Confused about the various DVD recordable/rewritable formats?
Have you been putting off buying because you’re afraid
of making the wrong decision? Sony’s amazing new DRU-500A
is the first DVD recorder for your PC that brings together
all the popular formats in a single drive: DVD-R/-RW and DVD+RW/+R,
as well as CD-R and CD-RW.
The drive comes bundled with excellent industry standard
software from Veritas™, Sonic Solutions®, ArcSoft®,
CyberLink®, and MusicMatch®. Create and share your
home movies, preserve old tapes on DVD, backup your system,
create self-running slide shows of your digital pictures,
create your own original music CDs, and so much more. Own
a Sony DRU-500A and you’ll never have to worry about
which DVD format is going to become the industry standard,
because the drive does them all! *
*DVD+RW and DVD-RW discs recorded on this drive may not play
back on some older or entry-level DVD systems. The write-once
DVD+R or DVD-R discs are more compatible for interchange with
other DVD systems.
Please record responsibly. Before copying anything onto a
CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R or DVD+RW, please be sure you are not violating
copyright laws.
Specifications
Key Specifications for the Sony Dual RW Drives
Sony DRU-500A DVD/CD Rewritable Drive
• ATAPI (EIDE) internal interface
• 2.4X writing (DVD+RW/+R) 2X (max.) writing (DVD-RW)
4X (max.) writing (DVD-R) 8X (max.) reading (DVD-ROM) 24X
(max.) writing (CD-R), 32X (max.) reading 10X (max.) writing
(CD-RW), 32X (max.) reading
• Dimensions: 5.75 x 1.63 x 7.56 inches (W x H x L)
• Platform support: Windows 98SE/2000/Me/XP
• Burst data transfer rate: 33.3 MB/s max.
• Random access time: 160 ms (CD-ROM), 200 ms (DVD-ROM)
• Buffer memory: 8 MB
• Recording method (CD): disc at once, track at once,
session at once, packet writing (DVD): Random Access Write
(DVD+RW/DVD-RW), Sequential Write (DVD+R/+RW, DVD-R/-RW)
• Compatible disc format: DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, DVD+RW,
DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD-R, CD-ROM, CD-DA, Video CD, Photo CD (multi-session),
CD TEXT, CD Extra and others
• Availability – October 2002
• Estimated Selling Price – Under $350
Sony DRX-500UL DVD/CD Rewritable Drive
• USB 2.0 and i.LINK external interfaces
• USB 1.1 compatible with sustained read speed of up
to 6X and write speed up to 4X
• 2.4X writing (DVD+RW/+R) 2X (max.) writing (DVD-RW)
4X (max.) writing (DVD-R) 8X (max.) reading (DVD-ROM) 24X
(max.) writing (CD-R), 32X (max.) reading 10X (max.) writing
(CD-RW), 32X (max.) reading
• Dimensions: 5.75 x 1.63 x 7.56 inches (W x H x L)
• Platform support: Windows 98SE/2000/Me/XP
• Burst data transfer rate: 480 mbit/sec max
• Random access time: 160 ms (CD-ROM), 200 ms (DVD-ROM)
• Buffer memory: 8 MB
• Recording method (CD): disc at once, track at once,
session at once, packet writing (DVD): Random Access Write
(DVD+RW/DVD-RW), Sequential Write (DVD+R/+RW, DVD-R/-RW)
• Compatible disc format: DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, DVD+RW,
DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD-R, CD-ROM, CD-DA, Video CD, Photo CD (multi-session),
CD TEXT, CD Extra and others
• Availability – November 2002
• Estimated Selling Price – Under $430
