TOKYO — A group of four manufacturers today announced successful development of a prototype of a HD DVD-R disc, the write-once next generation DVD disc, that can be easily produced at high volume on ...

Maxell Japan is releasing a 15GB single-layer HD-DVD-R, which can hold up to 75 minutes of video, on July 5, making it the first manufacturer to release a recordable HD-DVD. A 30GB disc will follow in ...

Some of the world’s largest manufacturers of blank optical-disc media are using the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) that begins in Las Vegas on Sunday to announce new discs for DVD, ...

Toshiba and three partners have taken the lead in the HD DVD race, today announcing successful development of a prototype of a HD DVD-R disc. Despite rumored talks between competing companies for a ...

The 4.7GB DVD-R Pro features the company's proprietary hard-coat technology, which makes discs resistant to scratches, the company said. Additionally, Maxell said, the antistatic quality of the new ...

I have run into a real problem with my new NEC ND-3500A drive. I purchased several maxell DVD-R 4.7 GB discs. I also purchased a single TDK. Well, the TDK works fine but the maxell discs all 5 of them ...

High prices and compatibility issues loom large as makers of recordable and rewritable DVD discs and players shoot for the kind of mainstream acceptance enjoyed by non-recordable DVD-ROM products.

TOKYO—Toshiba Corporation today reconfirmed the flexibility and expandability of the HD DVD format with the announcement of a 30GB dual-layer HD DVD-R (recordable) disc that extends the capacity for a ...