NEW Epson Blu-ray Discproducer

The NEW Epson PP50-BD Discproducer is the perfect choice for businesses and organisations seeking an affordable, practical and easy-to-use method of archiving, publishing media or information at volumes of up to 400 discs a month.

NEW EPSON PP-50BD DISCPRODUCER

Reliable, economical, high quality production of Blu-ray Discs, CDs AND DVDs

A fully automated, user-friendly and reliable way to accurately burn Blu-ray discs, CDs and DVDs with vivid razor-sharp print so they look as good as they play. With unrivalled production cost compared to competitor products, the Epson PP-50BD is the perfect, trouble-free choice for economical and professional disc publishing and long-term data storage.

Why Blu-ray?

• Blu-ray Disc provides an inexpensive and reliable solution for long-term data storage
• Archive large files and back-up data with complete confidence
• Burns up to three single-sided Blu-ray Disc per hour. More than 2TB of data per batch

Why Epson?

• Patented AcuGrip robotics: Burn and print up to 3 Blu-ray discs, 15 CDs or 8 DVDs per hour
• Micro Piezo print head and 6-colour inks deliver vivid razor-sharp print. Print resolution up to 1440 x 1440 dpi
• 1 year on-site Epson warranty, optional Epson CoverPlus Service Pack to extend this to 3-5 years

Why CD Team?

• Dedicated account manager ready to take your call
• Expert advice and support from our in-house techincal, graphics and production specialists
• 5% off the list price and 25 FREE Falcon Media BD-R 4x 25GB Smart White discs when you quote CDT0112 on your purchase order*

Why not call 01491 636373 now to find out more!

 

BROADCAST VIDEO EXPO 2012

14th February 2012, Earls Court 2, London.

On the 14th of February we will be demonstrating the NEW Epson PP50-BD Discproducer on stand K50 at the Broadcast and Video Expo 2012. If you are planning to visit the exhibition and would like to see the system in action please call your account manager today to book an appointment. Make sure you quote the special offer code above when you visit the stand.

 

*Offer limited to Epson PP50-BD Discproducer orders received and invoiced on or before the 29th February 2012.

Author: Richard Dearing

Move Up To Rimage Special Offer

Order a Rimage Professional Series disc publisher before the end of August and save up to £2,600* off the list price! Plus you will be automatically entered into our Summer Prize Draw for a chance to win a fantastic Kindle eBook reader.

Rimage Professional™ 5400N with two CD/DVD recorders, integrated Everest™ 400 printer and embedded control centre ONLY £7,357*

The 5400N is a compact, all-in-one solution designed specifically for front office settings. It offers an entry point into on-demand disc publishing, allowing single users or workgroups to create discs as easily as they print to the office printer, taking advantage of the convenience of an intelligent network appliance with professional print quality and hands-free operation.

Features:

• Integrated Everest™ 400 printer: Full colour CD, DVD, and Blu-ray Discs™ are simple, fast and easy to create. The integrated, state-of-the-art Rimage Everest™ thermal retransfer printer permanently fuses waterproof, scratchproof, photo-realistic images to the surface of the disc
• Two front-swappable recorders
• 100-disc input capacity
• 5-disc external output bin
• Embedded, network ready control center
• Optional Rapid Exchange and Next Business Day maintenence agreements

Other models in the Rimage Professional Series range:

• 5400N with two Blu-ray recorders, Integrated Everest™ 400 printer and embedded control centre ONLY £8,052*
• 5400N Disc Copy Station with two Blu-ray recorders, integrated digital camera for disc image capture, integrated Everest™ 400 printer and embedded control centre with touch screen user interface, ONLY £9,530*
• 3400 (USB) with two CD/DVD recorders and integrated Everest™ 400 printer ONLY £4,285*
• 3400 (USB) with two Blu-ray recorders and integrated Everest™ 400 printer ONLY £4,980*

Call 01491 636373 today to find out more and quote CDT1108/2 when you place your order.

Author; Richard Dearing, Managing Director

Disco down in history

Is where you were born important to you? Does it really matter where you're from? Or is it enough to be simply a "citizen of the world"? Why shouldn't these same questions apply to a business? Whilst investigating our roots, we found out some interesting facts that even we didn't know...

Question 1: What was the first audio title produced on CD and when did it go on sale?
Answer: ABBA's 'The Visitors' released in 1982.

Up until this point, the discs most people were familiar with had been made of vinyl. The Abba CD was a pathfinder, the first disc to use the brand new format of CD. The members of ABBA and their personnel have memories of the recording sessions for this album being rather difficult. To begin with, their sound engineer Michale Tretow had to become accustomed to using the new 32-track digital recorder. He said, "Digital recording cut out all the hiss, but it also meant that sounds were sharply cut off below a certain level. The sound simply became too clean, so I had to find ways of compensating for that." But all their hard work certainly paid off and Music Melody were quoted as saying "Music like this is a juke box dream, golden sparkle and inspiration that's instantly singable yet lasts a virtual lifetime".

Since then, more than 200 billion CDs have been sold throughout the world and the CD, along with it's larger capacity product family of DVD and Blu-ray, have become the world's most widely used method to store, transfer and play large quantities of data, images or music. The format continues to dominate with 36 billion units manufactured worldwide in 2008.

Question 2: Who invented the CD - Sony or Philips ?
Answer: Neither.

You may have joined me in thinking it was one or the other of these mighty corporations, but the actual answer is James T Russell. This name may be unfamiliar to most people, but back in 1965 he joined Battelle Laboratories of America. As a music lover he knew that each time he listened to a vinyl record, the friction from the needle degraded the recording material. Russell, a qualified engineer, knew the solution was to create a recording device that would never touch the playing surface and at the same time deliver great quality that would last and last. From a technological perspective he was successful and patented the first optical recording playback system in 1970. In spite of adding another 25 patents for himself and Battelle over the next 12 years the invention hardly progressed and they were unable to convince the market to listen to the possibilities offered by this new compact disc product.

A venture capitalist, Eli S Jacobs was intrigued and formed a company called Digital Recording Corporation (DRC) which continued to fund Battelle's research and development and also, during that time adapted the technology to store and play video images. It was not until Philips and Sony got involved that credibility was added and an industry standard established around Russells CD format that extended the technology into the computer storage industry. Today the disc is in common use throughout our lives; not only in the home, but also whilst traveling and at work.

Submitted by Clive Wilkinson, with reference sources from IMD, Business Life and Wikipedia.