Iomega Corporation, a global leader in data storage, today
announced the availability of two new Iomega Super DVD 16x recorders. Designed
for the evolving needs of home and small business users and supporting the new
8.5 GB double-layer (DL) recording standard, the new drives give consumers an
outstanding tool for managing videos, data, music and photos.
The new Iomega Super DVD 16x double-layer recorders will debut next week at
the TechXNY tradeshow in New York City, Oct. 5-7, at the Jacob Javits Convention
Center.
Two Drive Models, Two User
Profiles
For video enthusiasts, the new Iomega Super DVD
QuikTouch™ Video Burner 16x Dual-Format USB 2.0 Drive combines a DVD recorder
with a video capture card. The result is a versatile desktop drive that can
accept data from either a PC or a video source, burning single- or double-layer
video DVDs, VCDs (Video CDs), and conventional data DVDs and CDs. To capture
video, users plug a video source directly into the 16x QuikTouch Video Burner.
Then they press the QuikTouch button on top of the drive and start their video.
The QuikTouch Video Burner automatically recognizes the disc format and manages
the recording process.
For users who already have a video capture card installed, and for general
disc-burning activities, the new Iomega® Super DVD Writer 16x Dual-Format USB
2.0 Drive is a flexible, high-performance alternative. The 16x Super DVD Writer
is a virtually effortless way to transfer home videos, photos, music, and other
files from the computer to the living room DVD player.
"Iomega's new 16x drives are the second generation of Iomega DVD recorders to
provide double-layer 8.5 gigabyte capability," said Brad Nelson, product general
manager, consumer products, Iomega Corporation. "Users are excited about the
storage potential of these new double-layer discs. Iomega's DVD Wizard software
also demystifies the recording process, so users can burn discs effortlessly the
first time and every time."
Included with the new drives is a software collection that helps users
perform advanced automatic backup, video editing, and photo and music
management. Using DVD+R DL discs, with a native capacity of 8.5 GB*, customers
can now store more than 12 CDs of data on a single disc, almost twice the
capacity of a standard single-layer DVD. Each 8.5 GB DVD+R DL disc is roughly
equivalent to 34,000 JPEGs, up to 12 hours of MPEG-1 video, or 147 hours of MP3
music.**
Key
Features
Supported formats include DVD+R and DVD+RW
(16x4x8x write, rewrite, and read), DVD-R and DVD-RW (8x4x8x), and CD-R and
CD-RW discs (40x24x40x). Ripping music CDs is also faster than ever, thanks to
40x digital audio extraction.
The new drives are easy to set up and operate, and each drive features buffer
underrun protection for reliable burns. Each drive also comes with the Iomega
DVD Solutions Wizard, which takes the guesswork out of recording tasks by
helping users select the appropriate software and type of disc for different
tasks.
DVD+R
DL
DVD+R DL is a "write-once" recording standard. A
double-layer DVD+R DL disc contains two recording layers of organic dye film.
The top layer is semi-transparent, allowing the recording laser to focus on
either the top layer or the bottom layer. When the laser heats microscopic
regions on one of the recording layers, it creates permanent dots in the organic
dye film. The resulting data can be read in most standard DVD players and
DVD-ROM drives.
Double-layer discs offer 80 percent more capacity than previous-generation
4.7 GB DVD discs, with significant benefits for the end user:
- Users can store DVD-quality home video at higher bit rates, improving
picture resolution and quality.
- Businesses can archive up to 12 CDs worth of data on a single DVD+R DL
disc, reducing the cost and complexity of archiving data.
- IT departments can build system images for use with their client PCs.
- Filmmakers can master and test new DVD titles using inexpensive discs
before pressing a batch of discs with traditional equipment.
Software
Bundled software includes Iomega's DVD Solutions Wizard, Iomega
Automatic Backup, Iomega HotBurn Pro, Sonic MyDVD™ video-editing software,
Sonic™ Cineplayer software for the highest quality video playback, MusicMatch™
Jukebox music management software and Adobe Photoshop Album™ Starter Edition.
For Mac OS users, Charismac Discribe™ is included.
Iomega's DVD Solutions Wizard launches directly from the desktop and takes
the guesswork out of writing DVDs by helping users select the appropriate
software and type of disc for different tasks.
Iomega® Automatic Backup software, a PC Magazine Editor's Choice for
real-time backup software (June 17, 2003, edition), provides continuous
real-time backup to any drive letter, the ability to save multiple revisions and
keep multiple backup sets on different destination drives, the ability to
exclude files by file type, to schedule backups, and to cache backups
temporarily. Iomega Automatic Backup is also available separately at www.iomega.comfor $39.95.
Iomega's HotBurn Pro software complements Windows® XP by adding true
drag-and-drop file recording, an integrated console interface, integrated DVD
and CD imaging, compilation creation, and a jewel case editor. Added features
include a graphical audio layout editor; pop, click and hiss removal filters;
and bootable CD creation.
Price and Availability
The external Iomega® Super DVD Writer 16x Dual-Format
USB 2.0 Drive is shipping now and has a list price of $ 199.95. The Iomega®
Super DVD QuikTouch™ Video Burner 16x Dual-Format USB 2.0 Drive is also shipping
now and has a list price of $ 299.95. There is also a $30 mail-in rebate
available on both products. (All prices are U.S. suggested retail.) Both
16x drives are available at retail, catalog, and online at www.iomega.com.
Iomega's 16x drives are compatible with Microsoft® Windows® 98SE, 2000, Me,
or XP. Single-layer recordable support (4.7 GB) is provided by Mac® OS 10.2.7 or
newer with a Macintosh G4 or faster with a built-in USB 2.0 connection.
Source: Iomega.com
