As
we reported a couple
of days ago Philips will show two double layer burners, the DVDRW885K and the
DVDRW1640K, at the upcoming CeBIT show in Germany. An
English press release with leaflets of the two drives and more detailed
specifications is now available:
32x
*For DVDRW885K with future firmware upgrade.
The Philips
eight-speed DVDRW885K is the world's first recordable PC drive capable of
doubling a DVD's effective storage capacity to up to 8.5GB on a
double-layer, single-sided DVD+R disc. These double-layer DVD+R discs can
contain about four hours of DVD-quality video or 13 CD-ROMs worth of data,
which can be accessed without the need to turn over the disc. Another key
advantage of double layer DVD+R is its compatibility with existing DVD
Video players and DVD ROM drives. In addition to the PC drive, Philips
will be among the first to introduce a double layer, 8.5GB
disc.
According to the leaflet of the DVDRW885K it will ship with a DVD+R DL
blank so it will be interesting to see if Philips really will have the
double layer media ready to ship with the drive which is scheduled to be
released in April.
Source: Philips
