Sony's 16X DVD Burners Now Available
August 24, 2004
San Jose, CA - Sony Electronics is shipping the first of its new DVD+R Double Layer (DL) burners that support 16X DVD+R recording.
The internal DRU-710A and external DRX-710UL drives mark Sony's seventh generation of Dual RW drives, and support 16X DVD+R, 8X DVD-R, 4X DVD±RW, 48X CD-R and 24X CD-RW recording speeds.
With 2.4X DVD+R DL recording, users can burn up to four hours of high-quality MPEG-2 video or up to 8.5 GB of data, music and/or images on compatible DVD+R DL media.
The internal DRU-710A drive comes with an ATAPI interface for installation inside a PC and includes a black replacement bezel for those with black-colored PC cases. The external DRX-710UL drive features a space-efficient design, and offers connectivity with both i.LINK (IEEE 1394) and hi-speed USB (USB 2.0) digital interfaces for simple set-up and maximum flexibility.
Both of Sony's Double Layer drives come with Nero DVD video authoring software, as well as with DVD/CD burning software for creation of data, music, and video DVDs and CDs. The software suite also includes packet-writing software for users to record files and folders by dragging to the icon of a DVD+RW/CD-RW disc, the company reports.
All tasks and applications are accessible via the unique Nero StartSmart launcher, which serves as the ultimate command center, giving the user one-click access to all programs in the package.
The software suite includes:
AHEAD Nero Burning ROM 6 SE and Nero Express 6 CD/DVD mastering software for data, audio and CD/DVD writing and copying;
AHEAD Nero VisionExpress 2 VCD/SVCD and DVD authoring software for advanced video capturing, authoring, full video editing and photo slideshow creation; users can crop, clean up, add special effects to photos and then add transitions and a soundtrack, as well as cut, edit, dub, and turn videos into Hollywood-style masterpieces;
AHEAD InCD 4 packet writing software for formatting rewritable discs so they can be used like large floppy disks with drag-and-drop capability;
AHEAD Nero ShowTime DVD-Video playing software for viewing DVD movies and personal video projects, along with MPEG-4 compatibility;
AHEAD Nero BackItUp backup software for complete PC backup, with an easy-to-use wizard interface for multiple backup modes, automatically scheduled backups, and backups spanning several CDs or DVDs;
AHEAD Nero MediaPlayer / Wave Editor management/jukebox software and audio editing software for audio file creation with various filters and effects;
AHEAD Nero Cover Designer disc label creation software for creating individual CD/DVD covers and labels; and
AHEAD Nero Toolkit drive tool software for critical media and drive analysis used by drive manufacturers worldwide.
Availability and Pricing
The internal DRU-710A is currently shipping for an estimated selling price of under $180, while the external DRX-710UL is expected to ship in October for under $280.
For more information, visit
www.sony.com
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