Today we have added the Philips DVDRW885 Dual layer DVD-writer to our review database. Tor Magne has taken an in-depth look at this interesting drive as it supports the new Dual Layer DVD+R writing technlogy, allowing dual layer discs of 8.5Gb to be written. Here is part of his conclusion:
The main positive points: The first thing that comes to mind will of course be that it supports dual layer writing, a new and exciting technology. Just too bad that dual layer media is not available at reasonable prices yet, we guess it will be 6 Months or so before dual layer media will be priced somewhat decent. The next thing that comes to mind is that it is pretty fast at 8x DVD+R writing and has very good writing quality with DVD+R media, much thanks to the dynamic OPC. It does also write several types of 4x DVD+R media at 8x, and add bitsetting support to this and you have a very good drive if you are only interested in using DVD+R/RW/R DL media. |
Tor has
done his usual excellent job in examining this dual layer drive and has provided us with plenty of information about it's strengths and weaknesses. Head on over and check out his review for some insight on this new technology. You can of course comment on his review here, or in our forums, where any questions and comments are encouraged.
Source: CD Freaks.com
