TDK releases indiDVD 8x dual format DVD recorder

The latest DVD recorder of TDK, the IndiDVD (880N) has been officially announced by the company. The IndiDVD 8x+/8x- Multiformat offers 8x recording speeds for both DVD+R and DVD-R media.

The new Indi DVD records a complete 4.7GB DVD+R or DVD-R disc in only 8 minutes. And with 32x CD recording, it burns a full CD-R in under 4 minutes.

Indi DVD includes a host of progressive features that guarantee unrivaled performance. Superior quietness (<45 dB acoustic noise) and a durable mechanism (certified to 20,000 cycles) make Indi DVD ideal for project environments, while automatic recording mode selection (PCAV or 7-step Z-CLV) ensures perfect recordings.

The retail package includes Roxio's Easy CD & DVD Creator 6 (PC): DVD Builder (Create Hollywood style DVD videos.), AudioCentral (Play, rip, copy and burn your music.), Creator Classic, Disc Copier (Easily copy discs.), Player (Play projects created with Roxio software.), Drag-to-Disc (Record to DVD/CD with drag-and-drop ease.), Label Creator and Retrieve. TDK extra applications include PhotoSuite Lite (Edit images and make slideshows.) and DVDMax (Watch commercial DVD movies on your PC.).

Specifications:

- Product Name: Indi DVD
- Model Number: 880N
- DVD Write Speed: 8x (+R); 8x (-R)
- DVD Rewrite Speed: 4x (+RW); 2x (-RW)
- DVD Read Speed: 12x
- CD Write Speed: 32x
- CD Read Speed: 40x
- CD Rewrite Speed: 16X
- CD Rip Speed: 32x
- Buffer Underrun Protection: Yes
- Data Buffer: 2 MB
- Disc Specifications:
Compatible Disc Sizes (without adapter): 12 CM, 8 CM, business card and most custom-shape discs.
- Playable Formats:
DVD-Video ROM, CD-DA, CD ROM+CD-DA, CD-Extra Readable Formats DVD-ROM, DVD+RW (video and data), DVD+R (video and data), DVD-RW (video and data), DVD-R (video and data), CD-DA, CD TEXT, CD-ROM, CD-ROM+CD-DA, CD-ROM XA, CD-I, Photo CD, CD EXTRA, CD-G Writeable Formats DVD+R (video and data), DVD+RW (video and data), DVD-RW (video and data), DVD-R (video and data), CD-DA, CD-ROM (Mode 1), CD-ROM XA, Photo CD, VideoCD, CD-I, CD-Extra, CD Text
- DVD Writing Modes:
Multisession (DVD+R), Sequential, Random Access (DVD+RW) Multisession (DVD-R), Sequential, Random Access (DVD-RW)
- CD Writing Modes:
Track-at-Once, Disc-at-One, Session-at-Once, Multisession, Packet Writing

Availability is expected by end of February.