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https://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/2008/0310/victor.htm
https://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/2008/0310/victor.htm
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Victor freezes DVD-RW DL media release plan
VD-W85A Announced on March 4 2008
Victor Company of Japan, Ltd. announced on the 4th that it will freeze the release plan of the DVD-RW DL media "VD-W85A" with a capacity of 8.5GB. It was clarified in the document "Notice Regarding Freezing of DVD-RW for DL Disc Commercialization" published on the company's website.
VD-W85A is a rewritable media that complies with the DVD-RW for DL Ver.2.0 standard and supports 8.5GB recording with two layers on one side. Initially scheduled to be released in August 2007, it has been postponed since then. It is expected that compatible drives will be released from January to February 2008, and it will be officially released at the same time.
According to the announcement released by the company, the reason for the freeze is the recent market situation where the rapid growth of next-generation optical discs is expected, but this is partly because compatible drives have not been released yet and it is out of the forecast (the company). public relations).
The current DVD-RW products will continue to be actively operated in the future.
□ JVC website
http://www.jvc-victor.co.jp/
□ News release
http://www.jvc-victor.co.jp/media/info_dvd-rw_dl.html
□ Product information
http://www .jvc-victor.co.jp/media/data/vd-w85a/
□ Related article
[July 3, 2007] JVC, DVD-RW DL media with a capacity of
8.5GB http://pc.watch.impress. co.jp/docs/2007/0703/victor.htm
[December 25, 2007] JVC postpones the release of DVD-RW DL media
http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/2007 / 1225 / victor.htm
( March 10, 2008 )
[Reported by matuyama@impress.co.jp ]