The U.S. Department of Justice announced that three executives from Hitachi-LG Data Storage (HLDS) have agreed to plead guilty and serve prison time in the United States for their participation in a series of conspiracies to rig bids and fix prices for the sale of optical disc drives.
Archive of posts tagged CD-R
Pioneer Launches BDR-207JBK Blu-ray BDXL Writer
Pioneer Corporation announced that it will begin shipping its new BDR-207JBK Blu-ray Disc (BD) recorder in Japan early in the new year. No word yet on North American availability.
Moser Baer Posts Loss in Q2
Moser Baer India Limited announced financial results for its second quarter of fiscal year 2011-2012.
CyberLink Launches Power2Go 8
CyberLink announced that it has released version 8 of its Power2Go optical disc recording software.
Rimage Reports Q3 2011 Results
Rimage Corporation announced operating results for its third quarter of 2011 ended September 30, 2011.
Primera Launches Affordable Disc Publisher
Primera Technology announced its new Bravo 4051 Disc Publisher (DP-4051 in Europe, Scandinavia and Middle East), which is available for $2,495 (MSRP).
Primera Lowers Blu-ray Disc Publisher Price
Primera Technology announced that it has reduced the retail price of its Bravo SE Blu Disc Publisher (DP-SE Blu in Europe, Scandinavia and Middle East) from US $2995 to $2495.
Blu-ray Disc and the Meaning of Backwards Compatibility
Change is unsettling. But, like it or not, change is once again upon us—this time with the arrival of next generation Blu-ray Disc (BD). Naturally, consumers and even professionals are apprehensive about this new format but, even so, BD’s promoters are doing an embarrassingly poor job of understanding and answering concerns. For example, manufacturers and [...]
Recordable & Rewritable Blu-ray Disc: How Far, How Fast?
As Blu-ray Disc’s (BD) entrance draws near, I’m increasingly asked about its writable formats. How long will it take to record a BD disc? How much will its writing speeds increase in the future? How quickly will it get there? And, frankly, is there a way for the industry to avoid past problems and intelligently [...]
Just Scratching the Surface: Writable Optical Disc Protection
Let’s face it — writable CDs and DVDs are tough but they can be damaged. Scratches, scrapes, fingerprints, dust, and just plain crud can play havoc with reading and, especially, with writing. Dealing with these everyday realities in ways that keep discs realistically priced and marketable remains a challenge for product designers. Just Scratching the [...]
