January 1st, 2008

We thought we’d take a second to wish everyone a happy and prosperous 2008. Happy New Year!

We have many new features planned for the site as well as the addition of several guest authors, so stay tuned for more CD and DVD media news!

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November 26th, 2007

Not a whole lot of news in the CD recordable industry lately, but this latest release is an exciting one. Soft-R Research LLC has announced today the release of a new security solution based on its Self Recordable media technology, called the the CDSoft-R Cryptex.

From their site: “CDSoft-R Cryptex is the first “all-in-one” digital safe box. Which means; a strong security application combined with a Self Recordable media based on a CD-R. This new security system from Soft-R Research is allowing end-users an uncomplicated and inexpensive way to encrypt and secure their files.”

In a matter of just a few seconds after inserting a CDSoft-R TM Cryptex simply select your files, and then just click on the Record button, and that’s it all your file are automatically encrypted and saved. Now at any time you can securely browse your files directly from the CDSoft-R TM Cryptex and update them or view as required.

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November 18th, 2007

Q: What causes a bad master disc error message in my CD DVD duplicator?

A: Master disc(s) that are scratched, smudged or that have marks such as fingerprints or marker residue on them can affect the quality of the disc. Also, burning errors which result in data being misplaced during the burning process can also contribute to the making of a bad master disc.

Another cause is using cheap/discounted media for your master copies. You may save a few bucks by buying the lesser know brands, but the amount of coasters you’ll end up making will normally outweigh the savings. Stick to manufacturer recommended blank CD DVD media, or you’ll end up wasting money and time.

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October 8th, 2007

Maybe not 100% related to optical media (CD and DVD), but very interesting nonetheless. I’m blown away at the speeds offered by Solid State media such as this.

Advanced Media, Inc., manufacturer and marketer of the popular Ridata brand of recordable CD and DVD media, electronic storage products, and digital media accessories, announces its new, non-volatile 32 GB SATA Solid State Disk (SSD) drive. The new SSD drive offers performance that is almost twice as fast a conventional Hard Disk Drive. Look for a 64 GB version of this 2.5″ SATA drive to be available in late November.

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September 6th, 2007

I’ve had my eye on LightScribe direct disc labeling since it was first announced because I truly feel that the technology could be huge. Having a duplicator tower that burns and “prints” (more like labels) is not only really convenient, but it saves valuable space in a production environment as well.

It looks like LightScribe has improved the print resolution via a free upgrade to the label software, and according to the article below they’re now claiming silkscreen quality? I haven’t seen these first hand, but I think that it would be pretty tough to match a four color print process like silkscreen just by laser etching an image onto a disc. Hmmm…looks like I’ll have to test and provide a review here.

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August 10th, 2007

Sony Electronics today unveiled next-generation dual format DVD/CD recordable drives, featuring three designs that deliver the industry’s fastest recording speeds.

The 840 series of drives is Sony’s latest crop of multi-format DVD burners that support 20X DVD±R recording speeds, delivering a full 4.7 GB disc of video, data, music or images on standard 16X DVD+R media in about five minutes. In addition, the drives can record on 8.5GB DVD+R Double/Dual layer and 4.7GB DVD+RW discs at 12X speed.

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January 24th, 2007

U.S. scientists say they’ve encoded an entire image’s worth of data into a single photon, stored it and then retrieved the image intact.

University of Rochester researchers say the ability to squeeze that much information into so small a space and retrieve it intact opens the door to optical buffering — the ability to store information as light.

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December 27th, 2006

Verbatim Corporation, an industry leader in offering the widest range of premium-quality LightScribe media, announced today volume shipments of the first Color-background LightScribe CD-R media to the US market.

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October 10th, 2006

Well, it’s official….DiscRead.com just turned one year old! To celebrate the birthday of this site, we thought we would put together a quick “best of” list to highlight some of the great advice and information we’ve covered thus far. And as always, we’ll continue to bring our readers the latest news related to the CD and DVD duplication industry, and hopefully educate a little along the way.

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September 5th, 2006

The new waterproof inkjet-printable discs recently introduced by Imation and Taiyo Yuden and discussed in Part One of this article are “a pretty amazing leap in technology for our industry,” says Primera Technology’s Mark Strobel.

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