3DsoundSurge Press Release: Memorex Premieres Its Feature Packed Dual DVD Drive

Memorex Premieres Its Feature Packed Dual DVD Drive

Users Receive 'Red Carpet' Treatment With Ultimate Performance and Worry-Free Solution for Recording DVD and CD Formats

SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif., July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Memorex takes the guesswork out of DVD recording with this summer's blockbuster Dual Format DVD Recorder. The new Memorex internal dual drive is shipping now, offering support for both DVD+ and DVD- recording formats. With the Memorex Dual Format DVD Recorder, consumers can create DVDs that are playable in virtually any DVD-ROM or DVD player, and take advantage of full CD recording, rewriting and reading functions, delivering a total of eight recording and playback formats. Presented in a stylish new silver and black design, as well as new packaging, new documentation, a complete top of the line software bundle from Roxio, and toll-free technical support, the Memorex dual drive is the star among dual format DVD recorders.

Creating, editing and saving professional looking DVD videos, photos and audio files is easy with this high quality drive. The drive writes to DVD+R/-R discs at 4X and CD-R discs at 16X; rewrites DVD+RW discs at 2.4x, DVD-RW discs at 2X and CD-RW discs at 10X; and reads DVD-ROM at 12X and CD-ROM at 32X speeds.

"Memorex's entrance in the dual format drive category offers consumers a compelling reason to jump into the exciting world of creating their own movies, not to mention transferring their old VHS tapes onto DVDs," said Allen H. Gharapetian, vice president of marketing and product development. "The Memorex Dual Format DVD Recorder is a complete solution for creating DVDs with speed and ease."

"Memorex is the industry leader in the DVD media marketplace, and with the launch of the Memorex Dual Format DVD Recorder, consumers can take full advantage of Memorex's many available disc types, including DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW and CD-R/RW media. With the Memorex Dual Format DVD Recorder, consumers no longer need to guess which media will work with their drive," said Mark Becknauld, product manager, optical and magnetic storage products. "The introduction of this drive represents the most feature-packed and technologically advanced DVD recorder on the market."

Also stay tuned for later this year when Memorex debuts an external version of its Dual Format DVD Recorder.

Pricing and Availability

The Memorex Dual Format DVD Recorder will be in stores this month at a suggested retail price of $329.99. Memorex optical storage products include toll-free technical support and a limited one year warranty.

Is it live or is it Memorex?

Memorex Products, Inc. is the industry sales and marketing leader of digital media, optical storage, media accessories and computer input devices. Since the early 1970s, Memorex has been one of the most widely recognized and respected names in the consumer electronics industry. Today, it is a dominant brand in CD and DVD media, optical drives, Flash memory, Flash drives and computer accessories. Memorex is headquartered in Santa Fe Springs, Calif. For more information on Memorex Products, Inc. or its products, please call 562-906-2800, or visit the company's Web site at www.memorex.com .

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