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Pioneer Electronics has announced the BDR-101A, a Blu-ray-based recorder that is expected to begin shipping in the first quarter of 2006. No pricing has been announced to date.
This first-generation product will be targeted primarily to professional users and serious enthusiasts, generally the first to adopt new technology. In particular, content creators will depend on Blu-ray Disc writers to test and evaluate high definition consumer Blu-ray Disc titles during the authoring process before replication.
The drive will come equipped with a data recording application to transfer digital files to Blu-ray Discs. As the market for high definition video camcorders grows, Pioneer says that users will increasingly rely on the Blu-ray Disc drive to store massive amounts of HD video. Likewise, a person with a television tuner on his or her personal computer could use the drive to record high definition television shows for later viewing. The drive also will be able to play consumer Blu-ray Disc movie titles on BD-ROM discs and will play and record standard DVD media. As one of the first products to utilize Blu-ray Disc technology, the drive significantly increases storage capacity, while reducing the number of discs currently needed to back up computer hard drives, digital files and applications. "
The half height BDR-101A Blu-ray Disc/DVD writer will read BD-ROM/R/RE, DVD-ROM/DVD-R/DVD-RW and +R/+RW discs. It offers the following write speeds:
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The DVDM-552 and companion MP-200 will allow users to control and view DVDs/CDs in compatible mega-disc changers from any room in the house.
Escient, a division of D&M Holdings which focuses on digital media management products, last week announced two new components designed to be tied to mega-disc DVD/CD changers. The FireBall DVDM-552 and the FireBall MP-200 Digital Media Player are priced at $5,999 and $999 respectively and should be available in March 2006.The Fireball DVDM-552, said Escient, allows users to manage up to 2,000 DVDs or CDs through an on-screen menu guide. DVDs and CDs loaded into in a mega-disc changer controlled by the DVDM-552 are cataloged via online disc recognition services which send metadata and cover art back to the Escient box to be stored on its 500GB hard drive. In addition, over 8,000 CDs worth of music can be stored on this drive via the DVDM-552’s CD-RW drive.
DVD viewing can be extended beyond the main room when the DVDM-552 is connected to the FireBall MP-200 Digital Media Player. MP-200 allows users to stream DVDs and stored music across a home network to a second room, allowing for two movies to be watched at the same time. Each MP-200 hooked up to the network uses its own on-screen interface for navigation and disc selection.“As we celebrate our 10th Anniversary in 2006, our continuing mission is to give our valued custom installation customers the best-in-class products and system-building options that will let them create customized home entertainment systems with unprecedented features and capabilities, both for convenience and for multi-room entertainment,” said Bernie Sepaniak, president of D&M Holdings’ ReplayTV, Escient and ACT divisions. “The DVDM-552, along with the companion MP-200, provides the leading-edge, high-wow-factor features and solutions that support the high-end pricing custom installation experts require, and they represent the pinnacle of media management technology today.”
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Blu-ray and HD-DVD technologies are getting closer and movie studios have aligned themselves with the respective camps or both at the same time. What is becoming increasingly of concern to both movie studios and disc manufacturers are some of the manufacturing realities of the new formats.For most of the year consumers have seen the occasional news item on the differences between the technologies and how both sides offer the better solution. One side claims more storage and the other comes out with a new specification in size and this cycle has continued throughout the year. Both formats will give a High Density (HD) level of picture and more features.
Blu-ray appears to have the edge in the market at the moment with movie studios telling us they will have movies for the consumer in 2006. HD-DVD has replied by saying they will give the technology to the Chinese mass producers to flood the market where a similar strategy gave VHS a win over Betamax.For some time now my support has been behind the HD-DVD camp for a couple of simple reasons - compatibility and price - and it is this last that appears to now be gaining weight as a valid concern for the manufacturers. The Blu-ray product will be more expensive to produce and it will cost the consumer more. The questions are, by how much and for how long"
Let's face it: When it comes to technology, especially the mass market kind, the bottom line for the consumer is cost. If a disc costs $20 (820 baht) for one and $30 (1,230 baht) for the other and they appear to be as good as each other, then the average consumer will chose the $20 version. If the machines are different prices and they do the same job then once again the consumer will go for the lower cost units. The big question is how much will this price difference be"According to some tests, for example, an HD-DVD manufacturing line will pump out early twice as many useable discs as a similar Blu-ray line. When it comes to the hardware, component costs can also be nearly twice as much because some of the pieces required for the manufacturing process are still hard to find. Sony has challenged these figures but does not have any accurate cost estimates itself at this time but it claims that it will be small.
There are other concerns. The HD-DVD process uses very similar technologies to current DVD and CD production. The Blu-ray system uses a high-tech film layer currently produced only by Sony. Retooling estimates are currently about 10 times for Blu-ray over HD-DVD. Also without a clear winner in advance, supporting both formats for a few years is going to cost the whole industry billions of dollars over that period compared to a single clear winner.As next year gets closer, the consumer should be wondering if all of the promises will come true, i.e., that Blu-ray units and media will eventually be the same price as HD-DVD, that movie studios will indeed manufacture discs with both formats at the same price or at least with an HD version on one side and a regular DVD version on the other.
Now consider that your TV will not be able to play the new discs or at least it will not support HD's 1,000-line resolution. Take a walk around your local TV store and see how many units you are looking at support the high quality HD standards. Even if you have all the technology what is the new video codec (coder-decoder) going to be"Microsoft wants to see its VC-1 technology used and until very recently the challenger was the patented technology, MPEG-4 AVC. Then as usual Sony dropped its standard spanner into the works and announced its own new codec. This means that Sony pictures at least will be releasing the first of its Blu-ray discs using the 11-year-old MPEG-2 standard, the same one you see in your current DVD player. If you don't see any problems with this remember the MP3-vs-Sony proprietary codec that no one wanted to use.
Don't decide right now because it is getting even more convoluted that this. The new codecs don't necessarily give you any better picture quality, just allow you to compress more video information onto a disc. Sony tells us that their smallest disc will be 25GB, so a high compression codec isn't required. However Warner is planning to release a modified "Blu-ray" disc with 9GB of storage, i.e., the same storage as a current dual-layer DVD, to keep costs down. Since 9GB isn't enough storage to hold a full HD movie they will be considering the Microsoft VC-1 format. 20th Century Fox, on the other hand, is leaning towards the MPEG4-AVC format.So where does that leave Jane and Johnny consumer" In a compete mess. When the dust finally settles sometime in the coming year there will be multiple choices for the consumer. They will need to get a better television set and they will have a number of choices to select from. If all things are equal, or close to it, then this will mean a clear standard or winner will not become obvious during 2006. If there is a price difference of more than say 20 per cent then the consumer will make their decision quite early and by Christmas 2006 we should know who lost the race.
At the very least it should be clear what a consumer needs to do, i.e., buy the right disc for the right machine and no matter what the technology it should play just as easily as a DVD does in current machines. What Sony executives seem not to have come to grips with over the past years is that it is no longer true that people will buy it just because it is a Sony. This latest decision to drop everything and build their own codec and so release the first batch of Blu-ray DVDs using MPEG-2 coding could again backfire on the electronics giant. Time will tell.Industry news
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Blu-ray no longer the 'superior format'HP has formally embraced HD DVD, the next-generation optical disc format it has been opposing for the past few years.
The PC maker will no longer support Blu-ray Disc exclusively, the company said on Friday. It will also join the HD DVD Promotion Group, the Toshiba-led industry consortium of HD DVD backers. Supporting both formats probably makes sense in the short term, while the two disc types face up and battle it out for the hearts and minds not only of consumers, but also computer users looking for next-generation, high-capacity storage media.That said, HP's move seems driven more by pique than pragmatism. It asked the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA), of which it's just one of over 70 member companies, to add two features, Mandatory Managed Copy and iHD support, to the format. While MMC is now part of the specification - it allows a disc's content to be duplicated temporarily to, for example, stream it across a home network to a second TV - iHD isn't.
iHD is Microsoft's HD-oriented interactivity sub-system, and will ship with Windows Vista. The BDA has already chosen Java as the BD format's interactivity foundation, and has said that while it will consider including iHD in a future iteration of the specification, it's not going to delay BD's debut to shoehorn it in.Sorry, HP effectively said, that's just not good enough, and we'll support HD DVD if you don't do what we want. So there.And now it has. Both Microsoft and Intel have thrown their weight behind HD DVD, and we can't help wondering if that hasn't swayed HP into edging away from the Sony-led BD camp. Ironically, HP said only three months ago that BD had the support of the "vast majority" of computer industry, including Dell and Apple, before going on to say how clearly superior BD is to HD DVD.
No longer, it seems. Compare and contrast:“[iHD] integration will reduce development costs and provide a more affordable solution for consumers,” HP said in a statement issued Friday. “In addition, HD-DVD provides a rich, cost-competitive solution for the consumer and is easier to manufacture."
And this, while rebutting "erroneous" claims from Microsoft:"From a PC end-user perspective, Blu-ray is a superior format. It offers 67-150 per cent more storage capacity, higher transfer rates, slimline notebook compatibility, broadband connectivity and a proven interactive layer with BD-Java," said Maureen Weber, general manager of HP's Personal Storage Business, in September...
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Advanced Media, Inc., manufacturer and marketer of the popular RIDATA brand of recordable CD and DVD media, electronic storage products, and digital media accessories, is adding yet another advanced product to its lineup of electronic storage media. Its new high-speed RIDATA Laser Pointer USB Drive features a USB 2.0 flash drive with a laser pointer. It is set to be shown at the upcoming 2006 International CES show.
“Our new, easy to use RIDATA thumb-sized portable USB flash drive with laser pointer enables users to securely exchange huge amounts of data between computers or notebooks with a USB port,” stated Harvey Liu, Advanced Media president. “Its plug-and-play simplicity makes connecting to any computer a snap, allowing access virtually anytime, anywhere. No power supply or external cables are required.”
The versatile USB drive also features four new useful functions:
Auto Login: This is a convenient application that automatically enters IDs and passwords from a database created on the USB Drive to Web sites. With Auto Login, users can carry all IDs and Passwords on the USB Drive.
Bookmarks: This feature saves the user’s own Web bookmarks to the device, allowing easy access to them from whatever computer that is connected to the device.
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Secret ZIP: Creates a Secret folder and a Zip folder. This allows users to zip a file by simply dragging the file to the ZIP folder, or a encrypted Zip file by dragging into Secret Folder.
With high storage capacity and blazing fast speeds, the handy RIDATA USB Flash Drive with laser pointer is an ideal choice to replace floppy disks, ZIP disks, and hard disks. This high-speed USB flash drive performs data transfer at a rate up to 19MB/s for read and14MB/s for write in dual-channel mode, and up to 10MB/s for read and 7MB/s for write in single-channel mode.
It supports multiple operating systems: Windows® ME, Windows® 2000, Windows® XP, Mac TM 9.x or later, Linux TM Kernel 2.4 or later (no driver needed); Windows® 98 and Windows® 98SE (driver enclosed). It also comes with a security lock (Safety Zone); is shock proof; and has power-saver functionality. An advanced software package is included.
The class II laser pointer has an average wavelength of 650nm, and will make a 0.4-inch spot from approximately 11 feet. It meets TUV, FDA, and ROSH requirements.
The RIDATA Laser Pointer USB Drve is available in 128MB, 256MB, 512MB , and1GB capacity sizes. It has an MSRP of $69.99 based on 512MB capacity.
About Advanced Media (RITEK USA)
Advanced Media, Inc. is a subsidiary of RITEK Corporation, the world’s largest optical media manufacturer. Advanced Media is the sole North and South American marketer and distributor of the RIDATA brand of recordable CD and DVD media as well as other types of electronic storage media.
The RIDATA brand currently includes: CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, and DVD-RAM optical discs; flash memory cards, adapters, and reader/writers; USB EZ drives; and assorted media accessories. Since its formation in 2001, Advanced Media has experienced phenomenal annual growth and is already a leading marketer of electronic storage products in the American market.
RITEK for years has been defining and redefining the optical storage market. Around the world, its name is synonymous with innovation, quality, and unparalleled consistency. RITEK’s commitment to quality control is proven by its QS 9000, ISO 14001, ISO 9001, ISO 9002, and Six Sigma certifications.
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The Blu-ray Disc Association has announced that it is supported by the majority of the computer industry, latest backer being no other than Apple Computer. The majority of the computer industry means 90% of the consumer electronics producers and 7 major film labels. Only Microsoft misses from the list.
TDK Corp. has announced on Thursday that is has begun producing samples of recordable and rewritable Blu-ray Disc bare media for consumer use. Commercial Blu-ray Disc media has come in a protective cartridge until now, but the Blu-ray disc Association is finalizing the specifications for bare discs.
Andy Parson, Senior Vice President of Advanced Product Development for Pioneer Electronics, stated "Currently, DVD has 50,000 titles presently available, and both formats will co-exist for several years to come with new [Blue-ray Disc] players supporting both formats."
Blu-ray compatible DVD players are to be launched to market early 2006. The players will support both classic DVD and Blu-ray DVD formats.
TDK said it will produce disks with capacities varying from 25 to 50 GB. The discs make use of a TDK-developed hard protective coating, which minimizes scratches to their surface and allows the use of discs without cartridges.
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Maxell Corporation of America, the technological leader in advanced recordable media, and InPhase Technologies are bringing a revolutionary technology to market - holographic media. With uncompressed storage capacities achieving 1.6 TeraBytes per disk and data rates as high as 120 MBPs, holographic technology is a true breakthrough in optical media. These features, along with a long archival life, make holographic media a compelling choice for storage and archival requirements.
Holographic data storage is superior to existing disc and hard drive technologies, and is also competitive against tape technologies in capacities and transfer rate. In addition, it offers a 50+ year media archive life and random data access. Finally, the media is expected to have the lowest cost per gigabyte of any commercial quality removable storage."Holographic media makes it possible for millions of pages of information and high definition images to be held on one small, relatively inexpensive disc," said Steven Pofcher, senior marketing manager at Maxell. "Imagine having a person's entire medical history, complete with MRI images, or storing a broadcast network's entire HD Library on a single disc. These are both possible with holographic technology, which has such large capacity that approximately a half million 300-page books can be stored on a single disc."
Holographic recording technology utilizes intersecting signal and reference laser beams to store data in a number of 3D hologram images capable of saving hundreds of data pages in a single location. One 5¼ inch-diameter optical disc can store up to 150 million pages - more than 63 times the capacity of DVD. Also, with holographic recording, a multiple of form factors, such as discs, cards, etc., and laser wavelengths (red, green, and blue) can be used."Combining high storage densities and fast transfer rates with durable, reliable, low cost media, Holographic technology is poised to become a compelling choice for next-generation storage and content distribution needs," said Liz Murphy, vice president of marketing for InPhase Technologies. "Unlike other technologies that record one data bit at a time, holography allows a million bits of data to be written and read in parallel with a single flash of light. This enables transfer rates significantly higher than current optical storage devices."
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The technology dream of storing terabytes of data on a single disk has taken a step closer to realityInformation storage media company Maxell has said it will launch its first holographic storage products in September 2006. The first drive will have a capacity of 300GB and a throughput of 160Mbps.
Holographic storage works by storing information using light-sensitive crystals. Because it uses the whole volume of the disk, not just the surface, it's possible to store much more information than is possible on a DVD. With a single holographic disk able to store 1.6 million high-resolution colour photos or over 240 hours of TV broadcast, holographic storage is starting to draw the attention of many in the IT industry.
"Holographic media makes it possible for millions of pages of information and high definition images to be held on one small, relatively inexpensive disc," said Steven Pofcher, senior marketing manager at Maxell.
"Imagine having a person's entire medical history, complete with MRI images, or storing a broadcast network's entire HD [high-definition] Library on a single disc. These are both possible with holographic technology, which has such large capacity that approximately half a million 300-page books can be stored on a single disc."Holographic recording technology uses intersecting signal and reference laser beams to store data in a number of 3D holographic images.
According to Maxell, one 13cm optical disc can store up to 150 million pages — more than 63 times the capacity of DVD. Earlier this month, Turner Entertainment's vice-president of broadcast technology Ron Tarasoff said his company is planning to sell holographic disks that will retail for $100, and which in five years time will have a capacity of 1.6TB each.
"That's pretty inexpensive," said Tarasoff. "Even the first versions can store 300GB per disk, and it has 160Mbps data throughput rates. That's burning. Then combine it with random access, and it's the best of all worlds."
The technology also has an impressive lineage. Hitachi-owned Maxell is working with InPhase Technologies, a subsidiary of Lucent, which has led development of holographic media.
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With the increasing expansion of HDTV and high-def recording devices, Imation is set to launch next-generation HD-DVD and Blu-ray optical recordable media, both featuring the company's patented ForceField ultra-durable, scratch-resistant hard coating.
HD-DVD and Blu-ray optical formats will provide enough capacity required to accommodate the enormous amounts of data created by the HD format. While incompatible with each other, both formats will allow you to record 'crystal-clear' images and large amounts of computer data. Currently, the Minnesota-based Imation is busy at work testing both single-layer and double-layer advanced optical formats.
And according to Richard Weiss, vice president of research and development at Imation, no one does it better:
“The exact standards and expertise needed to develop Blu-ray and HD-DVD require focus and experience that few companies possess…we are in a solid position to deliver future formats when and where our customers want them.”
Throughout 2006, Imation plans to launch the BD-RE (rewritable) and BDR (recordable) 25GB single layer and 50GB double layer Blu-ray formats. Also in 2006, Imation plans to launch the HD-DVD-R (recordable) and HD-DVD-ReR (Re-recordable) 15GB single layer and 30GB double layer HD-DVD formats.
Specific dates of availability and pricing will be announced in early 2006.
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NEC has said its first DVD burners with Labelflash technology will be available from December onwards. Labelflash burns custom motifs, lettering or images onto the top side of DVD media.
NEC's ND-3551A
The drives will not only support DVD +R(W) and DVD-R(W) but also DVD-RAM.
Labelflash delivers high image quality because it enables 256 brightness shades. The labelling process takes only around seven minutes. One special feature is that both the top side and the data side of the blank can be labelled - provided that there is enough available memory.
Labelflash can be used for blanks with a writable Labelflash top surface. On these media, the labelled top surface is covered by 0.6 millimetre-thick, protect layer which ensures that even labels that are exposed to light are extremely durable.
The burner supports DVD-R and DVD+R media recording at up to 16x DVD speed, while rewritable (DVD +RW) and double-layer DVDs (DVD +R9) are written at up to 8x DVD speed. DVD-RW and DVD-R DL are processed at 6x speed. 5x speed applies for DVD-RAMs. As a read drive, the burner delivers 16x DVD, 5x DVD RAM and 48x CD speed. NEC will also be marketing a lower cost model without Labelflash, the ND-4550A, which has the same write and read speeds as the ND-4551A.
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Iomega has announced the new "ScreenPlay Multimedia Drive", a portable hard drive with built-in multimedia playback capability, that makes it a digital media jukebox for photos, songs and video files that can be used with virtually any television or audio-video system.
The "ScreenPlay Multimedia Drive" offers freedom to enjoy digital video, photo albums, music collections and work files on any TV or A/V receiver - without the need for a computer. Iomega maintains that the device is aimed at families and road warriors, who have long struggled with the inconvenience of transporting computer-based digital media (audio, video, and still image files).
The "ScreenPlay Multimedia Drive" is an external hard drive with audio and video outputs, built-in multimedia playback capability, and a set of DVD-style playback buttons. At 132 x 77.2 x 17.8 mm, the "ScreenPlay Multimedia Drive" uses on-screen TV navigation to help users select a video, song list, or slide show. The ScreenPlay drive comes with its own wireless remote control, making it easy to navigate the menus from across the room.
A USB 2.0 port enables fast data transfer with a computer at hard-drive speeds; outputs include NTSC or PAL analog video (using composite or S-Video connectors), and analog stereo audio (using RCA connectors).
Brian Still, manager - product and channel marketing, Iomega Corporation, said, "The Iomega 'ScreenPlay Multimedia Drive' is a great 60GB portable hard drive, with built-in multimedia features that make it the ideal digital media player for virtually any television or A/V receiver."
"People can liberate their audio, video and photo files from the PC and take them anywhere, whether it's the living room, a hotel, grandmother's house, the client's office or the conference room. The Iomega 'ScreenPlay Multimedia Drive' brings a new level of convenience and personalization, so you can watch and listen to what you want, when you want, without the need of being connected to a computer", said Still.
When connected to a computer's USB 2.0 port, the "ScreenPlay Multimedia Drive" operates like a normal 60 GB hard drive. Music, photos and video files can be simply copied from the host computer.
When connected to a TV or A/V system, the "ScreenPlay Multimedia Drive" becomes a media jukebox streaming popular video formats directly to TV, via its S-Video or composite video connectors; compatible formats include MPEG-1 (AVI, MPG, DAT), MPEG-2 (AVI, VOB), and MPEG-4 (AVI, XviD). It also can handle JPEG photos of up to 8 Megapixel resolution, motion JPEG files at 15 or 30 frames per second (digital camera movies), and MP3 digital audio files.
The "ScreenPlay Multimedia Drive" is compatible with Pentium III-class or equivalent processor or higher, running Microsoft Windows Win98/SE, Me/2000/XP Home or Professional. It is also compatible with Mac OS X (10.2) or higher.
The new Iomega "ScreenPlay Multimedia Drive" is available for a suggested retail price of $219.95. It can be purchased at iomega.com, or from select online and web retailers.
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