High prices and compatibility issues loom large as makers of recordable and rewritable DVD discs and players shoot for the kind of mainstream acceptance enjoyed by non-recordable DVD-ROM products.

In addition to Blu-ray, which is the optical disc that can store the most data, the production of recordable CDs and DVDs – currently a niche market – will also be gradually wound down ...

High prices and compatibility issues loom large as makers of recordable and rewritable DVD discs and players shoot for the kind of mainstream acceptance enjoyed by non-recordable DVD-ROM products.

Learn More. Manufacturers of DVD media this week announced details of forthcoming dual-layer recordable discs that will expand capacity to 8.5GB. However, compatibility with older drives may be an ...

When you are playing the dual-layer DVDR9 disc (+ or -) you’ll have to look hard to notice the switch over from one layer to the other. The result is a full 8.5GB or four hours of DVD-quality (16 ...

a major optical storage manufacturer has said it expects worldwide sales of recordable DVD discs to reach at least 320 million in the next year. Ritek, which dominates the market for CD-R and DVD ...

Hitachi Maxell and Mitsubishi Kagaku Media describe the write-once next generation DVD disc as one that can be easily produced at high volume on standard DVD-Recordable production lines. Hitachi and ...

Mitsubishi Kagaku Media Co., Ltd. announced the successful development of 1-16x dye for DVD recordable discs. With the drastic market change “from tape to disc” which is influenced by the strong ...

DVD-RW discs allow up to 1,000 rewrites and hold ... ECMA, the European Computer Manufacturers Association, has approved all DVD–recordable formats, including DVD+R and DVD+RW.

Ritek, the world’s largest CD-R disc manufacturer, said that fueled by the rising popularity of recordable DVD drives, it projects worldwide consumption of recordable DVD discs will ...

According to Ritek, recordable DVD discs are in short supply. Both Ritek and CMC Magnetics are planning to transfer part of their CD-R discs production lines to recordable DVD disc manufacturing.

Q: I have a Panasonic DMR-EZ48VK recorder that I recently purchased. This is all new to me. I would like to know what disc-type I should buy for recording VCR tapes onto a DVD disc. Also ...