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16x DVD-R Drives Planned for 2004
madsenj37 writes "From this article at PC World: 'Mitsubishi Electric has developed a more powerful semiconductor laser that should pave the way for 16X DVD writers to be commercially available by about 2004. The new laser is able to deliver pulses of light at a power of 200 milliwatts, which is double that of lasers used in today's 4X DVD writer drives, the Tokyo company said this week.' It goes on to say that a whole Digital Versatile Disc Could be written in about 3.5 minutes."
it will count as 4 4x burners...
What do you know I wrote a novel
Well, if DVD burning is anything like CD burning, then we can also expect the first DVD coasters in 2004...
Hate me!
I'l take the bait... apparently you don't use the iMovie/iDVD combo ? I have a DVD writer, but haven't pirated movies ever, and don't plan to.
:-)
I do burn a dvd ocne a month with home movies of the kids, cats, and neighbour lady when she's showering
When will I end this grieving ? When will my future begin ?
Remember back in the day (c. 1997-98) when PC's were shipping with 10x-24x CD-ROM Drives and Macs were still shipping with 4x drives? Now apply Murphy's law to your current situation. Yep.
~A'Ëq'i4d)^'$ÊSÈòB
.. fine. I'll patent the laser that can ignite stuff. Maybe I can get it powerful enough to shoot people in the ass.
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ping -f 255.255.255.255 # if only
If Moores law applied to the strength of dvd lasers by 2009 users will be getting disintegrated like Jeff Bridges, especially if you were violating the EULA,
Where do you want to go in a puff of smoke today
Careful! Up that laser power too much and we'll be in material breach of the UN thingy on weapons of mass destruction...
They say the first thing to go is your penis. Well, it's either that or your brain. I forget which...
hmmmm... applying murphy's law... all dvd burners will spontaneously combust, releasing poisonous gases that will instantaneously choke the world's entire population... what does that have to do with macs?
If this is on one DVD, either you're divorced and the kids only come over weekends or you must have one hell of an understanding wife!
The article never managed to mentioned that it is only 1/4th in size. After all it is the equivalency of 4 normal DVD writers and yet the same size. Talk about size efficienzy!
... The MPAA/RIAA &c. start a DMCA-based lawsuit against the DVD-R drive manufacturers.
;)
While they're at it, they might as well sue the makers of Sharpie markers for trafficking in merchandise that can be used to circumvent most CD copy protection.
They should also sue my aunt, she manufactured a 6-year old son who can decode the ROT-13 encryption on e-books.
Repeal the DMCA!
Dear Sir,
:)
Would you kindly post your physical address so that my associates can meet and discuss certain matters of great importance with you.
Regards,
Steve Bronson
MPAA Copyright Enforcement Unit B2
Nice try, sonny, marred only by the fact that we do Digital Versatile, not Video, Discs!
Anyway, we're in the UK, so go back to picking on defenceless Yanks.
-MT.
looks like i'm going to have to upgrade my Netflix subscription.
Yesterday MPAA agents raided Mitsubishi Labs and "confiscated" the equivalant of 1600 DVD burners at gunpoint.
The MPAA issued a press release, claiming "We must do whatever it takes to stop these pirates. If that means sidestepping the tradiotional forms of law enforcement when they have failed us, then so be it."
Likewise Mitsubishi issued a press release: "Yesterday our lab was broken into by two hoodlums in black clothing, who stole 100 of our prototype 16x dvd players."
If I have been able to see further than others, it is because I bought a pair of binoculars.
" Which are you talking about? Sustained or burst rate?"
"Erm- ah- waaaaaaaaah!"
(is tossed off bridge).
graspee
Who do you think holds the camera?
funny munging
...when someone releases a standalone portable burner using this technology. One'll just head down to the video store and burn DVDs as one pretends to browse for a rental. A half-hour later, you've got fifteen pirate movies...
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