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about this article he saw at the Register.
According to this report, we can expect
double-layer, almost double-capacity DVD+R drives and media to hit the stores
next April.
The technology, co-developed by drive maker Philips, and
media specialists Verbatim and Mitsubishi Kagaku, adds a second recording layer
to a standard-thickness DVD+R disc, taking the medium's capacity from 4.7GB to
8.5GB.
offer a write speed of 2.4x. DVD+R DL, as the technology is known, was demo'd last month in Japan and shown to the press in London last week. Alliance members said the next step is to publish the format's specifications, a process which should be complete this year. Officially, the Alliance says DVD+R DL hardware and media will ship during "the course of 2004", but privately a number of member companies said they are "hoping" for an April 2004 introduction. That should provide a further boost for the DVD+R/+RW format, which is increasingly seen as the successor to the older DVD-R/-RW spec., thanks to its full multi-session compatibility with both DVD-ROM and consumer DVD systems. Essentially, DVD+RW discs can be re-edited even when the session has been closed - of 'finalised' - to ensure compatibility with DVD video playback. That said, there have been some claims about the level of DVD+R/+RW compatibility with consumer DVD players; the consensus appears to be that DVD-R/-RW discs, suitably finalised, are more likely to work with any DVD player than is a DVD+R/+RW. |
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GristMcFisty!
Source: theregister.com
