Nakamichi Unveils IN-DV7

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: HDTV, Movies, Music, Portable Audio / Video, Transportation

We have more news from Berlin’s IFA. Nakamichi introduces the IN-DV7, a DVD/TV/Tuner that they claim will “revolutionize your in-car entertainment experience”. The IN-DV7 has a 7”, 16:9 Wide-screen as well as a built in 4-channel MOSFET amp.

Other features include:

• Active Matrix LCD Panel
• Full Automatic Motorized TFT LCD Flip-out/up
• Touch Screen Control
• DVD-R/RW, CD-R/RW compatible
• VCD, SVCD, DVD media Formats
• MP3 Direct track Access
• 60 Sec ESP

At an MSRP of $1699, the IN-DV7 could be the perfect solution to those long LA freeway commutes, but couldn’t they just have named it Fred?

Read More | Nakamichi via IFA

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World’s Thinnest DVD Discs

Posted by John Goulden Categories: Corporate News, Storage

Using an innovative nanoimprint technology, Hitachi Maxell, LTD have succeeded in creating the world’s thinnest DVD media at 0.092mm thick.  This makes the new disc approximately 1/13th the thickness of existing DVD media, yet allows it to retain the full 4.7GB capacity.  Obviously a single disc isn’t going to gain you any benefits simply by being thinner, but if you were to take a stack of say 100-discs, make them double-sided (9.4GB), stuff them into a cartridge 2.5-inches thick, and slap a fancy acronym like SVOD on it, you’d have a digital library cartidge with almost 1TB of capacity (940

GB).  SVOD, which stands for Stacked Volumetric Optical Disc, really starts to shine when coupled with the next generation of blue laser technology, as a stack of 50GB discs could increase storage capacity to 5TB.

When released the discs will be priced at under $325 for a 100-disc cartridge.

Read More | Maxell (jp) via Pink Tentacle

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