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CD-R, DVD+R/-R disc makers expected to have growing orders in Q3 07, but face increased costs
Tuesday 17 July 2007 – 10:06 in Business
Taiwan-based optical disc makers will receive significantly more OEM orders for CD-R and DVD+R/-R discs this quarter than in the second quarter of 2007, but will suffer unavoidable rises in the procurement costs of optical-grade polycarbonate and dyes du
DVD+RW Alliance: 8cm DVD+R/+RW DL discs to be volume produced in Q4
Wednesday 7 June 2006 – 05:10
International vendors of optical discs, in light of growing demand for 8cm single-sided single-layer DVD+R and DVD+RW discs, are expected to begin volume production of 8cm DL (single-sided double-layer) DVD+R and DVD+RW discs in the fourth quarter of this year, according to DVD+RW Alliance representatives attending the ongoing Computex Taipei 2006.
DVD-Disposable: Another try for a self-destructing DVD
Thursday 17 June 2004 – 06:40
DVD-D is another concept to establish a self-destructing DVD format for the movie rental industry. The countdown for viewing a movie starts as soon as the user opens the packaging of the DVD: Eight hours of availability are plenty to watch a movie several times and to avoid the "school second hand market", the developer claims.
Addonics DVD 4X DVD+/-R/RW Duplicator and External Burner
Tuesday 5 August 2003 – 03:23
Addonics Technologies has announced a new generation of DVD DigiCopiers.
DVD+RW Alliance anticipates DVD+R DL 8x products soon
Friday 11 March 2005 – 04:40
The next step of DVD+RW format evolution will become real later this year with 8x rewriting and double-layer (DL) recordable DVD+R disks, the DVD+RW Alliance announced at CeBIT.

Articles & reviews

ADS DVD Xpress DX2: Legal, but imperfect, DVD Copying*
Tuesday 25 July 2006 – 09:43
ADS Tech says its DVD Xpress DX2 is an "ideal" solution for making legal copies of your store-bought DVDs. But Mike Baggaley found that it all depends on your definition of "ideal" is.
CES 2007: Microsoft, Broadcom aim to lower cost of HD DVD players*
Tuesday 9 January 2007 – 12:43
Microsoft today said that it is working with Broadcom to develop a hardware and software reference design to enable "more cost-efficient HD DVD playback," or in other words, decrease the cost of integrating HD DVD players into consumer electronics and computing devices.
Paramount's decision to back Blu-ray and HD DVD may avert format war*
Tuesday 4 October 2005 – 12:59
Hollywood (CA) - The first major break in averting a high-definition disc format war - at least among the studios that support them - may have come late Sunday, when Paramount announced it would release its titles on Sony's Blu-ray format, in addition to the HD DVD format to which it was already committed.
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DVD-L100: A Cinema In Your Pocket*
Saturday 5 April 2003 – 07:00
Following the tradition of the Walkman, Discman and compact MP3 players, Samsung has introduced a portable DVD player that you can carry around wherever you go. True, it's a bit expensive ($999/1499 euros) but its quality is superb. It has a 10" 16:9 LCD screen, thus providing the biggest image ever for this kind of device. It is perfect for long flights or road trips, keeping passengers and especially kids from getting bored. Now for the lowdown on this mobile movie leviathan.