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12x and 16x DVD+R DL Media Coming In 2007

PostPosted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 10:11 am
by Ian
I haven't been able to confirm this news but PC Watch is usually pretty reliable.

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/av/docs/20070402/dvd.htm

Translated from Japanese:

The DVD+RW alliance announced that on the 2nd, the version 1.2 standard regarding DVD+R DL 12/16 time fast record was decided.

 In DVD+R DL of capacity 8.5GB, with the former 8 time speed, approximately 16 minutes the record time which was required, with 16 time speed becomes shortening possible to approximately approximately 9 minutes.

 Concerning the corresponding media and the product, the possibility that it is shipped during 2007.

PostPosted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 11:37 am
by dolphinius_rex
Verbatim will have their 16x DVD+RDL out around 3Q and 12x DVD-RDL out around 4Q I believe.

PostPosted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 8:41 pm
by Scour
Wasn´t Ricoh the first brand that announced 16x DL-media?

PostPosted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 12:32 pm
by dolphinius_rex
Scour wrote:Wasn´t Ricoh the first brand that announced 16x DL-media?


Yup, but the problem is that there are no drives even announced to support it....

PostPosted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 1:48 pm
by Scour
The fastest DL-drives I know atm is 10x

PostPosted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 6:38 pm
by dolphinius_rex
Scour wrote:The fastest DL-drives I know atm is 10x


And that only supports 8x DVDRDL media too, just some is overclocked to 10x.

PostPosted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 10:43 pm
by Scour
That means that one or more generations of DVD-writers are will come soon?

PostPosted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 2:31 pm
by dolphinius_rex
Scour wrote:That means that one or more generations of DVD-writers are will come soon?


Well hopefully! Although with no money to be made in DVD burners anymore, I have to wonder if there will be any incentive to do a proper job anymore?

PostPosted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 3:46 pm
by Ian
Most drive manufacturers are too busy working on the next model or two to do a "proper job" on their current drives.

PostPosted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 7:20 pm
by Wesociety
Scour wrote:That means that one or more generations of DVD-writers are will come soon?

I'm sure that we will see a new 16x DL DVD writer model from all of the manufacturers near the end of this year (from the companies that are still left standing anyway).

PostPosted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 9:45 pm
by Scour
But how many brands will focus on HD-DVD and Bluray?

PostPosted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 12:59 pm
by Wesociety
Scour wrote:But how many brands will focus on HD-DVD and Bluray?

With Blu-ray and HD DVD burners costing near $500 still, not many consumers are buying them right now. Optical drive manufactures will need to release 16x DL capable burners if they want to sell more drives this year.

PostPosted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 1:01 pm
by Ian
Aside from LG, I really don't see many drive manufacturers focusing on Blu-ray and HD DVD. The market just isn't there yet so a lot of second gen drives seem to be on hold.

PostPosted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 4:31 am
by dolphinius_rex
Well, Lite-On just began work on their second generation Blu-Ray drive, and their first gen HD DVD-R drive has once again been put back into the works.

PostPosted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 12:26 pm
by Wesociety
dolphinius_rex wrote:Well, Lite-On just began work on their second generation Blu-Ray drive, and their first gen HD DVD-R drive has once again been put back into the works.

It's nice to hear that SOMEONE besides Toshiba is working on an HD DVD-R burner. :-?

PostPosted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 1:41 pm
by dolphinius_rex
Wesociety wrote:
dolphinius_rex wrote:Well, Lite-On just began work on their second generation Blu-Ray drive, and their first gen HD DVD-R drive has once again been put back into the works.

It's nice to hear that SOMEONE besides Toshiba is working on an HD DVD-R burner. :-?


What about all those NEC drives that were due out in 2006? So far they're only a little later then the Toshiba ones :wink: