Sony Europe's Storage Solutions division has announced the launch of its latest generation of DVD burners. The internal DRU-800A and external DRX-800UL are amongst the first drives to support both DVD R DL and DVD-R DL (dual layer) disc recording, widening the media choice for consumers and ensuring playback compatibility with the majority of DVD-ROM drives and DVD players. With up to 8.5GB capacity per disc, state-of-the-art 16X single and 4X dual layer recording speed and an award-winning software suite, the new Sony 800 Series DVD kits deliver the ultimate DVD recording experience.Source: Sony's Press Release
The 800 Series DVD burners have inherited the unique styling from their predecessors, with exchangeable white/silver or black front bezels supplied with the internal drives and a highly distinctive external drive design. The new 800 Series DVD burners are among the fastest drives available on the market. They support DVD±R DL recording at 4X speed and boost up to 16X speed with single-layer DVD±R media.
Rewritable DVDs are recorded at 8X (DVD RW) respectively 6X (DVD-RW) and the drives support DVD playback at up to 16X speed. The maximum CD-R/RW speed is 48X/24X (write) and 48X/32X (read). The internal DRU-800A drive has an EIDE (ATAPI) interface which supports Ultra DMA Mode 2, the external DRX-800UL has an i.LINK S400 (IEEE1394/Firewire) and a High-Speed USB2.0 interface for easy connectivity and full performance.
Written by: Lasse Penttinen @ 4 May 2005 9:28
