Lite-On announces 18x Lightscribe DVD burner
Published by Admin on 28.9.06 at 9/28/2006 10:20:00 AM.
Lite-On IT, the largest maker of optical disc drives in Taiwan, recently began volume production of an 18x Super Multi LightScribe DVD burner, model LH-18A1H, for OEM clients and will launch the model for own-brand sale in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of about NT$2,100 (US$64) in the middle of next month, according to the company.
LightScribe-enabled models currently account for 10% of Lite-On IT's total shipment volume of DVD burners of all types, said general manager Michael Gong for the company's Optical Disc Drive Business.
Among international PC brands, only Hewlett-Packard (HP), the developer of LightScribe technology, has launched PCs equipped with built-in LightScribe DVD burners, Gong noted. Therefore, the popularity of the direct disc labeling technology hinges on adoption by other PC brands such as Dell, Gong pointed out. In order to promote LightScribe, HP has lowered the royalty charge rate for manufacturers of DVD burners by 40-50% depending on shipment volume, Gong indicated. Link
LightScribe-enabled models currently account for 10% of Lite-On IT's total shipment volume of DVD burners of all types, said general manager Michael Gong for the company's Optical Disc Drive Business.
Among international PC brands, only Hewlett-Packard (HP), the developer of LightScribe technology, has launched PCs equipped with built-in LightScribe DVD burners, Gong noted. Therefore, the popularity of the direct disc labeling technology hinges on adoption by other PC brands such as Dell, Gong pointed out. In order to promote LightScribe, HP has lowered the royalty charge rate for manufacturers of DVD burners by 40-50% depending on shipment volume, Gong indicated. Link