Telstra has revealed the addition of almost one million new mobile services in the six months to December 2011, but Sensis revenues plummeted 24 percent in 12 months.
Sony Australia has announced its second generation internal Blu-ray Disc writer drive for the computer aftermarket. The BWU200S, is rated at 4X BD-R and 16X DVD+R recording speeds, enabling a full 50GB BD-R disc to be recorded in about 45 minutes.
At 4X speed, the new BWU200S model is claimed to
cut BD-R burning time by half compared to the first generation model
(BWU100A). The BWU200S also supports both 25GB and 50GB Blu-ray Disc.
It also features improved DVD burning speeds at 16X and is designed to
be a multi-format combo burner that eliminates the need for more than
one drive in a system.
The BWU200S can record up to 50GB of data for random access storage and
backup on BD-R (write once) or BD-RE (rewritable) discs, or up to 230
minutes of high-definition HDV 1080i video on a BD-R/RE 50GB disc. It
also supports recording on standard single layer 4.7GB DVD+R/+RW/RAM
discs, 8.5GB DVD+R double/dual layer discs, and CD-R/RWs.
The drive comes with CyberLink BD Solution software that provides an
application suite for capturing, authoring, editing, burning and
viewing high-definition personal content captured in the native HDV
1080i format from an HDV camcorder. In addition, the software supports
recording on DVDs and CDs, as well as playback of DVDs recorded in the
AVCHD format. For customers purchasing from Australia, the package
also comes with a free 50GB BD-R disc.
The internal drive features a Serial ATA (SATA) interface and standard
5.25-inch form-factor for installation inside a desktop PC with
Microsoft Windows XP or Windows Vista operating systems. Interface
cabling is also supplied.
“As each Blu-ray Disc holds more than 5X the capacity of DVD, consumers
and professional videographers alike can enjoy the huge storage
capacity to record and experience high-definition video with the
BWU200S,” said Vincent Bautista, Product Manager, AV/IT Business
Technologies Marketing, Sony Australia. “As Australian adoption of the
Blu-ray Disc format continues to increase, we are seeing this reflected
in the demand for Blu-ray Disc drives, as the storage capability is
incredibly appealing to those that have large amounts of data to
archive.”
“Advanced optical storage technologies, such as Blu-ray Disc technology
with its vast capacity compared to DVD technology, will be key enablers
for next generation PC applications like HD personal video content and
high-definition TV recording,” said Wolfgang Schlichting, research
director for removable storage at IDC.
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