Date:
September 19, 2002
Intellikey Labs Completes First Independent Industry-Wide
Survey on DVD Format Compatibility
Study Finds DVD+RW/+R Most Compatible With Consumer DVD
Players
BURBANK,
Calif. (BUSINESS WIRE) - September 19, 2002 -- Intellikey Labs today announced
the results of the first independent study
of DVD format compatibility, providing consumers critical
data on the two leading DVD recordable standards on the market.
The survey of leading DVD write-once and rewritable formats
resulted in the following compatibility percentages:
DVD+R 90 percent
DVD-R 77 percent
DVD+RW 72 percent
DVD-RW 66 percent
"Consumers have been struggling with the decision to purchase DVD+RW/+R
or DVD-R/-RW recordable devices because of confusion over compatibility," said
Lars Keffer, Intellikey Labs Managing Director. "This research arms
them with information needed to confidently select a product for sharing
their video creations and data backups."
Reliable compatibility testing has proven especially challenging
for the DVD recordable industry due to the vast number of consumer DVD
players that have shipped since the advent of the technology. Using its
quality assurance labs, Intellikey analyzed the performance of the competing
formats on 100 domestic and international brand DVD players, including
models dating as far back as 1997.
To provide the widest possible breadth of DVD compatibility,
Intellikey Labs is constantly adding new DVD systems to maintain the world's
largest DVD testing facility.
Research Methodology
Intellikey Labs installed two leading DVD recordable drives in a standard
PC, each time ensuring a clean test bed to eliminate potential software
conflicts. The company used an HP DVD Writer 200i to burn four pieces
of media -- an HP DVD+RW, HP DVD+R, Memorex DVD+RW and Memorex DVD+R disc.
A Pioneer A04 DVD-R/-RW Writer was used to burn four pieces of media --
a Pioneer DVD-RW, Pioneer DVD-R and Sony DVD-RW and Sony DVD-R disc. Each
disc was burned with the same set of 5 video clips, totaling 15 minutes.
The video clips were captured using a Sony Digital Handycam IP Micro MV
camera. Each disc was created using the default settings on each drive,
as well as an alternate setting for +RW available with the HP DVD Writer
200i. The company then tested those eight discs for compatibility in leading
DVD players.
A full report of these findings is available to press and analysts upon
request
About Intellikey Labs
Intellikey Labs, founded in 1997, is a premier DVD testing facility, providing
state-of-the-art quality assurance testing for DVD, DVD-ROM, PC, Internet
applications and related hardware.
The company has an arsenal of extensive diagnostic equipment, proven exacting
methodologies, and many of the most experienced Quality Assurance technicians
in the industry. More information about Intellikey Labs is available at
818/953-9116 or http://www.intellikeylabs.com.
Intellikey Labs is a trademark of Intellikey Labs, Inc.
All other trademarks belong to their respective owners.
CONTACT:
Intellikey Labs, Burbank
Lars Keffer, 818/953-9116
lkeffer@intellikeylabs.com
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