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Date: 28th January 2003
Verbatim First to Cut DVD Recording Time in half with New
4x Media!
Verbatim are the first to offer 4x DVD+R media for data
and video applications.
Available now, 4x DVD+R reduces recording time by nearly
50%. To make this possible, Verbatim's parent company,
Mitsubishi Chemical Media has developed a proprietary recording
dye technology which is based on the company's well known
Metal AZO dye (which enables recording at 2.4x speeds).
This new dye, called Advanced AZO is used to produce a
recording layer with an improved power margin and greater
sensitivity that ensures stability at faster recording
speeds.
Advanced AZO maintains properties of the current Metal
AZO dye and therefore can sustain 1x and 2.4x recording,
meaning the new 4x media is backward compatible with earlier
drives.
"We have been working closely with all the major
drive manufacturers." says Ryuhei Sato, Director Optical
Business EUMEA. "This means our new 4x DVD+R media
will be supported by all future 4x drives with the first
version of firmware."
In addition, as with all Verbatim media, the discs are
produced using precision moulding technology which ensures
the excellent flatness of the disc surface. A very important
factor as this minimizes errors, especially at high recording
speeds.
Verbatim's 4x DVD+R media is packed in Jewel Cases available
in configurations of 5 and 10 packs. A fully printable
surface disc is also offered.
Verbatim are also planning 4x DVD-R which is due for launch
in February 2003 and 4x DVD+RW is planned for June 2003.
Notes to editors:
Verbatim is a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Chemical Media and
provides information storage products, computer and imaging
consumables, and related accessories, which deliver valuable
solutions to customers and end users. Verbatim is currently
the only firm in the world that designs, develops and
manufactures high performance, high quality CD-Recordable,
CD-Rewritable, DVD-Recordable and DVD-ReWritable media
products, a complete family of 3.5inch and 5.25inch MO
media. Furthermore the product range includes tapes,
imaging products, digital devices and memory cards
Editorial Contacts:
Emma Scholes, Tel: +44 (0)1784 896233
Email: escholes@verbatim-europe.com
Maggi Fox, Tel: +44 (0) 20 7487 3633
Email: maggi@maggi-fox.co.uk
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