pointon
06-11-2001, 5:40 PM
A little something that came in my email which someone out there might find interesting:
HITACHI LAUNCH MULTI-LINGUAL DVD WRITER
In an attempt to help ease consumer confusion in
the crowded and complicated world of writable DVD
standards, Hitachi has announced plans to release
a multi-format DVD writer. The GMA-4020B drive
will be capable of writing DVDs in the DVD-RAM,
DVD-R and DVD-RW formats, as well as the usual
CD-R and CD-RW standards. The only format
Hitachi's new drive will not support will be
Hewlett Packard and Sony's new DVD+RW format.
With support for all these standards, Hitachi say
that the drive will be able to record DVDs ready
for use in conventional home DVD players and
DVD-ROM drives. Neither a price or release date
has been confirmed for the drive, but industry
analysts say a good price point would be around
the $500 mark (approximately 350 GBP).
HITACHI LAUNCH MULTI-LINGUAL DVD WRITER
In an attempt to help ease consumer confusion in
the crowded and complicated world of writable DVD
standards, Hitachi has announced plans to release
a multi-format DVD writer. The GMA-4020B drive
will be capable of writing DVDs in the DVD-RAM,
DVD-R and DVD-RW formats, as well as the usual
CD-R and CD-RW standards. The only format
Hitachi's new drive will not support will be
Hewlett Packard and Sony's new DVD+RW format.
With support for all these standards, Hitachi say
that the drive will be able to record DVDs ready
for use in conventional home DVD players and
DVD-ROM drives. Neither a price or release date
has been confirmed for the drive, but industry
analysts say a good price point would be around
the $500 mark (approximately 350 GBP).