Taiyo Yuden 8X DVD-R DL

Taiyo Yuden announces the new single-sided dual-layer DVD-R (DVD-R DL) disc for video archiving purposes with 8x recording speed, fastest in the industry, to go on sale July 1 under the company’s own That’s brand. A DVD recorder capable of 8x recording speed can record 215 minutes of video data saved on a hard disk with standard definition onto the DVD-R DL disc in about 15 minutes.

With the spread of DVD recorders with DVD-R recording functionality, an increasing number of people
come to record programs on hard disks to save them on DVD-R discs later on. Moreover, the World
Soccer Tournament opened on June 9, and is to be followed by the World Track and Field Championships
2007 and the Beijing Olympics in 2008, all events that will provide opportunities for saving long-
sports programs on DVD-R. With a conventional single-sided single-layer DVD-R, however, the
that can be saved on a single disc is limited to only 120 minutes of standard definition video, and video is degraded when longer running videos are saved on such a single-layer DVD-R disc. In addition, while already exist DVD-R DL products capable of saving longer running video data, of up to 215 minutes data in standard definition, they are only able to record at 4x speed, which means that more than 30 required to transfer video data that have been recorded on a hard disk onto such a DVD-R DL disc.

Taiyo Yuden acted to improve on this performance by utilizing its high-level core technologies in thermal design and substrate design to achieve a DVD-R DL capable of 8x recording speed, the fastest in the industry. This product can record on DVD-R DL up to 215 minutes of video data of standard definition in about 15 minutes.

The new DVD-R DL product is available in two types, one for regular analog
with CPRM compatibility for digital broadcast “copy once programs,”
recording to one copy only. Moreover, a wide printable label extends the
inside than regular printable label type, allowing more flexibility for inkjet
with a 5-disc pack in a slim plastic case. Prices will be set as open prices.

Source: Taiyo Yuden