Panasonic to release new DVD burner
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Posted on Tuesday 19th of November, 2002 at 14:30 by SirQUK
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Source: CDR Times
Panasonic's multi-format DVDBurner II (LF-D521U) is a next-generation combination DVD/CD that takes the confusion out of buying a recordable DVD drive, providing users compatibility and ease of use.
Meeting DVD multi specifications, the drive builds on the success of the company's currently available DVD-RAM/R DVDBurner by extending the drive's capabilities to include read/write support for all recordable DVD formats approved by the DVD Forum and read/write support for CD-R/RW discs.
"With the new drive, users now have an all-in-one DVD/CD storage solution that provides the security of write-once, the flexibility of rewriteable, broad compatibility and the ability to choose between 9.4GB, 5.2GB, 4.7GB, 2.6GB or 650MB capacities," says Charles Vidal, product manager at Panasonic Digital Imaging Solutions.
In addition to reading and writing DVD-R, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, CD-R and CD-RW discs, the DVDBurner II can also play DVD-ROM, DVD-video, DVD-audio and CD-ROM discs.
When writing to a 4.7GB DVD-R general disc, the new drive achieves speeds of up to 2x, with DVD-R playback at maximum 6x. The disc's 2X write speed is equivalent to at least 18x CD rate. Smaller files can be stored on low-cost 650MB CD-Rs at up to 12x speed or on CD-RW discs at up to 8x speed. CD playback is at maximum 32x while DVD-ROM read speed is maximum 12x. To ensure error-free CD recording, the new multifunction drive includes buffer under-run technology.
The drive (LF-D521U) will begin shipping in Dec. 2002.
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