Though pre-recorded DVDs (DVD-ROM and DVD-Video discs) have been around for a while, recordable and rewritable DVDs are a more recent but crucial development. Already, several rewritable formats exist: DVD+RW, DVD-RW and DVD-RAM. Of these, DVD+RW specification, developed in co-operation by Hewlett-Packard, Mitsubishi Chemical, Philips, Ricoh, Sony and Yamaha, provides a breakthrough in DVD technology: it is the only rewritable format that provides full compatibility with existing DVD-Video players and DVD-ROM drives. 

Super Combo Drive: 

Five functions in one drive: DVD+RW, DVD-ROM, CD-RW, CD-R and CD-ROM. It is simply a convergence device, so-called Super Combo Drive. 

Applications: 

With the growing trend towards multimedia documents, which require large amounts of disc space, DVD+RW offers the ability to easily create, share, store and access such content-rich documents using a single disc.

Two Ways Compatibility: 

DVD+RW technology provides a unique advantage: Recorded discs can be played back on existing DVD Video players and DVD-ROM drives that are currently in use and will reach some 160 million by the end of 2001. 

Lossless Linking: 

With DVD+RW it is possible to perform Lossless Linking, i.e. to suspend and continue the writing process without linking loss.. 

Features: 

• 5 functions in one drive: DVD+RW, DVD-ROM, CD-RW, CD-R, CD-ROM 
• Highest speed 2.5X DVD+RW writing, 12x10x32 CD-R/RW 
• Equipped with JustLink, buffer-under-run prevention technology 
• Legacy DVD-ROM and DVD Player can play DVD+RW media 
• Legacy CD-ROM and CD Player can play CD-R and CD-RW media 
• 32x Audio Extraction Function 
• Random write UDF is supported in DVD+RW 

Product Specification: 

Write Speed: DVD+RW: 2.5X; CD-R: 12X; CD-RW: 10X 
Read Speed: DVD-ROM: 8X; CD-ROM: 32X 
Interface: ATAPI 
Shipping Target: 2001/3Q 
Media Writing Speed: 1X ~ 2.5X