AOpen to produce 16x dual mode / dual layer DVD burner

Dom · May 25, 2004, 04:47 PM

It is well-known that the 16x Dual Mode / Double Layer (DL) DVD burner marks a barrier in the development of optical drives, and that it will take a while before the Blue Ray optical drives will reach a mature stage. Today, AOpen announced that AOpen will be the first vendor to mass-produce the 16x dual mode / dual layer DVD burner.

According to the company, the 16x AOpen Dual Mode / Double Layer (DL) DVD burner will be a 100% AOpen design and production, with samples of the pilot run being available in the first week of July and mass production starting mid July. More information will be available soon.

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germanjulian · May 25, 2004, 05:05 PM

finally!!!! the reason why I still have no DVD burner is because I have been waiting for dual layer and fast speed burning. now we have it. and around xmas it should be cheapish so I can afford it

Dom · May 25, 2004, 05:12 PM

I don't think this means it will burn DL DVDs @ 16x, though.

Necrosis · May 26, 2004, 01:37 AM

If the media isn't available then the speed of the burner doesn't matter. Hopefully mass production of DL media will drop the price. You may have noticed many stores are having huge sells on current DVD media.

mkk · May 26, 2004, 02:34 AM

Current DVD recorders have really been dropping in price too. But before feeling any real need to replace my 4x DVD+RW recorder I would need for duallayer RW at 8x to become affordable, wich isn't likely to happen until next year.

May 25, 2004, 04:47 PM	#1
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	AOpen to produce 16x dual mode / dual layer DVD burner It is well-known that the 16x Dual Mode / Double Layer (DL) DVD burner marks a barrier in the development of optical drives, and that it will take a while before the Blue Ray optical drives will reach a mature stage. Today, AOpen announced that AOpen will be the first vendor to mass-produce the 16x dual mode / dual layer DVD burner. According to the company, the 16x AOpen Dual Mode / Double Layer (DL) DVD burner will be a 100% AOpen design and production, with samples of the pilot run being available in the first week of July and mass production starting mid July. More information will be available soon. ______________________ Source: CDR-Info

May 25, 2004, 05:05 PM	#2
germanjulian Back in London Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: London Posts: 1,797 Rep Power: 0	finally!!!! the reason why I still have no DVD burner is because I have been waiting for dual layer and fast speed burning. now we have it. and around xmas it should be cheapish so I can afford it __________________ /\|\ Asus P5W DH Deluxe, Intel C2D E6600, 2GB Corsair XMS2-6400C4 DDR2, E-VGA GeForce 7800 GT, Creative X-Fi Extreme Music, 500GB Seagate 7200.10 SATA, Lian Li PC-V1100 Aluminum Case Black, etc. http://germanjulian.com /\|\

May 25, 2004, 05:12 PM	Thread Starter #3
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	I don't think this means it will burn DL DVDs @ 16x, though.

May 26, 2004, 01:37 AM	#4
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	If the media isn't available then the speed of the burner doesn't matter. Hopefully mass production of DL media will drop the price. You may have noticed many stores are having huge sells on current DVD media.

May 26, 2004, 02:34 AM	#5
mkk Cthulhu/Dagon 2012 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Gefle, Sweden Posts: 4,495 Rep Power: 132 System Specs	Current DVD recorders have really been dropping in price too. But before feeling any real need to replace my 4x DVD+RW recorder I would need for duallayer RW at 8x to become affordable, wich isn't likely to happen until next year.