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Samsung
Sep 06
Blu-ray supporter Samsung introduced HD-DVD player to their M55 notebook
computers (source Engadget HD).
The new notebook claimed to be “world’s thinnest and lightest 17-inch widescreen”
notebook at 34.4mm thick, featuring a 256MB Nvidia GeForce 7600 Go graphics
card, 120GB hard drive, 802.11 a/b/g wireless connectivity, Bluetooth 2.0, inputs
and outputs galore, HDMI, Intel T2500 Core Duo processor.
The same source also claimed Acer and LG have also added HD-DVD to some
devices.
Sony
Internal BWU-100A Blu-ray Disc drive, TTM mid-summer 06, supports recording of
25GB and 50GB BD-R (write once) or BD-RE (rewritable) discs, DVD R/RW and CD
R/RW discs. 25GB Blu-ray disc will take approximately 30 minutes to burn, upon
announcement there were plans to include software for capturing, editing, and
burning discs of high-definition content from HDV camcorders.
Captures video as 1080i for viewing on a Blu-ray player in HD, or can downconvert
to standard definition resolution for burning on a DVD disc.
Toshiba
Toshiba introduced the world's first desktop HD DVD Writer for content creation in
Media Center PCs, the new SD-H903A, which provides read and write support also
for legacy formats (CD and DVD).
The unit was designed for single-bay desktop PCs, to
capture content, edit videos, and create digital content
repositories for movies, music, and photos.
It features support for dual layer discs, for up to 8 hrs
of HD, 7,500 MP3 songs, or 30,000 high-quality
images, large data back ups, etc., Serial ATA (SATA)
interface, volume shipments scheduled for Feb 07, OEM sampling in January.
HD DVD-R SL: 1x; HD DVD-R DL: 1x
DVD-RAM: Max. 3x; DVD-R SL: Max. 8x
Write
DVD-R DL: Max. 2.4x; DVD-RW: Max. 4x
DVD+R SL: Max. 8x; DVD+R DL: Max. 2.4x
DVD+RW: Max. 4x;
CD-R: Max. 16x
CD-RW: 4x; High Speed CD-RW: Max. 10x
Ultra Speed CD-RW: 10x
HD DVD-R SL, DL: 1x; HD DVD-ROM: 2.4x
Read
DVD: Max. 8x; CD: Max. 24x
Interface
S-ATA
Buffer capacity
8MB
Power source +5V, +12V
Operating temperature 5-50 degrees C (excluding media)
External dimensions (W x H x D) 146mm x 41.5mm x 184 mm
Weight
830g typical
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