Topic: News

Zoran Corporation announced that the new Activa 100 DVD recording chip is shipping in sample quantities to major DVD recorder manufacturers.

Mediatechnics Systems has launched the new PACT240IJ system with inkjet capability built in line. Adding this affordable CD/DVD copier system to the current line of systems allows customers who are looking for duplication ability to purchase the unit without a large investment.

An optical disk with a storage capacity 100 times larger than a DVD is the exciting response to surging demand for an increase in data storage capacity fueled by the accelerating growth of broadband Internet usage.

The U.S. Supreme Court has bowed out of a long-running dispute over a DVD descrambling utility, dealing a preliminary defeat to Hollywood studios and electronics makers.

The U.S. Supreme Court has granted Hollywood studios and electronics makers a temporary victory by stepping into a long-running dispute over software that can be used to copy DVDs.

Supply of pick-up heads (PUHs) for DVD+RW and DVD-RW drives has tightened since November and is likely to continue to be tight until the second quarter, according to some Taiwanese optical drive makers.

Mitsubishi Electric has developed a more powerful semiconductor laser that should pave the way for 16X DVD writers to be commercially available by about 2004.

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. is hoping to match the domestic success of its DVD recorders in overseas markets next year, company officials say.

Rewrite the 3R's: Read, Rewrite and Retrieval With the Archos DExDVD RW External DVD Writer. Archos announced the launch of the next generation of DVD writers with the introduction of the first portable (peripheral) DVD writer, the DExDVD-RW. This innovative product offers the professional and home user the ability to create and store video films, images and all types of numerical files on any kind of DVD and CD.

Taiwanese manufacturer Princo yesterday announced the release of their 4 speed DVD-R. The disc will be marketed in Europe under the Whitelabel and Bulkpaq brandnames Princo are following in the footsteps of Ritek who have already released a 4x disc. Our industry insiders advise us that the entrance of Princo into the still immature 4x DVD-R market may result in an oversupply of discs and this in turn may result in sigificant price decreases in the next few months. Watch this space :)

Good news for all those people who have got 4 speed DVD writers this Christmas. We recently received a press release from Datawrite, (who were the first brand to launch a 4x DVD-R disc in the UK) that they expect the street price of their 4x DVD-R to drop to around £1.50 within the next two weeks.

With DVD playback being combined with an increasing number of consumer electronics products, DVD is everywhere, according to In-Stat/MDR. The high-tech market research firm reports that, in addition to TV sets, VCRs, cars, and Home Theater systems, in 2002, DVD players have been added to cable set top boxes and personal video recorders. As a result the DVD player market will hit 84 million units in 2006.

Pioneer have released a new Firmware for the A05 / 105. The new firmware can be downloaded from Here .

A deadline for adopting a new EU law on copyright protection has passed with just two member countries signing up, dealing a blow to media and software companies beset by unauthorized duplication of their works across the Internet.

Adopting DVD-R/RW (read as DVD “dash” R/RW), DVD formats recognized by the DVD Forum, the ASUS DRW-0402P is an enhanced follow-up to the first generation DVR-104, and is a powerful solution for data storage that fully understands what multimedia enthusiasts’ desire. Whether it’s reproducing memory-intensive video sequences on DVD with optimal digital picture quality or playing full-length films, the functionally versatile DRW-0402P delivers smooth and efficient performance on the fly. Record memorable moments in your life with the DRW-0402P and share them with your family and friends anywhere anytime.

Thanks to flash we have this new Firmware review and downloads.

Malicious MP3 or WMA files can compromise system security and allow remote code to be executed, security company Foundstone announced on Wednesday. Under Windows XP it is enough to just browse to the directory with the file or even browse to a malicious website. The file does not have to be opened for the code to be run.

GINGER GROUP the Electronic Frontier Foundation, said today it is pushing the US Library of Congress, North America's copyright "watchdog" to accept that people be allowed to skip "commercials" on DVD and also watch DVDs that Americans buy outside their DVD region. The somewhat radical idea is because, said the EFF, there need to be exemptions from the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which could penalise individuals for bypassing, or attempting to bypass, technical protections inherent in the DVD format.

The technical design of a compression technology that promises to stream video over the Internet at DVD-worthy speeds has been completed, according to the international standards team developing it.

A new website, dvdtracks.com is aiming to collect together mp3 film commentaries from movie fans that could rival the often bland and uninspiring 'professional' commentaries found in the extras of many DVD's.