Verbatim 4x
DVD-R Dual Layer Testing Complete Shipping to consumers has begun
04/05/2005
Verbatim has
now completed the testing of its new 4x DVD-R Dual Layer (DL) media to DVD
burner manufacturers and their software suppliers for read/write and
compatibility. Verbatim DVD-R 4x Dual Layer will be available to consumers from
Q2. The finalized specification enables the new DL-compatible burners to write a
complete 8.5GB Verbatim Dual Layer DVD-R disc in about 25 minutes.
Verbatim and its parent company, Mitsubishi® Kagaku Media (MKM), were
among the first to confirm the technical feasibility of 4x speed recording of
Dual Layer DVD-R media. 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.
By
offering two recording layers, Verbatim's new 4x DVD-R DL discs provide almost
double the capacity on a single side compared to the 4.7GB DVD-R media.
With the higher capacity, consumers can store up to nearly 4 hours of
DVD-quality video (nearly 8 hours of VHS-quality video) or 8.5GB of data on a
single side while maintaining read compatibility with the majority of today's
DVD players and DVD-ROM
drives.
Availability
Backed by a limited
lifetime warranty, Verbatim 4x DVD-R DL media is expected to be available
through leading retailers, Internet resellers and distributors across the
country in Q2 2005.
About Verbatim
Verbatim is a subsidiary of Mitsubishi
Kagaku Media and provides information storage products, computer and imaging
consumables and related accessories. Verbatim is currently the only company in
the world that designs, develops and manufactures high performance, high quality
CD-Recordable, CD-Re-writable, DVD-Recordable and DVD-Re-writable media
products, a complete family of 3.5 inch and 5.25 inch MO media. The range also
includes tapes, imaging products, digital devices and memory
cards.
Source: Verbatim
