8x DVD+R: NEC ND-1500A

by **Kennyshin** on Sun Jul 27, 2003 6:15 pm

NEC has just told us that their 8x DVD+R writer ND-1500A will be available around November this year. Hopefully, 8x DVD+R/8x DVD-R version will soon follow.

by **burninfool** on Sun Jul 27, 2003 6:40 pm

Hi Kenny,
I have read 8x DVD+R media and writers will be available later this year but I have not heard anything on 8x DVD-R,why is that?

by **Phoenix '97** on Sun Jul 27, 2003 9:23 pm

I wonder if the 1500A will support 8x DVD-R or just 4x like the new Plextor does?
What kind of writing strategy will drives use for 8x? CAV? Z-CLV?

by **jase** on Mon Jul 28, 2003 10:16 am

That's a good point actually; I can't see the 8x writers being CLV!!!

Is the reason behind no 8x DVD-R yet therefore the fact that, unlike DVD+R, the PCAV/CAV writing mode is not yet written into spec? Given that in terms of the media there is very little difference materials-wise between +R and -R there should be no reason why DVD-R media shouldn't be just as possible.

by **Ian** on Mon Jul 28, 2003 10:37 am

I stole these specs from http://www.dvdwriter.co.kr/index.asp

Writing Speed
CD-R 16x-24x ZCLV
CD-RW 10x CLV
CD-RW(us) 16x-24x ZCLV
DVD+R 8X ZCLV
DVD+RW 4X CLV
Reading Speed
CD-ROM/CD-R 17x-40x CAV
CD-RW 13x-32x CAV
DVD-ROM 5x-12x CAV
Access Time 120ms(1/3 stroke)
I/F IDE/ATAPI
DMA Support Ultra DMA 33 Mhz
PIO Mode Mode 4
Compatibility
　 PC2001 Compliance / Mt.Rainier (CD)
DVD+MRW(T.B.D)
Compatible with
　 CD-ROM, CD-DA, CD-R, CD-RW, Video-CD,
CD-Extra, CD-Text, DVD-ROM, DVD+R/RW
Buffer Under Run
Prevention NEC Original

Personally, I'm waiting for NEC to release info on this drive before getting excited over these specs.

by **VEFF** on Mon Jul 28, 2003 11:38 am

Phoenix '97 wrote:I wonder if the 1500A will support 8x DVD-R or just 4x like the new Plextor does?
What kind of writing strategy will drives use for 8x? CAV? Z-CLV?

According to the original post (and Ian's specs), the 1500A is NOT a dual burner, so it will not write -R.

by **Noua** on Mon Jul 28, 2003 1:10 pm

Yes.... But the Plextor is...

by **VEFF** on Mon Jul 28, 2003 1:39 pm

Noua wrote:Yes.... But the Plextor is...

Sure is.
I am wondering whether I should sell two of my three (all 4X) burners
and wait for the 16X that might be out next year, according to an old article from January (PC World?).

by **Kennyshin** on Tue Jul 29, 2003 4:56 am

DVDWriter.co.kr seems to be the only site with anything related to ND-1500A. I founded the site but I no more run it. I have http://www.storageinfo.co.kr and http://www.tfh.co.kr instead. I didn't publish the info on my site front page because the available information is yet premature. NEC will first ship to PC makers like HP and Dell and later to OEM distributors like TDK. So I need luck to get some sample units by October.

by **Noua** on Tue Jul 29, 2003 6:42 am

Kennyshin:

Is there anyway to see the sites (yours and the one you founded but no longer own) in english?

by **Kennyshin** on Sun Aug 03, 2003 2:04 pm

Noua wrote:Kennyshin:

Is there anyway to see the sites (yours and the one you founded but no longer own) in english?

No. I was the only one capable of posting in English there and none of the rest was enthusiastic about creating an English site.

StorageInfo.net will be the mirror page of StorageInfo.co.kr for some time but I haven't created anything for the .net site yet. I own all related domains. 14 so far. This is the only place for me to post that runs on my own server. As you can see, less than 10 persons registered.

Anyway, more information on NEC ND-1500A. None of the specifications above is final. The specifications are to be determined and not meant for the public eyes. Especially, the "DVD+MRW" could be missing in the actual machine.

8x DVD+R: NEC ND-1500A

8x DVD+R: NEC ND-1500A

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