Flexibility & functionality in one ATAPI/IDE DVD burner from LITEON - the SOHW-1693S
LITEON ships new ATAPI/E-IDE 16x DVD dual drive
LITEON IT Corporation's latest and most flexible DVD drive sports a combination of advanced features and will write to almost any recordable media
The capabilities of the SOHW-1693S include write speeds of 4x on both DVD+R and DVD-R (double layer) media, as well as 16x on single-layer DVD-R and DVD+R media. Rewriting speed is 8x for DVD+RW and 6x for DVD-RW.
What’s more, the units has the best CD writing performance of any DVD drive on the market - writing to CD-RW media at a speedy 48x.
The key performance specifications are achieved with supported media only.
The SOHW-1693S drive allows users to record up to four hours of high-quality MPEG-2 video or up to 8.5GByte of data, music and/or images on compatible DVD+R DL media.
Users can store on one Double Layer disc more than 2,000 songs, which is the equivalent of seven days' of music, or four hours' of high quality video.
A Double Layer disc can instead hold up to 17,000 JPEG files or up to 17 hours of VHS quality video.
SOHW-1693S drives possesses an onboard 2MByte buffer and uses key Lite-On IT's patented cutting-edge technologies:
* SMART-BURN (buffer-under-run-beating function) optimises high-speed writing for all media.
* SMART-X for smooth & stable audio setting the optimum speed of playback including high performance DAE/VCD/DVD data extraction.
* FDSS (Floating Double Suspension System) for reducing noise and vibration.
* Power-saving function
The flexibility in writing to many different disc formats benefits both consumers and professionals in need of ample, yet cost-effective storage solutions, providing an excellent solution for audio enthusiasts seeking to archive more songs and video-files. With this product you’ll find a way to easily store more digital content.
Compatibility
This drive supports Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP operating environments.
Software
The SOHW-1693S bundles an impressive assortment of DVD authoring software and recording applets for creation of data, music, and video discs.
Included are Ahead’s Nero Express 6, Nero Vision Express, and PowerDVD from Cyberlink. These applications are simple yet powerful and ideally suited to meet a wide range of consumer requirements for the creation and playback of DVDs, VCDs, and SVCDs.
Extra Bezel Set
Consumers will find the 1693S comes with both a white and a black bezel set. Now people can easily adjust the colour of the drive to their PC.
About LITEON IT
Since being founded in 1995 and floated on the Taiwan stock exchange in 2001, Taipei-based LITEON IT has grown to become the world's second largest optical device maker, setting the standard in providing CD/DVD players and recorders in both the consumer and PC markets.
Recognized for its cutting-edge technology and quality, LITEON IT has consistently delivered a range of superior-performance quality ODD products into the consumer electronics sector and won supply contracts with many leading manufacturers such as Dell and HP. See www.liteonit.com for further information.
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