Thin all over, Toshiba's DVD optical pickup faces fat prospects

Article Abstract:

Toshiba Corp has recently developed an ultra-thin optical pickup for DVD players. Called TPU1010, it features miniature dimensions to fit properly in a disc jacket and into DVD-ROM drives that are just 17 mm thick. It has a 2x DVD playback and 20x CD playback capabilities that utilizes the CAV mode. Introduced in the market in Aug 1997, TPU1010 is compatible with DVDs, CDs, one-time recordable CDs and rewritable CDs.

Product development, Toshiba Corp.

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High-density discs evolve, giving consumers new choice

Article Abstract:

The similarities, differences and advantages of discs using high-definition digital video (HD DVD) technology and Blu-ray (BD) technology are discussed.

Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Computer storage devices, Usage, Forecasts and trends, Technology application, Market trend/market analysis, Comparative analysis, Optical disk drive

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