Storing CDR and DVD-R's

[Dr Mordrid]

Yup. That's the difference between CD-R and CD-RW.

The new pickup is called the "Dual-Focus Hologram Pickup" and Panasonic is responsible. It works by adding a holographic optical element to the object lens.

Laser light going through the hologram is focussed to form the CD/Video CD spot, while light passing through the periphery is focussed into a spot for reading the DVD pits.

It and supporting chipsets should be coming to market soon, if they haven't already.

Dr. Mordrid

[William]

The one I'm thinking of wasn't Panasonic. One of the chipset makers launched a chipset supporting -RW, +RW, -RAM and CD on a day close to that time. My mind suggests it might have been Atmel, but I could be wrong about that.

Edit: I was right, it was Atmel

[BrianP]

On a related note:
What do you use to store your D8/MiniDV tapes? Is there a vendor that has some kind of (affordable) storage box or rack?