Recordable
DVD Council Delivers 'Real DVD' at CES 2003
Thursday January 9, 7:30 pm ET
RDVDC Highlights Leadership in Hot DVD Recordable Industry
With Products from CE Powerhouses and Forecasts from Leading
Analysts
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The Recordable DVD Council
(RDVDC) rallied consumers to demand "Real DVD" as
they launched a new DVD Recordable awareness campaign today
during the RDVDC press conference at the Consumer Electronics
Show. Staying one step ahead of the hottest industry in
Consumer Electronics history, RDVDC is dedicating 2003
to helping consumers understand and embrace recordable
DVD technology through feature-rich, easy-to-use cutting
edge products from CE giants including Hitachi, Matsushita
(Panasonic), Samsung, and Toshiba.
Generating momentum behind "Real DVD" -- products
that support the reliable formats of the DVD Forum -- Hitachi,
Panasonic, and Samsung launched exciting new recordable DVD
products, showcasing the best in Recordable DVD with unmatched
compatibility for both the AV and PC worlds. In addition
to product introductions, RDVDC chairman Bon-Guk Koo, Samsung
Electronics, Co., Ltd., highlighted industry trends, while
Andy Parsons, senior vice president of sales and marketing,
Pioneer U.S., discussed DVD-R's market penetration and technology
advantages. In addition, Danielle Levitas, director, consumer
devices and technologies and interactive services, IDC, and
Rick Doherty, director of Envisioneering, delivered their
third-party insight into the market today and for the future.
"DVD players and DVD-ROM drives have been touted as
some of the hottest electronics products in the industry's
history. We believe that the 'Real DVD' recordable DVD products
will follow these products as household commodities and dominate
the electronics products industry in 2003," said RDVDC
Chairman, Bon-Guk Koo, Samsung Electronics, Co., Ltd. "In
2003 RDVDC will work to help consumers embrace and understand
recordable DVD and the many benefits of 'Real DVD' -- reliable
formats, interoperability and ease of use for consumers."
Members of the RDVDC provided an impressive display of new
hardware products that support "Real DVD": recordable
DVD formats approved by the DVD Forum. Highlights included
new sleek DVD-RAM/R camcorders from Hitachi and Panasonic,
as well as innovative new DVD-RAM/R recorders and players
from Samsung and Panasonic -- all set to hit store shelves
in mid-2003.
About RDVDC
Established in April 2001, the RDVDC has quickly grown to
nearly 100 technology developers and manufacturers whose
products comply with the DVD Forum-approved recordable DVD
formats. The Council, which encourages information exchange
among members, the business community, technology developers
and the public, has launched outreach campaigns featuring
educational and informational programs and demonstrations
of cutting-edge recordable DVD products at major trade shows
throughout the world, including CES.
For more information, contact Tony Jasionowski, Director
RDVDC North America, at tel. 201-348-7777, fax 201-348-7807
or jasionowskit@rdvdc.org. Visit the Council's Web site at
http://www.rdvdc.org/English .
About DVD Forum
The DVD Forum is an industry association whose 210+ members
include all major DVD manufacturers as well as the leading
DVD software developers and DVD media producers around the
world. The DVD Forum has established global DVD formats including
DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, DVD-Audio, DVD-RAM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, and
DVD Video Recording. For more information, visit http://www.dvdforum.org .
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Source: Recordable DVD Council
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