Sony Double-Layer DVD

[PC-GUY]

So who will be first? Sony or Pioneer only time will tell stay tuned to the internet to find out.

Sound bite: Hot off the presses, the first of the double-layer DVD drives and discs will ship this quarter. Sony, historically a flagship in digital media storage, will be doing a first-look demo.
Real-world business app: With nearly twice the capacity of standard discs, or about 8.5GB each, double-layer DVDs will no doubt be instantly christened the non plus ultra of digital storage for entertainment-media types. www.sony.com

CES: The gadgets of 2004

 

[scarecrow]

Sony is supposed to be out of the market, and passed the burden to Lite-On... maybe I have missed something?

 

[addie]

They don't make discs afaik and they no longer make their own drives all new models will be made by LiteOn.

Verbatim made an announcement for DL on the 7th

http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/index.jsp?epi-content=GENERIC&newsId=20040107005399&newsLang=en&beanID=202776713&viewID=news_view

 

[scarecrow]

Nice link... now we know that the first company to make dual layered blanks is Mitsubishi... (Verbatim is just a media stamper). I guess their price will be sky high at first, but I have hope...

 

[PC-GUY]

Nice link... now we know that the first company to make dual layered blanks is Mitsubishi... (Verbatim is just a media stamper). I guess their price will be sky high at first, but I have hope...

We can cross our finger too but I doubt it will have much effect on the price.

 

[new2this]

Here's some news on dual layer burning from pioneer.

Pioneer has demonstrated dual layer burning during the CES, the technology exhibition in Las Vegas. The company succeeded recording to two layers DVD-R in October 2003 and now firstly publicly demonstrated the technology. In the booth of the RWPPI (RW Products Promotion Initiative) they wrote 100 MB to each layer. The discs were read back by a normal DVD player.