Verbatim Corporation announced
today that it is now shipping 2-4x DVD-R Dual Layer (DL) media for consumers. A
pioneer in developing advanced DVD and Dual Layer technology, Verbatim has been
providing media samples of the new discs to leading drive manufacturers and
software developers for tuning their products and confirming drive/media
compatibility. Fully compatible with the DVD-R DL specification approved by the
DVD Forum, Verbatim DVD-R DL media provides a capacity of 8.5GB on a single
side. At 4x speed, an entire disc can be filled in about 25 minutes. NEC,
Pioneer, Plextor, Sony and others have announced burners that support the new 4x
DVD-R DL format.
By offering two recording layers, Verbatim's new
DVD-R DL discs provide a capacity increase of about 80 percent, compared to
4.7GB DVD-R media. With the higher capacity, businesses, content developers and
consumers will be able to store up to 3.5 hours of DVD-quality videos, over 120
hours of MP3 audio or 8.5GB of data without having to flip the disc. The higher
capacity that the DL discs provide also make them ideal for corporate backups
and archiving.
Recently identified as the leading suppliers of
recordable CD and DVD media worldwide*, Verbatim and its parent company,
Mitsubishi® Kagaku Media (MKM), have consistently been first to bring DL
technology to market. To ensure high performance without sacrificing reliability
or compatibility, Verbatim and MKM developed unique dye materials and coating
techniques, as well as manufacturing techniques for stamping the grooves into
the media that guide the write and read processes. Broad compatibility is
maintained by using a thin layer silver alloy that serves as a reflector in the
first layer. The technologies developed by Verbatim/MKM allow the laser beam to
pass through the first recoding and reflective layers to write to the second
layer. The result is consistently reliable write/read performance for each
layer.
Pricing,
Availability
Verbatim 2-4x DVD-R DL media is available on the
Verbatim web site, www.verbatim.com with an estimated street price of $24.99 for
a 3-pack in jewel cases.
About Verbatim
Verbatim
Corporation, a Mitsubishi Kagaku Media Company, is an international organization
that develops and markets innovative, high-quality products for storing, moving
and using digital content. Known for its leadership in the removable storage
media and related accessories markets, the company provides reliable, unique
technologies and products that are highly sought after and broadly distributed
worldwide. For more information, contact Verbatim at 1200 W.T. Harris Boulevard,
Charlotte, NC 28262, (800) 421-4188, FAX (704) 547-6609; or visit the company's
web site at www.verbatim.com.
Source: Verbatim
