Pioneer New Media Technologies to Exhibit Market-Leading DVD Products At DV Expo 2000; Full Line of Products Span Multimedia and Storage Applications.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers DV Expo 2000, Booth No. 543 LONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 2, 2000 Pioneer New Media Technologies, a leading manufacturer of industrial 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. products, will be exhibiting their comprehensive line of professional DVD products in Booth No. 543 at DV Expo in Long Beach, Oct. 3-5, 2000. At the booth, visitors will see the DVD-Recordable drive (DVR-S201), 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). media, industrial DVD-Video player, newly released DVD Bar'N'Coder software and the 720-disc DVD FlexLibrary. Pioneer's award-winning, first-to-market DVD-R drive supports the DVD Forum's specifications for authoring uses. A write-once technology that can be written at 1X and read at 2X speeds and records both 3.95GB and 4.7GB discs, the DVD-R is compatible with most DVD-Video players and DVD-ROM DVD-ROM: see digital versatile disc. A read-only DVD disc used to permanently store data files. DVD-ROM discs are widely used to distribute large software applications that exceed the capacity of a CD-ROM disc. drives. The version 2.0 specification, finalized in May by 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. , allows users to record 4.7GB of content to DVD-R media. This medium has an added feature that allows a completed version 2.0 DVD-R disc to be used as a Press Cutting Master Disc, saving both time and money in the replication process. The DRM-7000 FlexLibrary is the fastest and most advanced storage system available. An innovative modular approach offers the flexibility to accommodate any drive-to-disc ratio from a maximum of 720 discs with one drive to a minimum of 370 discs with 16 drives. Available drive options include DVD-R, DVD-ROM and CD-R (CD-Recordable) A writable CD technology using a type of compact disc that can be recorded, but not erased (CD-Rs are "write once" discs). CD-R discs are used to master CD-ROMs, to back up data and to make copies of data for distribution. . A unique built-in memory feature enables the 20-disc Hypermagazine or a 50-disc magazine to perform off-line archiving. The FlexLibrary is also hot-swappable, meaning end-users can replace drives on the fly. Packaged in a compact, lightweight and easy-to-operate model, Pioneer's second generation industrial DVD-Video Player (DVD-V7400) incorporates all of the most advanced functions and capabilities available. The player has built-in playback compatibility for NTSC (National TV Standards Committee) The committee that developed the television standards for the U.S, which are also used in Canada, Japan, South Korea and several Central and South American countries. Both the committee and the standard are called "NTSC. and PAL video standards and supports video CD, CD-DA (Compact Disc-Digital Audio) The original compact disc format developed by Sony and Philips in the 1980s, which was designed for audio only. Since "CD" is used loosely for all Compact Disc formats, the CD-DA designation differentiates a music disc or player , DVD-Video and DVD hybrid discs (DVD-Video segments). Another important feature that can be found on the DVD-V7400 is the addition of component video output. The player also cuts average search times in half when accessing specific points on a DVD-Video disc. Pioneer's DVD-V7400 can be found in a variety of professional applications that include corporate presentation, education and training, point-of-purchase and information. Pioneer has recently released DVD Bar'N'Coder Software for use with Pioneer Industrial DVD-Video players and Pioneer barcode readers. The software allows users to create and print their own DVD barcodes to target specific audio and video segments on a DVD-Video disc. About Pioneer New Media Technologies Pioneer New Media Technologies is dedicated to bringing the very best leading-edge technology to market. Pioneer invented the world's first multiple-disc CD-ROM changer A CD-ROM drive that holds a small number of CD-ROMs for individual use on a desktop computer. Although it can swap discs, it typically contains only one drive and can only read one at a time. See CD-ROM server. and offered the first multifunction optical drive capable of reading and writing to both MO and WORM. The Optical Division's products include first to market DVD-R and DVD-ROM drives; CD-ROM drives, changers and jukeboxes; optical drives; MO, WORM and DVD-R media for a wide range of storage solutions in the education, government, legal, banking, medical, insurance, finance, industrial and general business markets. The company is a leading supplier of optical drives to the majority of first tier OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and PC manufacturers. For more information, contact Pioneer New Media Technologies at 2265 E. 220th Street, Long Beach, Calif. 90810; phone 310/952-2111; URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : www.pioneerusa.com. Note to Editors: Product photography and evaluation units are available by contacting Amy Mattern or Irene Alonso of The T&O Group at 949/833-8006 or amattern@topr.com and ialonso@topr.com. |
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