Pioneer Corporation today announced the release of two DVD-R/RW drives for personal computers capable of reading and writing write-once DVD-R (For General Ver. 2.0) discs and rewritable DVD-RW (Ver. 1.1) discs, as well as reading and writing CD-R and CD-RW discs, to the Japanese domestic market.

The internal DVR-A03-J DVD-R/RW drive, is the first consumer-use DVD-R/RW drive to have the Pioneer brand name in Japan. The professional-use external DVR-S303 DVD-R/RW drive, primarily designed for DVD authoring purposes to check DVD titles and for distribution of small quantities, is priced considerably more affordably than existing professional-use drives. Both models are capable of reading and writing DVD-R (For General Ver. 2.0) and DVD-RW (Ver. 1.1) discs, which both have an equal 4.7GB storage capacity to that of DVD-ROM and DVD-Video discs. Both models also offer 2X DVD-R recording speed, which is the fastest in the industry. Reading and writing of CD-R and CD-RW discs is also possible.

Main Specifications (DVR-A03-J and DVR-S303)>>
Writes:
- 4.7GB DVD-R (For General; For Video, For Data)
- 4.7GB DVD-RW (For Video, For Data)
- CD-R and CD-RW
DVD-R Write: 2,770 Kbps (2X), 1,385 Kbps (1X)
DVD-RW Write: 1,385 Kbps (1X)
CD-R Write: 1,200 Kbps (8X), 600 Kbps (4X)
CD-RW Write: 600 Kbps (4X)

Reads:
- 4.7GB DVD-R (For General; For Video, For Data)
- 4.7GB DVD-RW (For Video, For Data)
- DVD-ROM (Single and Dual layer)
- CD-DA, CD-TEXT, Photo CD, CD-Extra, Video-CD, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW
DVD-R Read: 2,770 Kbps (2X)
DVD-RW Read: 2,770 Kbps (2X)
CD-R Read: Max. 2,400 Kbps (16X)
CD-RW Read: Max. 2,400 Kbps (16X)
DVD-ROM Read: Max. 5,540 Kbps (4X, single layer), 2,770 Kbps (2X, dual layer)
CD-ROM Read: Max. 3,600 Kbps (24X)
CD-DA Read: Max. 1,500 Kbps (10X)
Video-CD Read: Max. 2,400 Kbps (4X)
Interface: DVR-A03-J ATAPI, DVR-S303 SCSI-2
Weight DVR-A03-J: 1.1 kg
Weight DVR-S303: 2.8 kg