Sony offers next-generation 16x dual layer DVD burner
updated 01:15 pm EDT, Mon August 23, 2004
16x dual layer DVD burner
today announced its second generation DVD+R Double Layer (DL) burners, which support 16X DVD+R recording. Sony's 710 series, the company's seventh generation of dual RW drives, also offers support for 16X DVD+R, 8X DVD-R, 4X DVD+/-RW, 48X CD-R and 24X CD-RW recording speeds. Using 2.4X DVD+R DL recording, users can burn up to four hours of high-quality MPEG-2 video or up to 8.5GB of data, music and/or images on compatible DVD+R DL media. The internal DRU-710A ships with an ATAPI interface, while the external DRX-710UL drive features a "radical, stylish and space-efficient design, and offers connectivity with both FireWire and USB 2.0 interfaces. (May require separate third-party software purchase for Mac compatibility.)
