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2009-07-01 Wednesday
Lite-On Announces the eTDU108 USB-Powered External Slim DVD-ROM Drive


PRESS RELEASE - July 1st, 2009

Lite-On Announces the eTDU108 USB-Powered
 External Slim DVD-ROM Drive

New Sleek, top-loading drive provides convenient content playback, data access and software installation in lightweight and compact package

Fremont, CA - June 30, 2009 – Lite-On (www.liteonit.com), a global leader of optical storage solutions, announces the new eTDU108 external slim DVD-ROM drive. The eTDU108 lets users play back content, access data and install software from CD or DVD discs. Its top-load design and two color options make it stylish, convenient and space-saving.

A great travel companion for any notebook or netbook without a built-in optical drive, the eTDU108 is powered directly from the notebook through the enclosed USB cable, so there is no need for an AC adapter or nearby outlet. Weighing less than 0.7 lbs, the lightweight device is ideal for travelers, busy professionals and students.

“It is increasingly more common to see a notebook without an optical drive included,” said Christine Hsing, Marketing Manager at PLDS. “The eTDU108 is a convenient and affordable solution for playing back your movies, photos, and music, and installing software from a disc onto those notebooks.”  

The eTDU108 is integrated with a top-loader mechanism for convenient CD or DVD playback.  With the built-in USB cable holder, you can also be certain the USB cable is in place every time you use the drive.

The drive reads DVD±R discs at 8X maximum, double layer and rewriteable DVD±R discs at 6X maximum and CD (-ROM, -R & -RW) at 24X. It comes with color options black or white, and additional colors will be added at a later time.

The deTDU108 will be available to consumers in July at the suggested retail price of $49.99. For more product information, please visit www.liteonit.com.

 

About PLDS
PLDS (Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions) is a joint venture between Royal Philips Electronics and Lite-On IT Corporation that is responsible for the sales and marketing of Lite-On branded Optical Disc Drive (ODD) business. The combination of a strong R&D focus and access to enormous production capacity makes PLDS an industry leading company. PLDS is dedicated to excellence and devote best efforts to further expand innovative quality product offerings for the PC industry and strengthen its top global position in the ODD industry.

 
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2009-06-02 Tuesday
Lite-On Announces the iHOS104 BD-ROM with Cyberlink’s TrueTheater™ HD Technology


PRESS RELEASE - June 02, 2009

Lite-On Announces the iHOS104 BD-ROM
with Cyberlink’s TrueTheater™ HD Technology

New low-cost drive lets PC users enjoy the highest quality of at-home movie playback

Fremont, CA – June 2, 2009 – Lite-On (www.liteonit.com), a global leader of optical storage solutions, announces the iHOS104, a new low-cost 4X Internal BD-ROM drive that comes standard with CyberLink’s TrueTheater™ HD software.

Providing users the latest in high-quality movie playback, CyberLink’s TrueTheater™ HD technology turns standard content into HD-quality images. At a cost significantly under $100, the iHOS104 is an affordable and convenient way for consumers to enhance their movie viewing.

“We’re dedicated to staying on the cutting-edge of technology while offering the latest advances to consumers at an affordable price,” said Christine Hsing, Marketing Manager at PLDS. “Having Cyberlink’s TrueTheater™ HD technology included in the new iHOS104 will make it easy for consumers to upgrade their system and enjoy High-Definition content playback within their budgets.”

CyberLink’s video up-scaling technology can convert video resolution from 480p to 1080p, making standard-definition content played on HD screens appear to be as detailed and sharp as high-resolution video. TrueTheater™ HD is the ideal solution for watching standard DVD videos in full-screen sizes on large displays or via projectors.

The iHOS104 also incorporates the latest industry standard Serial ATA interface which provides better performance and compatibility.  It reads Blu-ray disc media at 4X maximum, DVD media at 8X maximum and CD media at32X maximum. The iHOS104 is now available for $69.99 MSRP and an external model is expected to launch later in the year. For more product information, please visit www.liteonit.com.

 

About PLDS
PLDS (Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions) is a joint venture between Royal Philips Electronics and Lite-On IT Corporation that is responsible for the sales and marketing of Lite-On branded Optical Disc Drive (ODD) business. The combination of a strong R&D focus and access to enormous production capacity makes PLDS an industry leading company. PLDS is dedicated to excellence and devote best efforts to further expand innovative quality product offerings for the PC industry and strengthen its top global position in the ODD industry.


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2009-06-01 Monday
PLDS Displays Full Range of Smart Optical Disc Drives and Innovative Features at Computex 2009

Taipei, Taiwan – Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions Corporation (PLDS), a worldwide leader in Optical Drive Disc (ODD) manufacturing, showcases its smart optical disc drives and innovative features at Computex 2009. PLDS will be highlighting their latest products, including Lite-On Top-Load DVD-ROM, the world’s fastest Lite-On 24X DVD-RW with PLDS patented LabelTag and Smart-Erase technologies, and solid state drive. PLDS will also showcase other internal and external DVD-RW and a lineup of blu-ray disc drives as well.
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2009-04-24 Friday
Lite-On iHES208 8X Blu-ray Disc Reader with DVD Writer Combo Now Available


PRESS RELEASE - April 24, 2009

Lite-On iHES208 8X Blu-ray Disc Reader with DVD Writer Combo Now Available

New Blu-ray reader and DVD writer combo provides all-in-one PC solution for hi-def movie playback and writing DVDs


Fremont, CA. – April 2009 – Lite-On, a global leader of optical storage solutions, announces the availability of the iHES208 8X internal Blu-ray Disc Combo.  The Blu-ray Disc reader, plus DVD writer, provides consumers an innovative way to playback high-definition content, while maintaining the capability of archiving personal data files onto CD or DVD. 

The iHES208 can record on the market’s most popular DVD and CD media, as well as playback from media including Blu-ray, DVD and CD.  The drive reads Blu-ray discs at up to 8X and supports the following writing speeds: DVD±R at 16X, DVD±R DL and DVD+RW at 8X, DVD-RW at 6X and DVD-RAM at 12X.

“The iHES208 is a great solution for those looking for the advanced technologies of Blu-ray in home entertainment,” said Christine Hsing, Marketing Manager at PLDS. “The drive will not only allow them to play high-definition content such as Blu-ray movies, it will also let them easily share data files, presentations, home videos and other image files on DVDs or CDs.”

The iHES208 comes equipped with LightScribe technology, allowing users to silkscreen any type of artwork directly onto the surface of the LightScribe-supported CD or DVD. The new LightScribe software completely eliminates the need for printers, permanent markers or adhesive labels and provides a clean, professional appearance that adds to the final touch to your perfect creation. Users simply burn content data as always onto any LightScribe-compatible media, turn the disc over, reinsert into the drive and burn a unique label based on any personal artwork, text or photographs.

The iHES208 also incorporates the latest industry standard Serial ATA interface which provides better performance and compatibility. MSRP for the iHES208 is $159.99, for more product information please visit www.liteonit.com.

 

About PLDS
PLDS (Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions) is a joint venture between Royal Philips Electronics and Lite-On IT Corporation that is responsible for the sales and marketing of Lite-On branded Optical Disc Drive (ODD) business. The combination of a strong R&D focus and access to enormous production capacity makes PLDS an industry leading company. PLDS is dedicated to excellence and devote best efforts to further expand innovative quality product offerings for the PC industry and strengthen its top global position in the ODD industry.

 
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2009-02-23 Monday
Lite-On Announces New Internal DVD Writers with 24X DVD Writing Speeds


Lite-On Announces New Internal DVD Writers
with 24X DVD Writing Speeds

New drives offer 24X DVD writing speeds and unique LabelTag and SmartErase features for data erasing and labeling

 

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2008-12-15 Monday
LITE-ON’S DH-401S INTERNAL BLU-RAY DISC READER RECEIVES AWARD


PRESS RELEASE - Dec. 15, 2008

LITE-ON’S DH-401S INTERNAL BLU-RAY DISC READER RECEIVES AWARD FROM COMPUCHANNEL MAGAZINE FOR THE BEST BLU-RAY DRIVE

Lite-On Recognized for Delivering the Best All-in-one Disc Reading Device for Viewing of the Most Popular Media Formats including Blu-ray Disc, DVD and CD Discs 


MIAMI – Dec. 10, 2008 -- Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions (PLDS), one of the world’s leading manufacturers of optical storage solutions for PCs and Home Entertainment systems, announced is the proud recipient of the award for “Best Blu-ray Drive.”  PLDS received the recognition for the DH-401S BD-ROM by Compuchannel Magazine, a leading IT channel publication with distribution across the Latin America region.  The DH-401S was selected as the best all-in-one disc reading device playing the most popular formats including Blu-ray Disc, DVD and CD discs.

The Channel Awards recognizes the best products available in the Latin American markets, and are organized by the publications Compuchannel (distributed in Central America and the Caribbean), Digital Market, dLife (Colombia) and Infochannel (Mexico). This year’s event was celebrated on Nov. 19 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic with the participation from the top IT and electronics companies in the industry.

“With the increasing availability of Blu-ray Disc movies and other video content, consumers now have an affordable way to view the brilliant picture quality Blu-ray technology offers right on their personal computers,” says Esteban Kim, Director of Sales for Latin America. “This award is a great honor for us. It inspires to continue to manufacture and deliver quality products customers demand.”

The DH-401S BD-ROM received high marks because of the capability it offers consumers to be able to use it as a playback device for high-definition televisions. Consumers need only connect an HDMI cable from the PC to the TV to play Blu-ray disc movies, which translates into savings of hundreds of dollars on the purchase of a standalone Blu-ray player used solely for that purpose.

The DH-4O1S BD-ROM comes with a SATA cable for easy connection.  It also comes with the latest Cyberlink Power DVD software for playback of Blu-ray disc media, DVD, or CD multi-media content.
 
About the Channel Awards 2008 The Channel Awards showcase the best products and IT solutions available in Central America, the Caribbean and Latin America.   The awards, organized by Grupo Editorial M. A. publishers of several well known publications including Compuchannel, Compudata, Infochannel, Digital Market and Negocio Inteligente, includes the participation of recognized manufacturers that presented their products to a select group of qualified judges, experts in the IT industry. The panel of judges includes representatives from the private sector, government, the IT channel in addition to editorial representatives from each of the member publications.

About PLDS PLDS (Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions) is a joint venture between Royal Philips Electronics and Lite-On IT Corporation that is responsible for the sales and marketing of Lite-On branded Optical Disc Drive (ODD) business. The combination of a strong R&D focus and access to enormous production capacity makes PLDS an industry leading company. PLDS is dedicated to excellence and devote best efforts to further expand innovative quality product offerings for the PC industry and strengthen its top global position in the ODD industry.
 
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