Posted November 22, 2005 
Comments(0) Ritek accounted for 20.0% of the total global shipment volume for DVD+R/-R discs, 21.5% for DVD+RW/-RW/-RAM (rewritable) discs and 18.7% for CD-RW discs for the third quarter of this year, the largest market share of each sector, according to Japan-based market research firm Fujiwara-Rothchild.
Posted November 21, 2005 Comments(0) Our friends and colleagues at the CDR-Zone have updated their NEC ND 4550 writer review. Missing Sony 8x DVD+R media results have been added and also more info about DVD-RAM media.
Posted November 21, 2005 Comments(0) NEC launches the world’s first DVD burners with Labelflash technology. The PC drives will be available from December onwards. Labelflash burns custom motifs, lettering or images onto the top side of DVD blanks. It puts very few restrictions on creativity and design. For the first time NEC’s wide range of new drives will not only support DVD+R(W) and DVD-R(W) but also DVD-RAM.
Posted November 20, 2005 Comments(0) Panasonic has developed the new chipset for Multi Blu-ray Disc (BD) Drive. The drive can record and play Blu-ray Disc (BD), DVD, and CD Media Formats. Blu-ray Disc format, which use a blue-violet laser, is being promoted as a standard for next-generation optical discs.
Posted November 19, 2005 Comments(0) Sony is asking retailers to pull the XCP infected titles off their shelves and wait for clean replacement copies, which might not arrive in stores until next Friday, leaving some artists off the shelves temporarily for the all-important Thanksgiving shopping weekend. Sony has published official list of CDs that has been infected by the XCP.
Posted November 18, 2005 Comments(0) Lite-On IT, said that they will be carefully monitoring the formation of a new joint venture between Sony and NEC to design, produce and market ODDs, according to general manager Michael Gong for the company’s Optical Disc Drive Business. Lite-On IT is currently the main ODM/OEM maker of ODDs for Sony.
Posted November 17, 2005 Comments(0) It’s time to start promoting our upcoming special DVD test: “The Study of DVD Lifetime Expectancy by BitBurners“. Soon we will publish our first round results. We discovered some weird effects in DVD-R/DVD+R discs from just one manufacturer. We are waiting for their explanation for this phenomenon. We have posted some samples to their UK office so they can study if there is something wrong in the disc itself. You can read the preview of this test Here. We will publish more information soon.
Posted November 17, 2005 Comments(1) AnyDVD is a driver, which unprotects DVD-Movies automatically in the background. This DVD appears unprotected and region code free for all applications and the Windows operating system as well. About 20% of our visitors consider that AnyDVD is the best DVD ripper, while there are totally free alternatives out there as well. New version of AnyDVD has been released.
Posted November 16, 2005 Comments(0) DVDFab is now updated to version 2.9.5.6. VSO burning engine has been updated/fixed. DVDFab lets you make perfect quality DVD movie backups - the smart way! Backup your entire DVD - including menus, trailers, and special features - onto one or multiple discs.
Posted November 15, 2005 Comments(0) Plextor today announces its new external DVD-ReWriter drive – the PX-750UF. The 16x PX-750UF is a mid-market external drive at a competitive price, however it offers extra flexibility and convenience with dual connectivity USB2.0 and IEEE 1394 FireWire, as well as including DVD-RAM capability in addition to +/- R (DL). In addition, it comes in a stylish matt black chassis.
