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Jan 08, 2007 18:00
Verbatim/MKM Producing 50GB Dual Layer Blu-ray Media for Shipment to US Market
Delivers Ultra-stable Recording/Playback and Consistently High Performance
LAS VEGAS --(Business Wire)-- Jan. 8, 2007
Verbatim(R) Corporation and its parent company, Mitsubishi Kagaku
Media (Verbatim/MKM), announced today that it has started producing 2X
speed 50GB Dual Layer (DL) Blu-ray Recordable (BD-R) and Blu-ray
Rewriteable (BD-RE) media for shipment to the US market.
Known worldwide for its premier dual-layer technologies since the
launch of the world's first DL DVD media under its own brand,
Verbatim/MKM has continued to develop and refine its technologies. By
leveraging its DL technologies and expertise, Verbatim/MKM now
provides high-quality BD DL media.
With the ability to store up to 50GB or about 4 hours of
HD-quality video on a single disc without having to flip or change the
disc, the new media offers distinct advantages for professional video
production, business storage, backup, archiving, radio and television
broadcast storage, education, banking, healthcare and government
applications.
The highly innovative recording layers used for Verbatim/MKM BD-R
and BD-RE DL media have exceptionally wide power margins. This makes
Verbatim/MKM BD-R/RE DL media the best choice for critical
applications because it ensures quality recording on the entire disc
surface, regardless of drive power fluctuations or smudges on the disc
surface. Developed with a high potential for writing at a higher
speed, Verbatim/MKM is preparing to launch 4X BD-R both single and
dual media in 2007.
Verbatim/MKM's complete line of BD media includes a proprietary
super-hard coating developed by MKM. This protective coating is a key
technology for BD disc production since the BD data layer is close to
the surface of the disc and is not protected by a plastic substrate
like DVD media. The new hard coat protects the BD data layer from
scratches and fingerprints without warping the disc, and allows the
usage of the media in a bare disc form, without a cartridge.
For consumers who want to record and enjoy the amazingly sharp
images that high-definition video provides but don't require 50GB
storage, Verbatim offers 2x speed single-layer BD-R and BD-RE media.
With a capacity of 25GB, the BD and BD-RE media can be used to record
more than 2 hours of HDTV or 5 times the recording capacity of DVD/TV
video quality than a standard DVD disc.
Verbatim/MKM BD media is produced to the highest quality standards
at MKM's optical disc manufacturing facility in Mizushima, Japan. The
Mizushima factory is known for its expertise in producing 30GB Ultra
Density Optical (UDO) discs. The UDO media, which is also based on
blue laser technology, is widely used in mission-critical optical
libraries for legal, financial, healthcare and government
applications.
Verbatim and MKM are contributing members of the Blu-ray Disc
Association (BDA).
Jan 08, 2007 18:00
Verbatim/MKM Producing 50GB Dual Layer Blu-ray Media for Shipment to US Market
Delivers Ultra-stable Recording/Playback and Consistently High Performance
LAS VEGAS --(Business Wire)-- Jan. 8, 2007
Verbatim(R) Corporation and its parent company, Mitsubishi Kagaku
Media (Verbatim/MKM), announced today that it has started producing 2X
speed 50GB Dual Layer (DL) Blu-ray Recordable (BD-R) and Blu-ray
Rewriteable (BD-RE) media for shipment to the US market.
Known worldwide for its premier dual-layer technologies since the
launch of the world's first DL DVD media under its own brand,
Verbatim/MKM has continued to develop and refine its technologies. By
leveraging its DL technologies and expertise, Verbatim/MKM now
provides high-quality BD DL media.
With the ability to store up to 50GB or about 4 hours of
HD-quality video on a single disc without having to flip or change the
disc, the new media offers distinct advantages for professional video
production, business storage, backup, archiving, radio and television
broadcast storage, education, banking, healthcare and government
applications.
The highly innovative recording layers used for Verbatim/MKM BD-R
and BD-RE DL media have exceptionally wide power margins. This makes
Verbatim/MKM BD-R/RE DL media the best choice for critical
applications because it ensures quality recording on the entire disc
surface, regardless of drive power fluctuations or smudges on the disc
surface. Developed with a high potential for writing at a higher
speed, Verbatim/MKM is preparing to launch 4X BD-R both single and
dual media in 2007.
Verbatim/MKM's complete line of BD media includes a proprietary
super-hard coating developed by MKM. This protective coating is a key
technology for BD disc production since the BD data layer is close to
the surface of the disc and is not protected by a plastic substrate
like DVD media. The new hard coat protects the BD data layer from
scratches and fingerprints without warping the disc, and allows the
usage of the media in a bare disc form, without a cartridge.
For consumers who want to record and enjoy the amazingly sharp
images that high-definition video provides but don't require 50GB
storage, Verbatim offers 2x speed single-layer BD-R and BD-RE media.
With a capacity of 25GB, the BD and BD-RE media can be used to record
more than 2 hours of HDTV or 5 times the recording capacity of DVD/TV
video quality than a standard DVD disc.
Verbatim/MKM BD media is produced to the highest quality standards
at MKM's optical disc manufacturing facility in Mizushima, Japan. The
Mizushima factory is known for its expertise in producing 30GB Ultra
Density Optical (UDO) discs. The UDO media, which is also based on
blue laser technology, is widely used in mission-critical optical
libraries for legal, financial, healthcare and government
applications.
Verbatim and MKM are contributing members of the Blu-ray Disc
Association (BDA).
