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Zarlink Laser Diode Drivers First to Support 16 x DVD

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R Ward

Jan 1, 1970
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Zarlink Semiconductor has introduced the first commercially available
laser diode drivers that support x16 DVD and x52 CD write/rewrite
speeds for the next generation of optical disc drives used in
high-speed DVD/CD combination recorder units.

DVD/CD recorder units will be able to write a 4.7 Gigabyte DVD disc –
the equivalent of a two-hour movie – in under six minutes. In
comparison, it currently takes an unacceptable 1.3 hours to write the
same movie at x1 speeds.

For more information visit:

http://products.zarlink.com/product_portlets/ldd.htm
 
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Jan Panteltje

Jan 1, 1970
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Zarlink Semiconductor has introduced the first commercially available
laser diode drivers that support x16 DVD and x52 CD write/rewrite
speeds for the next generation of optical disc drives used in
high-speed DVD/CD combination recorder units.

DVD/CD recorder units will be able to write a 4.7 Gigabyte DVD disc –
the equivalent of a two-hour movie – in under six minutes. In
comparison, it currently takes an unacceptable 1.3 hours to write the
same movie at x1 speeds.
Nobody is using 1 x speed these days.
It is now 2 or 4.
 
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John Larkin

Jan 1, 1970
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Nobody is using 1 x speed these days.
It is now 2 or 4.


Nobody will use Zarlink parts if they keep spamming us like this.

John
 
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MNQ

Jan 1, 1970
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R Ward said:
Zarlink Semiconductor has introduced the first commercially available
laser diode drivers that support x16 DVD and x52 CD write/rewrite
speeds for the next generation of optical disc drives used in
high-speed DVD/CD combination recorder units.

DVD/CD recorder units will be able to write a 4.7 Gigabyte DVD disc -
the equivalent of a two-hour movie - in under six minutes. In
comparison, it currently takes an unacceptable 1.3 hours to write the
same movie at x1 speeds.

For more information visit:

http://products.zarlink.com/product_portlets/ldd.htm

how can it take 1.3 hours to write a two hour movie at x1 speed?

Naveed
 
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Rick

Jan 1, 1970
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MNQ said:
how can it take 1.3 hours to write a two hour movie at x1 speed?

Naveed

Because x1 doesn't mean what you think it means. It is kinda like in WWI, they
didn't refer to it as 'one' at the time. (Exception, "History of the World,
Part I", directed by Mel Brooks). DVD recorders just came to the market at some
writing speed and now that speed is refered to as x1.

At least I think this is right.
 
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Ian Stirling

Jan 1, 1970
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Rick said:
Because x1 doesn't mean what you think it means. It is kinda like in WWI, they
didn't refer to it as 'one' at the time. (Exception, "History of the World,
Part I", directed by Mel Brooks). DVD recorders just came to the market at some
writing speed and now that speed is refered to as x1.

At least I think this is right.

I think it actually refers to the base read speed in the first recorders.
 
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