100 Years of Reliable Archival Data Storage
News/Breaking News - Posted 13 May 2008
Debbie Galante Block | How accurate is the notion that consumers will have dispensed with optical disc and moved on to electronic distribution before Blu-ray establishes itself in the home movie market?
News/News Feature - Posted 09 May 2008
Falcon Technologies International Introduces SmartWhite Universal Printable Surface DVD-R, CD-R and Blu-ray Disc Recording Media
News/Breaking News - Posted 07 May 2008
Optimized for LightScribe Direct Disc Labeling DVD Duplicators and Publishing Systems producing the highest contrast LightScribe Direct Disc Labels and maximum yields in demanding professional disc publishing applications
News/Breaking News - Posted 28 Apr 2008
Broad Range of Leading-Quality Falcon Printable Surface DVD, CD and Blu-ray Disc Recording Media Now Available to CD Dimensions Customers
News/Breaking News - Posted 23 Apr 2008
Finally, a true solution for securing software and documents from unauthorized copy and use, specifically designed for the professional DVD-R duplication industry and in-house productions of sensitive information
News/Breaking News - Posted 17 Apr 2008
Discs Feature 50 GB of Storage; Up to 4.5 Hours of HD Recording Time
News/Breaking News - Posted 04 Apr 2008
LightScribe standardized application user interface now available for any application that utilizes CDs and DVDs
News/Breaking News - Posted 11 Mar 2008
The seven DVD disc manufacturers include CDA Datenträger Albrechts GmbH of Germany, East European Authoring and Encoding Centre Ltd. of Bulgaria, GEMA OD S.A. of Spain, GZ Digital Media a.s. of the Czech Republic, MAF Diskettes SrL of Italy, Megaus Sp. z.o.o. of Poland, and The Video Duplicating Co. Ltd. (VDC) of the United Kingdom
News/Breaking News - Posted 11 Mar 2008
Media-Tech North American Conference is Disc Industry’s First Post-War Conclave
News/News Feature - Posted 07 Mar 2008 By
Dan Daley | Versatile Multilayer Disc has lower manufacturing costs versus BD and the late HD DVD thanks to its ability to get 30GB onto a red laser-read disc, but it's content-lite in a content-rich universe.
News/News Feature - Posted 29 Feb 2008 By
Recordable BD-R LTH TYPE to Go on Sale
News/Breaking News - Posted 26 Feb 2008
3X-DVD memory capacity of up to 9 GB makes it highly interesting for HD short movies, HD movie trailers or corporate presentations of HD quality
News/Breaking News - Posted 07 Feb 2008
M series of CD-R media features a unique uniform fully metalized surface that eliminates color shifts across the surface of the media
News/Breaking News - Posted 04 Feb 2008
"D" series of CD-R media features Diamond or TrueSilver data side
News/Breaking News - Posted 28 Jan 2008
Company to begin duplicating USB flash drives
News/Breaking News - Posted 17 Jan 2008
Ritek/ Advanced Media Once Again Sets the Standard for High-speed Disc Performance 16X Ultra Fast Read/Write Time; Plus 8.5-GB Storage Capacity; and Consistent Quality Recording
News/Breaking News - Posted 04 Jan 2008
Producing Qflix DVD Media to Enable Secure Recording of Digitally Distributed Entertainment
News/Breaking News - Posted 19 Dec 2007
New backup solution for emails based on its Self Recordable media technology
News/Breaking News - Posted 18 Dec 2007
Personalized full-label disc designs can now be created in three easy steps
News/Breaking News - Posted 06 Dec 2007
Strong Security Application Combined With a Self Recordable Media Based On a CD-R
News/Breaking News - Posted 26 Nov 2007
New "color management" technology will enable CD and DVD duplication companies to increase profitability and provide better quality print on optical disc media
News/Breaking News - Posted 21 Nov 2007
Rate to drop from USD 0.045 per disc to USD 0.025 per disc
News/Breaking News - Posted 15 Nov 2007
Debbie Galante Block | Using "One-Time" technology developed by Clear-Vu, Checkpoint Systems, and Viva Magnetics, libraries have become successful early adopters for RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technologies for their DVD/CD holdings, and may help pave the way for retail to begin using RFID to increase security as well.
News/News Feature - Posted 12 Nov 2007 By
Vibrantly Colored Discs Combine 4.7GB Capacity on DVD's Storage Side with Direct-to-Disc Burning of Silkscreen-quality Graphics/Text on Label Side
News/Breaking News - Posted 08 Nov 2007
Stephen Nathans-Kelly | With its auspicious blue glow, the Bravo XR Disc Publisher ($3,295) is everything you'd expect from a stackable, rackmountable counterpart to Primera's popular Bravo II: it's a fast, efficient, rock-solid automated DVD/CD publishing system that delivers great print quality and a refreshing runs-right-out-of-the-box experience. But the real joy in testing this unit came in discovering the wonders of WaterShield water-resistant inkjet media, which add a glossy and eminently professional sheen to photo-quality inkjet-printed discs.
Editorial/Product Review - Posted 02 Nov 2007 By
Jan Ozer | If you buy the Microboards CX-1, you'll be more than happy with print quality and ecstatic with performance. We'd like to see the cost of consumables come down, but that's true of most inkjet-based systems. Microboards has been shipping this software combination with its automated print and burn units forever, so it's mature and proven.
Editorial/Product Review - Posted 26 Oct 2007 By
Conforming to Blu-ray Disc Recordable Format Ver.1.2; Developing Technology for Recordable Blu-ray Discs with Metal Nitride Film; Capable of Multiple-Layered, High Speed Recording
News/Breaking News - Posted 23 Oct 2007
Service Bureaus, Education and Photography Markets To Benefit From Custom Disc Duplication On Demand
News/Breaking News - Posted 17 Oct 2007
Kits feature North Coast's proprietary coated UltraPrint CD-R and DVD-R media
News/Breaking News - Posted 15 Oct 2007
Debbie Galante Block | New copy protection technology designed for videographers and other small-shop media producers with low cost-of-entry and digital and analog DVD protection.
News/News Feature - Posted 08 Oct 2007 By
Stephen Nathans-Kelly | With waterproof WaterShield and AquaGuard media supplied by Primera (along with a rock-solid Bravo XR Disc Publisher) for testing, we explored the relative merits of the two leading brands of waterproof inkjet media compared to each other and top-quality non-waterproof inkjet discs.
News/News Feature - Posted 02 Oct 2007 By
Lawsuit alleges Breach of MPEG-2 and 1394 License Agreements
News/Breaking News - Posted 27 Sep 2007
CSS-MR Ready Products Available for Consumers, OEMs, and Replicators
News/Breaking News - Posted 26 Sep 2007
Flexible DVDs allow greater possibilities for direct mail marketing
News/Breaking News - Posted 18 Sep 2007
Doubles the storage capacity of a standard DVD from 4.7GB to 9.4GB
News/Breaking News - Posted 17 Sep 2007
Memorex Labelflash DVDs deliver high-resolution, highly durable disc designs in three easy steps
News/Breaking News - Posted 14 Sep 2007
Maxell 8cm single layer Blu-ray BD-R and BD-RE are compatible with the latest Blu-ray camcorders providing a recording capacity of 7.5 GB allowing the disc to store one hour of full high-definition picture quality at 1920 x 1080 pixels
News/Breaking News - Posted 07 Sep 2007
Enhancements to LightScribe's system software markedly improve the look of CD and DVD labels
News/Breaking News - Posted 05 Sep 2007
Scalable to 16 Copies or Labels
News/Breaking News - Posted 19 Aug 2007
World's First CD Manufactured at Philips Factory Near Hanover, Germany, on August 17, 1982
News/Breaking News - Posted 16 Aug 2007
Discs enable long-duration filming of approximately 60 minutes with full high-definition picture quality which has 1920 x 1080 pixels
News/Breaking News - Posted 02 Aug 2007
Mini Blu-ray discs deliver remarkable capacity for a wide range of HD video applications
News/Breaking News - Posted 02 Aug 2007
3-inch Recordable and Rewriteable Discs Provide One Hour of Continuous Video Recording in High-Definition (1920×1080i) for BD Camcorders
News/Breaking News - Posted 02 Aug 2007
Two New Camcorders Can Record 1920x1080 Full High Definition Video on a Blu-ray Disc
News/Breaking News - Posted 02 Aug 2007
Moser Baer has been working with DCA's MIS formatter for HD DVD-R on the Singulus 266 LBR
News/Breaking News - Posted 26 Jul 2007
LightScribe now licensed by over 80 electronics and software companies worldwide, including many disc publishing systems manufacturers focused on SMB market
News/Breaking News - Posted 25 Jul 2007
All required software and hardware included in new Nexis 100 Disc Add On Kit, available for an MSRP of $199
News/Breaking News - Posted 11 Jul 2007
Offers 9.4 GB Of Storage Capacity and Affordable High-Quality DVD Recording Now Available in DVD-R Format
News/Breaking News - Posted 09 Jul 2007
New discs will be available in both 25GB (shipping in July) and 50GB (shipping in September)
News/Breaking News - Posted 04 Jul 2007
New standard approved by the Ecma General Assembly on June 28, 2007, culminating an effort initiated in June 2006 in Sapporo, Japan, when Ecma International's Technical Committee 31 agreed to finalize a draft standard developed by various industry participants working within OSTA
News/Breaking News - Posted 03 Jul 2007
Verance Yesterday Announced that it is Licensing Content Protection Technology Adopted by AACS and Major Motion Picture Studios to Blu-Ray and HD-DVD Manufacturers
News/Breaking News - Posted 03 Jul 2007
Updates posted in the following categories: VI. Compatibility; IX. Industry Support, Prices, and Availability.
News/Breaking News - Posted 29 Jun 2007
TitleMatch DVD On-Demand service and Primera disc publishers provide a complete, turnkey solution to produce secure DVD titles at retail stores
News/Breaking News - Posted 27 Jun 2007
Terms of the transaction were not disclosed
News/Breaking News - Posted 20 Jun 2007
Unique Coating, Laser Technology Produce Label Image for Finished, Professional Look
News/Breaking News - Posted 13 Jun 2007
DVD database helps PC owners finding the necessary files on CD/DVD discs
News/Breaking News - Posted 13 Jun 2007
Hugh Bennett | EMedialive announces updates to The Authoritative Blu-ray Disc (BD) FAQ in the following categories: Compatibility; Industry Support, Prices and Availability; References, Suggested Reading.
News/Breaking News - Posted 06 Jun 2007 By
Microboards announces expanded offering of disc-printing solutions
News/Breaking News - Posted 04 Jun 2007
The Only Certified Taiwanese Manufactured HDDVD-R and RW Media
News/Breaking News - Posted 04 Jun 2007
With LightScribe, photographers can get noticed with picture-perfect discs
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
Updates available in the following categories: Compatibility; Device Connections; Industry Support, Prices and Availability; References, Suggested Reading
News/Breaking News - Posted 24 May 2007
Kits include Aquashield waterproof and smearproof CD-R and DVD+/-R media, and XLNT Idea brand black and color inkjet cartridges
News/Breaking News - Posted 16 May 2007
Color-coded discs are LightScribe-ready and can be direct-to-disc LightScribe labeled in LightScribe DVD-RW drives without a printer
News/Breaking News - Posted 14 May 2007
Laser-Video Multimedia has recently equipped its Russian facility in Moscow with DaTABANK™ system, and is also collaborating on a Russian edition of the DaTARIUS BD and HD DVD Signal Guides
News/Breaking News - Posted 10 May 2007
Automatically Duplicates and Burns LightScribe DVD/CD Labels
News/Breaking News - Posted 09 May 2007
Acquisition of consumer electronics marketing and distribution business strengthens Memorex-brand product portfolio; Leverages global distribution and retail presence; Financially accretive transaction expected to contribute approximately $200 million in revenue and an estimated $10 to $12 million in annual operating income
News/Breaking News - Posted 08 May 2007
Company to focus manufacturing on core tape coating operations in two U.S. locations; Company to exit Wahpeton, N.D. diskette and tape converting plant by mid-2009
News/Breaking News - Posted 08 May 2007
Debbie Galante Block | Do optical discs have a future in backup, archiving, and other storage applications? Chances are we'll be using optical discs for these purposes until 2025 and beyond.
News/News Feature - Posted 05 May 2007 By
Revolutionary Blu-ray disc range is now officially on the market
News/Breaking News - Posted 02 May 2007
Company to Bring Both 25 GB and 50 GB Types to Market This Summer
News/Breaking News - Posted 30 Apr 2007
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.
News/News Feature - Posted 26 Apr 2007 By
Offers Fast Read/Write Time; Amazing 9.4-GB Storage Capacity; and Consistent, High-Quality, Cost-Effective Recording
News/Breaking News - Posted 25 Apr 2007
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
TDK to Take Approximately 17% Ownership Stake in Imation, Seat on Imation Board of Directors; Transaction Expected to Close in Calendar 3rd Quarter 2007
News/Breaking News - Posted 19 Apr 2007
Holographic, Blu-ray and HD-DVD Ready to Meet Growing HD Storage, Archival and Recording Needs for Broadcasters Las Vegas, NV
News/Breaking News - Posted 17 Apr 2007
Features 50 GB of Storage Capacity and up to 4.5 Hours of HD Recording Time
News/Breaking News - Posted 16 Apr 2007