First 3X DVD-ROM Disc Cut, Will Work With HD DVD

[dfergie]

First 3X DVD-ROM Disc Cut with DCA Equipment


CUSHING, Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Doug Carson & Associates, Inc. (DCA) is proud to announce that the first 3X DVD-ROM disc was successfully mastered & replicated at Sonopress’ North Carolina facility using DCA’s MIS 8.5 DVD formatter software on January 17, 2007.
The title was produced through a partnership with Sonic Solutions, the leader in authoring products.
3X DVD-ROM is a variant of DVD-ROM, allowing for HD video & UDF 2.5 on the DVD format. 3X DVD-ROM discs are played back in HD DVD players. Several manufacturers are looking to 3X DVD-ROM as a low cost entry into the HD video market.
DCA’s MIS 8.5 DVD formatter software includes full support for standard DVD formats, as well as 3X DVD-ROM, including AACS & media marks necessary for the 3X variant. All existing MIS V8 customers
Source: DCA

 

[JoeSp]

From another sourch on the 3X-DVD:

http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/19/is-3x-dvd-hd-dvds-secret-weapon-against-blu-ray/

If this could deliver HD-DVD movies in the price range of regular DVD movies this might just be a good thing for all HD movie enthusiasts.

 

[navychop]

Limited audio, possible compression artifacts with high action movies, few if any extras- don't all these problems come to mind when reading the article?

 

[williamkmurphy]

Use them for shorter length content. Or it would be a real cheap way to back up or store HD content from a camcorder.

 

[dfergie]

Use them for shorter length content. Or it would be a real cheap way to back up or store HD content from a camcorder.

Thats what I was thinking...