Lite-On USA unveils new external dual format DVD recorder

August 22, 2003

Via the CDRLabs.com Forum we can read that Lite-On USA has unveiled a new dual format external DVD-recorder, the SDW-200DX. The drive uses the USB 2.0 interface and supports 2x recording to DVD-R, DVD+R and DVD+RW media. DVD-RW media can be written at 1x while CD-R media can be recorded at 16x:

Lite-On IT continues building upon its strong worldwide leadership in the optical recordable drive market with the introduction of the SDW-200DX Slim External Dual DVD ± ReWritable drive. The SDW-200DX is one of the early entrants in the Slim External USB market that supports the four major DVD formats; DVD+RW, DVD+R, DVD-RW and DVD-R.

The full featured software suite included with the SDW-200DX includes Sonic Solutions MyDVDÂ® authoring software for transferring personal content to DVD discs and CyberLink PowerDVDÂ® playback software that enables interactive viewing of DVD-Video and Video CD discs in a PC environment.

Compatibility

The Slim External SDW-200DX comes with USB 2.0 interface for easy installation. The high-speed SDW-200DX has an onboard 8MB buffer that delivers maximum performance for creating DVDs without worrying about formats, eliminating risk and confusion for consumers. Supported Operating System platforms include Windows 98SE/ME/XP/2000 environments.

The key performance specifications of the SDW-200DX are achieved with supported media only.

Writing:

DVD+R/+RW: 2x
DVD-R/-RW: 1x
CD-R: 16x (Z-CLV)
CD-RW: 8X

Reading:

DVD-ROM: 5x
CD-ROM: 24X(CAV)

According to the press release volume shipments of the SDW-200DX will begin within August 2003 and the drive will have a standard one-year limited warranty. You are of course welcome to discuss this new drive in our Lite-On Forum.

Source: CDRLabs.com