LG spiffs up its dual-format DVD computer drive
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The Korean electronics maker debuted the second iteration of its external drive that can read both next generation formats, and write to Blu-ray discs.
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Gamers love Sony Corp.'s (6758.T)  new PlayStation 3 for its graphic capabilities and firepower,  but the advanced Blu-ray DVD drive is annoying some by raising  the cost, slowing production and forcing them to buy into a  format they've not yet aligned with.
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Device features two optical drives and a 160GB hard drive for storing content.
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The double-layer DVD drive is designed to record up to four hours of MPEG-2 video or up to 8.5GB of music and images.
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As part of digital shift, electronics maker is planning device that will record HD DVDs, DVDs and CDs.
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JVC plans to mass-produce a disc combining a single-layer Blu-ray data area with a 25 GB capacity and an 8.5 GB dual-layer DVD area.
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A multilayer dual optical disk would have one layer of data in the standard CD or DVD format, a second layer able to play one high-capacity format and a third layer for the competing high-capacity format.
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Universal said HD DVD can deliver enhanced picture and sound quality, greater storage capacity and increased interactivity. An additional benefit is backwards compatibility, allowing existing
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Larger digital televisions, future DVD recording technologies on 2005 horizon.
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Hard drive-based audio player will get a new look and a lower price.
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PC buyers can look forward to DVDs with up to 10 times the storage they now have when Hewlett-Packard rolls out machines supporting next-generation DVD technology next year.
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The widescreen 22-inch display supports a CableCard and has a Blu-ray disc playback/burning option.
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HD DVD isn't dead, at least not quite. That leaves many options and potentially expensive mistakes for consumers.
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Toshiba has announced a dual layered disc that will playback both HD-DVD and DVD formats strengthing its offering in the battle of the next generation DVD formats.
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Blue-laser disc format's standard adopts new video codecs.
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A new DVD-based storage appliance is aimed at making archiving data faster and retrieving it easier.
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Rewriteable version of the next-gen DVD format moves closer to mass production.