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Panasonic LF-D211V ATAPI DVD-RAM DRIVE
Driver and Format Software for Windows 95/98/Me/NT4.0(Workstation)/2000(Pro)
IDE Ribbon Cable
Audio Cable
Feature:
The leading producer of DVD-RAM drives, Panasonic's second-generation 4.7GB single-sided and 9.4GB double-sided rewritable industry standard drives and media provide superior performance and reliability. Fully compliant with the DVD Forum's standards, the single-sided media is capable of storing a full two-hours of MPEG2 video. Panasonic's new drives and media offer unprecedented media interchangeability and seven times the capacity of CD-R and CD-RW...all for less than $.005/MB. Offered with both SCSI and ATAPI interfaces, the drive reads industry-standard DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, DVD-R, CD-ROM, CD-R/RW, CD-DA, Photo CD, and Video CD media. The random-access, drag-and-drop storage media provides in excess of 100,000 write/rewrite cycles and data life in excess of 30 years.
Specification:
Supporting Disc
Read / Write DVD-RAM:
5.2GB / 2.6GB, 9.4GB / 4.7GB discs
Read
DVD-ROM, DVD-Video*1, DVD-R*2*3,
CD-DA*4, CD-ROM, Photo CD, Video CD,
CD-Extra, CD-R/RW*3*5
Average Seek Time
DVD-RAM: 75 ms
DVD-ROM: 65 ms
CD-ROM: 65 ms
Transfer Rate
DVD-RAM
Write: 1,385KB / s (4.7GB)*6 695KB / s (2.6GB)
Read: 2,770KB / s (4.7GB) 1,385KB / s (2.6GB)
DVD-ROM
3,438 KB / s - 8,310 KB / s (Max X 6)
CD-ROM
1,520 KB / s -3,600 KB / s (Max X 24)
Buffer Capacity
1 MB
Audio Output Level
Line Out :0.80 V rms typ. (47 k )
Headphone: 0.34 V rms typ. (32 k )
Operating Temperature
5º C - 45º C
Operating Relative Humidity
10% [RH] - 80% [RH]
Power Supply
+12 V / +5 V, ± 5%
Dimensions (W x H x D)
146.0 mm x 196.0 mm x 41.3 mm
Weight (approx.)
1.1 kg
*1 MPEG2 decoder card suitable for playing DVD-Video format and appropriate software are necessary.
*2 Supports discs with a capacity of 3.95GB that are written with the disk-at-once option.
*3 Playback of DVD-R, CD-R and CD-RW may not be fully performed depending on thewriting conditions of discs.
*4 CD-G not supported.
*5 Supports MultiRead for CD-R and CD-RW.
*6 "Write verify" implemented.
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Panasonic LF-D211V ATAPI DVD-RAM DRIVE
Driver and Format Software for Windows 95/98/Me/NT4.0(Workstation)/2000(Pro)
IDE Ribbon Cable
Audio Cable
Feature:
The leading producer of DVD-RAM drives, Panasonic's second-generation 4.7GB single-sided and 9.4GB double-sided rewritable industry standard drives and media provide superior performance and reliability. Fully compliant with the DVD Forum's standards, the single-sided media is capable of storing a full two-hours of MPEG2 video. Panasonic's new drives and media offer unprecedented media interchangeability and seven times the capacity of CD-R and CD-RW...all for less than $.005/MB. Offered with both SCSI and ATAPI interfaces, the drive reads industry-standard DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, DVD-R, CD-ROM, CD-R/RW, CD-DA, Photo CD, and Video CD media. The random-access, drag-and-drop storage media provides in excess of 100,000 write/rewrite cycles and data life in excess of 30 years.
Specification:
Supporting Disc
Read / Write DVD-RAM:
5.2GB / 2.6GB, 9.4GB / 4.7GB discs
Read
DVD-ROM, DVD-Video*1, DVD-R*2*3,
CD-DA*4, CD-ROM, Photo CD, Video CD,
CD-Extra, CD-R/RW*3*5
Average Seek Time
DVD-RAM: 75 ms
DVD-ROM: 65 ms
CD-ROM: 65 ms
Transfer Rate
DVD-RAM
Write: 1,385KB / s (4.7GB)*6 695KB / s (2.6GB)
Read: 2,770KB / s (4.7GB) 1,385KB / s (2.6GB)
DVD-ROM
3,438 KB / s - 8,310 KB / s (Max X 6)
CD-ROM
1,520 KB / s -3,600 KB / s (Max X 24)
Buffer Capacity
1 MB
Audio Output Level
Line Out :0.80 V rms typ. (47 k )
Headphone: 0.34 V rms typ. (32 k )
Operating Temperature
5º C - 45º C
Operating Relative Humidity
10% [RH] - 80% [RH]
Power Supply
+12 V / +5 V, ± 5%
Dimensions (W x H x D)
146.0 mm x 196.0 mm x 41.3 mm
Weight (approx.)
1.1 kg
*1 MPEG2 decoder card suitable for playing DVD-Video format and appropriate software are necessary.
*2 Supports discs with a capacity of 3.95GB that are written with the disk-at-once option.
*3 Playback of DVD-R, CD-R and CD-RW may not be fully performed depending on thewriting conditions of discs.
*4 CD-G not supported.
*5 Supports MultiRead for CD-R and CD-RW.
*6 "Write verify" implemented.