Lasse Penttinen
1 Jun 2004 12:56
$13.30 sounds a bit rough as the suggested retail price, but yes indeed the Mitsubishi made and Verbatim branded dual-layer discs hit the streets in Japan. Mitsubishi has been recognized as a premium optical media supplier for years, and is best known for its patented azo-dye.
The first dual-layer DVD+R recording media are set to go on sale in Japan at the end of this month and overseas in June, disc maker Mitsubishi Kagaku Media Co. Ltd. said last Friday.Source: IDG.com
The discs were developed jointly by Mitsubishi Kagaku, which uses the Verbatim brand-name, and Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV and offer 8.5G bytes of recording space compared to the 4.7G bytes of space available on a standard DVD+R disc.
They will cost around ¥1,500 (US$13.30) per disc in Japan, said a spokeswoman for the company.