Ricoh Announces 4x DVD+RW/+R Drives and Media.Business Editors/High Tech Writers COMDEX The former, premier computer trade show in the U.S. Although it grew into an end user event, it was originally created for dealers and distributors (it was the COMputer Dealers EXposition). Fall 2002 LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 18, 2002 Higher Speed 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. Recording Allows 4.7GB to be recorded in less than 15-minutes Ricoh Company, Ltd, a co-technology developer of the CD-RW (CD-ReWritable) The only rewritable CD technology. CD-RW disks look like other CD media, but with close inspection, they have a more polished surface with a very dark blue-gray cast. and DVD+RW (DVD+Read Write) A rewritable (re-recordable) DVD disc for both movies and data from the DVD+RW Alliance. DVD+RW media can be read on DVD-Video players and computer DVD-ROM drives. rewritable Refers to storage media that can be re-recorded many times. Contrast with write once. See magnetic disk, magnetic tape and rewritable optical disc. formats, announced its next generation DVD/CD writable drives and media products. The new internal 4x speed DVD/CD drive boasts the highest DVD recording speed and allows 4.7GB of data to be burned onto a 4x DVD+R (DVD+Recordable) A write-once (read only) version of the DVD+RW optical disc from the DVD+RW Alliance. DVD+Rs hold up to 4.7GB of data per side and can be read by DVD-Video players and computer DVD-ROM drives. A DVD+R DL disc is a "dual layer" DVD+R that holds a total of 8.5GB. disc and a 4x DVD+RW disc in less than 15-minutes. Ricoh also announced its entry into the notebook computer A laptop computer that weighs in a range from five to seven pounds. The term originated when laptops were routinely more than 10 pounds, and those that became lighter were placed in a special "notebook" category. In practice, notebook computer and laptop computer are synonymous. market with an industry first low-powered, slim-line drive. Ricoh has scheduled to ship drives and media during 1Q of 2003. "The new 4x internal DVD+RW/+R drive and 2.4x DVD+RW/+R notebook drive will support Mt. Rainier Rai·nier , Mount A volcanic peak, 4,395.1 m (14,410 ft) high, of the Cascade Range in west-central Washington. It is the highest point in the range and the highest elevation in the state. specifications of CD-RW/DVD+RW allowing users to write to DVD by using simple drag & drop operation with the next generation of Windows OS (Longhorn The code name for the Windows Vista operating system. After the client version was renamed "Vista" in 2005, Longhorn referred to the server version until it was officially named Windows Server 2008 in May of 2007. See Windows Vista. )," says Steve Van Vorst, Ricoh's U.S. National Sales and Marketing Manager. "DVD+RW/+R format can meet demands of various applications from video recording to data storage. Especially with the DVD+RW Video Recording format (DVD+VR format), users can record video on a DVD+RW disk in real time and can add video or delete and edit video content retaining playback compatibility with almost all DVD movie players." Today's computer and consumer electronics applications look to use one, cost-effective medium for home entertainment and PC applications. With Ricoh's core technology, DVD+RW/+R products bridge CD and DVD writing with the convergence of consumer video recording and business storage requirements. Computer users can customize and edit home movies from tape to DVD discs and then view them in nearly all 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. drive and DVD movie players. Similarly, DVD+RW consumer recorders are available to record broadcasts that can be edited on a computer with a DVD+RW drive. As a result of the convergence, industry analysts expect writable DVD See DVD-R, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW and DVD+RW. drive sales to surpass 30 million drives by 2005. Ricoh is the technology leader in the development of DVD+RW/+R technology for both the desktop and notebook computer market and continues to support the leading software vendors. Software Compatibility of DVD+RW/+R drive Ricoh maintains its relationship with the leading third party software vendors. Here is a partial list of the vendors who support Ricoh DVD+RW/+R products: -- Ahead Nero - Allows users to create data disc or DVD for playback -- Arcsoft ShowBiz / Video Impression - Allows users to create home movies and presentations using personal collections of photos, video clips and audio -- BHA B's Recorder Gold - Allows users to create data disc or DVD for playback -- BHA B's DVD - Allows users to create, author and record to DVD by drag-n-drop of video file clips stored to hard disk, or captured in real-time directly from a digital video (DV) camcorder -- BHA B's CLiP - Allows users to write to a CD/DVD by file, much like a floppy or Zip disk -- Dantz Retrospect - Allows users to back up their personal computers or network servers -- Gear PRO - Allows users to create a pre-master of a DVD that can be used for one-off master or sent to a duplication house -- Mediostream NeoDVD - Allows users to create videos on DVD with DVD+VR format -- Roxio Easy CD Creator / Direct CD - Allows users to create and share photos, videos, music, and data on DVD -- Sonic Solutions MyDVD - Allows users to transfer home videos to DVD -- ULead DVD MovieWriter - Allows users to transfer home videos to DVD with DVD+VR format -- ULead DVD PictureShow - Allows users to create a photo album or slide show of photos -- ULead DVD Workshop - Allows users to create a pre-master of a DVD -- Veritas RecordNow - Allows users to copy CDs and DVD-ROMs and create custom CDs and DVDs -- VOB Instant CD/DVD - Allows users to create and share photos, videos, music, and data on DVD DVD+RW DVD+R Features -- One DVD+RW or DVD+R disc is equivalent to 7 CDs -- DVD can store 5000's of photos (when using Ricoh 3.2M pixel digital camera, JPEG JPEG in full Joint Photographic Experts Group Standard computer file format for storing graphic images in a compressed form for general use. JPEG images are compressed using a mathematical algorithm. format), up to four hours of video, or 4.7GB of data -- Write once for data permanence Permanence law of the Medes and Persians Darius’s execution ordinance; an immutable law. [O.T.: Daniel 6:8–9] leopard’s spots there always, as evilness with evil men. [O.T.: Jeremiah 13:23; Br. Lit. using DVD+R disc -- ReWritable for flexible use of DVD+RW disc -- World fastest 4x speed DVD+RW and DVD+R writing -- Can be played back on almost all DVD players A stand-alone device that plays DVDs. It contains a DVD drive and the electronics to decode the digital video. The device may play only manufactured DVDs, or it may be able to play DVD-R, DVD-RW and DVD+RW discs. DVD players are cabled to a TV or home theater system for display. and DVD-ROM drives. -- Loss less linking feature allows users to add or edit data and video at anytime retaining playback compatibility -- Allows users prompt writing of data with DVD+RW background format function About Ricoh Company, Ltd. Ricoh Company, Ltd., is a leading global developer and manufacturer of electronic products for consumer, business, and industrial needs. These products include CD-Recordable, CD-Rewritable, and DVD+ReWritable drives, media, and components, digital and conventional cameras, advanced electronic devices, copiers, printers, fax machines, personal computers, and related supplies and services. Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, the company has 137 consolidated subsidiaries and affiliates in Japan and 267 overseas, together employing around 74,200 people with consolidated sales of over $14 billion for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2002. Ricoh is listed on Tokyo and other Japanese stock exchanges as well as Amsterdam, Frankfurt, and Paris stock exchanges. For more information about Ricoh DVD+RW, visit Ricoh's web site for Europe region at http://www.ricohpmmc.com/dvd/asia/index.html, for Asia region at http://www.ricoh.co.jp/dvd/asia/index.html, or email to Steve Van Vorst, steve.van.vorst@ricoh-usa.com. Ricoh offers DVD products through world-class OEMs and private labeler companies in the North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , while selling Ricoh brand name DVD products in Europe and Asia. |
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