Pioneer launches new High-Speed DVD writer, the DVR-A05
Pioneer, the market leader and chief innovator in the field of DVD technology, today launches its latest and fastest DVD-R/RW writer, the DVR-A05. Benefiting from...
New firmware allows 2X writing with ALL DVD-R media for Pioneer DVR-103/104 series...
Some users will find that useful, but be warned about its use. Writing at 2X with not good quality DVD-R media will cause un-redable discs.....
Sony, Pioneer resolve DVD patent dispute in China
Sony Corp. (SNE or 6758), Pioneer Corp. (PIO or 6773) and the Netherlands' Philips Electronics N.V. have agreed with a Chinese industry group to resolve...
Firmware allows 2X writing at Ritek media for DVR-A03/103
A new *patched* firmware is out that allows to Pioneer DVR-A03/103 users, 2X writing with RITEK DVD-R media. The original v1.68 firmware allows only 1X...
Exclusive: Intellikey Labs talks about Pioneer's press release and the confusing test results of DVD compatibility study!
Some days ago, we posted the news about the confusing reports from Intellikey Labs and Pioneer about the supposed "same" DVD compatibility...
Pioneer Japan announces DVR-A05 (4X DVD-R and 2X DVD-RW) recorder!
Pioneer Japan announced today the long awaited DVR-A05 DVD-R/RW recorder. This is the first DVD recorder that supports 4X writing with new highspeed DVD-R media...
DVD+R is the most compatible format according to study, while Pioneer says isn't!
Intellikey Labs announced some days ago, the results of their study about DVD recordable/re-writable format compatibility "war". Pioneer hired Intellikey Labs in July 2002 to...
Pioneer DVD Burners overheat when recording on high-speed disks
Pioneer Electronics said Tuesday that its DVD-rewritable drives overheat when recording on certain high-speed disks. Representatives from Pioneer Electronics USA, based in Long Beach, Calif.,...
Pioneer's DVD-R/RW recorders and drives require firmware update for new High-Speed media
As the DVD Forum releases the specifications for high-speed media, Pioneer Europe NV announces that a number of its DVD-R/RW computer drives and DVD-R/RW recorders...
Pioneer warns about compatibility problems with new 4X DVD-R and 2X DVD-RW discs!
Pioneer Corporation today announced that its DVD Recorder (DVR-7000) and DVD-R/RW writers (DVR-A03-J, DVR-A04-J, DVR-S303) may malfunction, if used with new high-speed DVD-R/RW discs (with...
