Sony debuts new displays, dual-layer DVD-R
updated 07:40 am EST, Thu March 18, 2004
Sony\'s new displays
Sony today announced two new that feature dual-inputs so that users can connect them to two systems. The 17-inch SDM-S74 and 19-inch SDM-S94 have one digital and one analog input, feature Sony's adjustable ErgoStand, and will be available in black and silver bezels. The S74 and S94 will ship in April for $520 and $750, respectively. Sony yesterday announced two new dual-layer DVD-R drives, which can store up to 8.5GB of data. While not specifically Mac-compatible at the moment, they mark the company's first dual-layer offerings.
The internal DRU-700A and external DRX-700UL are dual-layer DVD+R/-RW recorders will be able to burn to dual-layer DVD+R discs at 2.4x, single-layer DVD+/-R discs at 8x, DVD+/-RW at 4x, CD-R at 40x, and CD-RW at 24x. The external model will ship with both USB 2.0 and FireWire Interfaces.
The two recorders will go on sale in the second quarter for $230 (internal) and $330 (external). They will only come bundled with software for Windows 2000/XP, but one can presume that both Apple and Roxio will update their disc burning software to be compatible with the drives.
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Dual Layer Goodness
Philips announced drives earlier, too. With all the major players jumping on board dual-layer hardware, it's guaranteed to get Mac OS X support. Although, I probably won't buy a drive until it's from Pioneer; their stuff is the best. I'm a "-R" fan myself, but for double the capacity of a single sided disc, I'll use any arithmetic-operator-prefixed format they come up with :-P