DVD Recordable Special Interest Group Welcomes Microsoft's Announcement of Support for all Major DVD Recordable Formats Standardized by the DVD Forum.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers WinHEC 2003 TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 8, 2003 Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi-LG Data Storage Hitachi-LG Data Storage is a joint venture between Hitachi and the LG group to make optical data storage devices such as CD and DVD drives. Their drives often start with the brand "HL-DT-ST" (Hitachi-LG DaTa STorage) External link Hitachi-LG Data Storage web site Inc., Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Pioneer Corp. and Toshiba Corp., members of the DVD Forum A membership organization devoted to defining DVD standards for read-only, rewritable, write-once, video and audio use. Members participate in working groups to develop new standards. , welcome the May 8 announcement by Microsoft Corp. that it plans to provide native support for all major recordable formats including DVD-RAM A rewritable DVD disc endorsed by the DVD Forum. Using phase change technology, DVD-RAMs are like removable hard disks, and the media can be rewritten 100,000 times compared to 1,000 times for DVD-RW and DVD+RW. The first DVD-RAM drives with a capacity of 2.6GB (single sided) or 5. , DVD-R (DVD-Recordable) A write-once (read only) DVD disc for both movies and data endorsed by the DVD Forum. DVD-Rs are often called "DVD Dash Rs" or "DVD Minus Rs" to distinguish them from the competing "Plus R" format (see DVD+R). and DVD-RW (DVD-Read Write) A rewritable (re-recordable) DVD disc for both movies and data from the DVD Forum. Also called "DVD Dash RW" and "DVD Minus RW," DVD-RW uses phase change recording. The media hold 4.7GB per side and can be rewritten 1,000 times. in the next version of the Windows operating system. With this announcement, all major DVD recordable formats standardized by the DVD Forum will receive native support from Windows, along with DVD-RAM, which is currently supported. This move will provide users of PCs with greater usability of DVD recordable products and higher compatibility between PC and AV products. DVD-R and DVD-RW, which will be newly supported by Windows, will easily be able to record and replay pictures, music and general PC data without any need for third party software. They will also enjoy the same "drag and drop A graphical user interface (GUI) capability that lets you perform operations by moving the icon of an object with the mouse into another window or onto another icon. For example, files can be copied or moved by dragging them from one folder to another. " data handling capability as DVD-RAM, which supports their ease of use as backup media or as media for data exchanges. The five companies will continue to introduce PC and digital AV products based on the Forum's DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. standards and seek to further promote the popularity of DVD recordable products in the market. DVD Recordable Special Interest Group The five companies, all fully involved in DVD recordable products, jointly exhibited as the "DVD Recordable Special Interest Group" at WinHEC 2003, Microsoft's annual hardware engineering conference for Windows, held this year in New Orleans, from May 6 to May 8. The DVD Forum The DVD Forum is a global organization that establishes and promotes DVD standards. As of March 18, 2003, its membership comprised 215 electronics manufacturers, software houses, recording media manufacturers, and other companies from around the world. Of these companies, 17 are steering committee members that oversee the management of DVD Forum activities. Hitachi, Ltd., Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Pioneer Corp. and Toshiba Corp. are steering committee members. Note to Editors: Other product or service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners. |
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