With the Taiwanese drive assembly manufacturer Lite on (25, conditions D50 resounds) looks the Roadmap similarly: In April a 8X-Brenner for DVD+R and DVD-R is to come out, also the DVD+R9 with 2,4X describes and in June then the 16X-Version. Lite on confirmed beyond that new co-operation with Sony (2, conditions C02 resounded), so that is to be assumed that, which will be identical to the next Lite on drive assembly the new DRU-700A von Sony. Through co-operation Lite on saves the horrenden license costs, while Sony profits from the supply with favorable drive assemblies.

And read but emergency leases jumps up also Pioneer surprisingly on the DVD+R9-train. Thus the next in July appearing burner (prospective designation DVR-A08) will describe DVD+R9 with 2,4X and both will burn DVD+R and DVD-R with 16X. At this time it will give if necessary very few 16X-Plus-Medien on the market. Verbatim spoke of the fact that it will be technically very difficult to hold this date. Therefore Pioneer wants to describe also 8X-Medien of select manufacturers with 16X. Thus Pioneer leaves its past rather conservative firm politics, which did not plan a over burning of media beyond the official specification.

(Babelfish translation)