Blue Ray; Dvdrw Drive - Dell Latitude 5424 Rugged Owner's Manual

DVDRW Drive

There is a new drive offering from Dell for these systems that allows users to read and write DVDs and CDs. The drive is a tray-loading
drive that fits into the media bay. It uses a SATA interface.
The DVDRW/BD-ROM combo drive will read and write all standard CD and DVD formats. Here are some specifications for the drive:
Table 46. DVD RW Specifications
DVDRW Drive Specs
CD Read
CD-R write
CD-RW write
DVD-ROM read
DVD+R write
DVD-R write
DVD+R DL write
DVD-R DL write
DVD+RW write
DVD-RW write

Blue Ray

In February 2002, a large group of companies announced the introduction of the Blu-ray Disc™ (BD) format, the next generation in optical
storage. The new format offers an immense storage capacity (up to 50 GB) that is perfect for high-definition (HD) video recording and
distribution, as well as for storing large amounts of data. The format shares the same form factors as existing CD and DVD optical discs,
allowing for backwards compatibility.*
Features
Listed below are some of Blu-ray's features.
• Huge capacity
– 25 GB (single layer) / 50 GB (double layer)
NOTE:
ROM) simply read dual layer discs but do not write to them.
– Future potential to store 200 GB (Multilayer)
◦ Ability to burn and read most media types**
◦ Common format advantage
• Blank media
• Set top recorders and players
• Prepackaged high-definition movies
• High-definition camcorders
• Next-generation HD gaming
• PC storage and entertainment
All Dell Blu-Ray drives support dual layer (50 GB) discs. However, the new combo drives (DVDRW/BD-
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