DVD burners are getting faster and cheaper, should drop below $100 USD for Christmas holiday, and blank DVD media, should be able to found under a dollar a blank. Plextor Fans it looks like Plextor is back in the game with this first. This is a little over a week old so I am posting it in Chit Chat.
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Press Release: July 28, 2003
PLEXTOR SUPPORTS LEADING DVD FORMAT STANDARDS WITH NEW DUAL DVD±R/RW DRIVE
Plextor PX-708A Drive is First to Market with 8X DVD+R, 40X CD-R, 24X CD-RW
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FREMONT, Calif. ? July 28, 2003 ? Bridging the gap between the two leading DVD recordable format standards, Plextor® Corp., a leading developer and manufacturer of DVD and CD recording equipment, today announced its first ever drive to burn DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, and CD-R/RW discs. The new Plextor drive helps remove the risk of purchasing a DVD/CD burner that does not comply with future DVD recording standards, and gives customers greater flexibility in choosing which DVD recordable media they use today.
Plextor's PX-708A drive supports 8X DVD+R and 4X DVD-R Writing; 4X DVD+RW and 2X DVD-RW Rewriting; and 12X max DVD-Reading. The new DVD/CD burner also boasts high-speed 40X CD-R Writing, 24X CD-RW Rewriting, and 40X max CD-Reading. The internal ATA/ATAPI-5 interface drive includes a bundle of premium digital media software from Roxio, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROXI), including Easy CD & DVD Creator® 6.1 Basic DVD Edition and PhotoSuite® 5 SE.
"DVD burners today are similar to VCRs in the early Eighties, when people had to choose between VHS and Betamax," said Howard Wing, vice president of sales and marketing for Plextor. "With so many different recordable formats for DVDs, how do users even know which DVD format is compatible with their existing systems? The PX-708A supports nearly every standard in the DVD universe, including DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, and DVD-ROM. This highly flexible standard support makes the PX-708A the DVD/CD recorder of choice for the vast majority of business and consumer applications."
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http://www.plextor.com/english/news/press/pr07282003_708A.html
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