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stands for Digital Versatile / Video Disc, DVDR stands for DVD Recordable and DVDRW for DVD ReWriteable. If you’re familiar with regular audio / music CDs or regular DVD-Video discs, then you will know what a recordable DVD looks like. A recordable DVD stores up to 2 hours of very good quality DVD-Video, including several audio tracks in formats like stereo, Dolby Digital or DTS and also advanced menu systems, subtitles and still pictures that can be played by many standalone DVD Players and most computer DVD-ROMs.  [...]

LG Electronics announced its 2011 product lineup of Optical cd dvd storage cabinet (ODD) and Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices today at the International Consumer Electronics Show.

Leading LG’s 2011 ODD lineup is the company’s first portable Blu-ray Rewriter, the BP06LU10. Encased in a slim and stylish frame, the BP06LU10 boasts 3D Playback functionality that provides top-notch videos and sound and spectacular live-action stereoscopic 3D.

Unlike existing external Blu-ray Rewriters, the AC Power Adapter Free BP06LU10 allows for Blu-ray disc writing and title playing experiences for mini and slim laptop users with no optical disc drive. 3D Blu-ray content that used to be played through Blu-ray players and TVs can now be played on the PC with the BP06LU10 external Blu-ray Rewriter.  Thanks to the BP06LU10’s Power DVD 3D bundle software, it not only plays 3D titles, but also converts conventional 2D DVD titles to provide a 3D effect.

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Buffalo isn’t the only company with a portable, BDXL compatible Blu-ray Disc writer on the way. I-O DATA Japan sent out a press release this morning, announcing the BRP-U6X. This USB-powered drive can write to triple- (100GB) and quad-layer (128GB) BD-R media at 4x and triple-layer (100GB) BD-RE media at 2x. The BRP-U6X is also capable of 6x BD-R, 6x BD-R DL, 6x BD-R LTH, 2x BD-RE and 2x BD-RE DL writing speeds and a maximum BD-ROM read speed of 6x.

The BRP-U6X comes bundled with WinDVD BD3D as well as Nero Express Essentials and is expected to cost 22,100 Yen ($270US) when it hits stores at the beginning of April.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a worldwide leader in digital consumer electronics and information technology, announced today its new slim portable DVD Writer, the SE-208AB optical disk drive (ODD).

SE-208AB features an aero-dynamic sleek design with a hi-glossy surface and aesthetics that match Samsung’s new laptop series.

“With a compact footprint for easy portability, the new portable ODD is USB powered to eliminate electrical outlet requirements,” said Jim Elliott, vice president of memory marketing and product planning, Samsung Semiconductor, Inc . “As an eco-friendly product, the drive offers low-power consumption and is manufactured with lead-free soldering technology, which is compliant with international environmental regulations that limit the use of hazardous materials.”

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Millenniata, a new optical disc company, ushered in a new era of information storage with the release of its M-DISC and M-READY disc storage technology—technology that permanently etches data onto the write layer of the disc for use anytime and for generations to come without any data loss. The company also announced a manufacturing and marketing partnership with Hitachi-LG Data Storage, Inc. to manufacture Millenniata compatible (M-DISC compatible) DVD drives and market them through its sales channels.

Whether for music, photos, videos, genealogical records, business records, data loss prevention, permanent file backup, medical imaging, government or archive, M-DISC provides long-lasting storage by literally etching data into a rock-like material. The M-DISC will not degrade over time and is usable on a daily basis.

Under the partnership, Hitachi-LG Data Storage, Inc. will manufacture M-READY DVD drives and market and sell them to its U.S. and international retail channels under its DVD brands. All M-DISC compatible aftermarket drives will include the M-DISC logo indicating compatibility to write to M-DISCs. Any DVD drive will read the M-DISC.

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Where did the blu-ray disc start and where did it come from? Before we get into the history of when it started, let us briefly describe what exactly a blu-ray disc is. A blu-ray disc is an optical disc storage medium which is mostly used for the storage of high-definition video and data. Even though from the outside a blu-ray looks just like a DVD or CD, it is a big step forward when it comes to storage format and memory capability. Blu-ray technology uses a blue laser to read and write information onto a disc. The wavelength of a blue laser is incredibly lesser than the red laser, which is used by the DVD format. This difference in the wavelengths is what makes the difference in the storage capacity of a blu-ray vs. a DVD. A single layer blu-ray disc can store 25 GB of data and a two layer blu-ray disc can store 50 GB of data. Right now, over 150 companies support the blu-ray disc format. These companies deal in consumer electronics, computers, recording media, music and video games.

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The modern home looks very different to its predecessors. The major difference is on the inside, where contemporary designs and social evolution will be on full display. A prime example is with storage furniture and what we need to store; DVDs and CDs did not even exist a few short years ago, now multimedia centers and DVD players abound, so DVD and CD storage has had to evolve too. Maybe that is the main reason the tower cabinet has come into its own in recent years.

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