fred used our newssubmit to tell us that Pioneer Electronics is aiming to give the recordable DVD and PC markets a boost with a drive for notebooks. The company expects that it will be able to launch a recordable DVD drive for notebooks in the fourth quarter of 2002.
The drive will read and re-write DVD discs at 2 speed, record CDs at 16 speed and rewrite CDs at 10 speed:
Yet standards are still a hot-button issue in the industry. Computer makers and consumers alike continue to be put off by the battle between the DVD Forum and the DVD+RW Alliance, two groups that are struggling over the creation of a recordable DVD standard. |
DVD Forum members--including companies such as Apple Computer, Hitachi, NEC, Pioneer, Samsung and Sharp--advocate the DVD-RAM, DVD-R and DVD-RW formats. The DVD+RW Alliance, which includes companies such as Dell Computer, Hewlett-Packard and Philips, has thrown its support behind the DVD+RW format, which also features support for DVD+R.
Parsons said that he expects the DVD Forum to approve a 4X DVD-R spec and a 2X DVD-RW specification next month. Pioneer will introduce products using the specifications by the fourth quarter. Apple, Sony, and Packard Bell NEC in Europe have used Pioneer's DVD-R/RW drive in systems in the past.
Read the entire story here. Also note that Plextor already has an external DVD drive (but only a reader)
Source: News.com
