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Apple will support rival DVD format
News Apple, a longtime supporter of the DVD-R format, confirmed on Monday that it is adding support for DVD+R and DVD+RW into the Macintosh operating system with Panther, the new version of Mac OS X that ships next week.
[October 14, 2003, 14:30]
The dirt on DVD review
Reviews DVD-recording formats include DVD-R (write once), DVD-RW (rewriteable), DVD+R (write once), DVD+RW (rewriteable) and DVD-RAM (rewriteable). DVD-RAM is primarily a data storage format, while the DVD-R/-RW and the more recent DVD+R/+RW standards are...
[January 10, 2003, 9:59]
Apple iMac G4 1.25GHz review
Reviews The 10.4kg iMac consists of a half-dome base that contains the SuperDrive (CD-RW/DVD-R) and external expansion ports. The drives remain unchanged on the 17in.iMac; it still comes standard with an 80GB hard drive and Apple's DVD-R/CD-RW SuperDrive.
[December 2, 2003, 9:25]
Sony debuts dual-layer DVD burners
News Both drives read and write to DVD+/-R, DVD+/-RW, CD-R and CD-RW discs as well as to DVD+/-R dual and double-layer discs. The two groups, DVD+RW Alliance and DVD Forum, have established their own two-layer DVD disc formats, which they identify using...
[May 4, 2005, 9:55]
Dell Inspiron 9100 review
Reviews It measures 35.9cm wide by 27.4cm deep by 5.08cm high and, with a DVD+RW drive and 12-cell battery, weighs 4.11kg. On the left-hand side you'll find the optical drive - a DVD+RW drive in our case, although you can fit a DVD-ROM/CD-RW combo drive...
[March 17, 2004, 7:45]
CES: DVD formats face off
News The new specification allows future drives to read all three DVD Forum formats: DVD-R, DVD-RW and DVD-RAM. At separate, simultaneous events at CES here, the Recordable DVD Council and the DVD+RW Alliance brought together partners to discuss their...
[January 11, 2002, 8:31]
Philips DVDRW228 review
Reviews But if you pop the included CD into a functioning optical drive on your computer before connecting the DVD+RW drive, everything becomes clear. It was faster at writing DVD+RW media than other drives we've tested, but slowed a bit when reading...
[September 13, 2002, 9:10]
Philips aims to bring DVD-rewritable costs down
News In hopes of repeating history, the semiconductor division of Philips announced Tuesday, it will license a new reference design for a DVD+RW player geared toward second-tier manufacturers. DVD players are limited to playing DVDs, whereas DVD+RW...
[October 23, 2002, 7:52]
HT Cam to DVD
Downloads The burning function makes it possible to save VCD, SVCD and DVD by using CD-RW burner or DVD burner in your PC. Can save VCD, SVCD, and DVD by using CD-RW burner or DVD burner in the PC. HT Cam To DVD 2.0 has recording, editing and burning functions.
[June 15, 2004, 17:53]
NEC gives a 4x for DVD writer
News The MultiSpin ND-1100A drive, announced on Tuesday, claims to be the first to take advantage of the 4x DVD+R specification, released in early August by the DVD+RW Alliance. The drive is the latest to attempt to bridge a yawning gap in the DVD...
[October 2, 2002, 14:09]
Okoker Quick Burner
Downloads It supports ISO DVD, DVD+RW, DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM, CD-R, and CD-RW discs.Version 4 fixed a bug about burn dvd disc. Okoker Quick Burner is a tool that helps you burn your data and ISO to a CD/DVD disk.
[June 25, 2008, 10:12]
HP DVD-Writer DVD100i review
Reviews Thus, the DVD100i is both costlier and less compatible than its DVD-RW competition. Based on specifications, the HP DVD100i writes to its native DVD+RW discs at a whopping 3.32MB per second (2.4X) compared to the Pioneer DVR-A03's 1.38MB/sec.
[January 2, 2002, 23:00]
Toshiba unveils new optical drives
News The new SD-R6112 drives support multiple disc formats, including 2x DVD-R, 1x DVD-RW, 1x DVD-RAM read, 16x CD-R and 10x CD-RW. The second drive, the SD-R9012, supports the 8x DVD-ROM, 16x CD-R and 10x CD-RW formats.
[August 27, 2003, 12:20]
Apple eyes CD-RW drives for Macs
News Apple missed out on CD-RW because the company placed its bets on DVD. While cautious about Pioneer's claims, Craig said, "DVD-RW drive is backward-compatible with other drives. If Apple abandons DVD-RAM in favor of DVD-RW, the company could...
[December 8, 2000, 8:50]
BurnAgain FS
Downloads You can do this with CDR, CDRW, DVD+RW and DVD-RW, without erasing, until the disk is full. Usually you cannot burn to a DVD more than once or burn to a CD more than once without creating a volume for each session burned.
[August 24, 2009, 15:01]
Recordable DVD set to boom
News DVD recording has taken off more slowly than it might have, according to some industry observers, because of competing, incompatible formats from the DVD Forum and the DVD+RW Alliance. Ritek chief executive Gordon Yeh said that DVD-R would account...
[November 27, 2002, 12:45]
Panasonic breaks £200 DVD-RAM barrier
News I think that ultimately DVD+RW will be the format of choice," said O'Donovan. However, HP and Dell are both signed up to the DVD Alliance, which promotes DVD+RW. Ogawa pointed out that the DVD Burner I, launched less than a year ago, cost over £500...
[March 7, 2003, 16:36]
PlayStation2 gets DVD upgrade
News The new design will support most recordable DVD media, including DVD-R/RW and DVD+R/RW. Video game leader Sony Computer Entertainment announced on Monday that it has completed the first major redesign of its PlayStation2 console, adding new...
[April 15, 2003, 8:12]
HP DVD-Writer DVD200i review
Reviews HP also packs an audio cable, an 80-pin IDE cable and mounting screws, as well as one DVD+R and one DVD+RW disc in the box. DLA (Drive Letter Access) takes care of packet writing to both DVD+RW and CD-RW media.
[June 13, 2002, 11:30]
Toshiba debuts Duo-based Tablet PC
News The 12.1-inch M400 weighs 4.5 pounds and features a CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive as a standard option. Several PC makers also have opted to use external CD-RW/DVD-ROM drives in order to reduce the weight of the tablet PCs and extend their battery life.
[February 8, 2006, 8:50]
