Ricoh
As a founding member of the DVD+RW alliance, Ricoh demonstrated
its latest DVD+RW/+R drive. Ricoh's belief is that although the +R/+RW format
is newer than the -R/-RW, it has shown a very fast market growth and soon
will be the standard format for DVD recording.
The MP5240A-DP supports 4x DVD+R and
DVD+RW
writing
speeds
and
8x
DVD
reading. The drive also offers
24x
CD-R,
10x
CD-RW
and
40x CD
reading. The
MP5240-DP uses chipsets and pickup mechanism manufactured by Ricoh itself,
as it was also the case in its
previous
models.
The same drive is available in an external version:
The MP8160-DP is the Ricoh's solution for portable and light-weight
DVD recordings.
Below is a DVD+R/+RW drive especially suited for use in notebooks:
In the following photo you can see a new stand alone DVD recorder
for
home use:
A new generation of DVD+R and DVD+RW media support writing
speeds up to 4x:
Ricoh seems to expand its product line with new digital cameras,
TFT monitors and video projectors. It seems the same tactic is being
followed
by many other manufacturers such as Waitec, Teac, Plextor, and others.
