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The S-ATA drive has a blue-violet laser diode that can read and write to HD DVD-R discs and that offers support for high-density HD DVD-ROM discs, including high definition movie and video images. It also provides high-speed read and write to all the many types of DVD and CD discs.

The new drive takes full advantage of the shared physical structure of HD DVD discs and standard DVD discs, which allows it to read and write to HD DVD-R discs, to read the diverse line-up of discs in the HD DVD-ROM disc family, including twin format disc and combination discs, and to read and write to standard DVD and CD discs, using an optical pick-up head with only a single objective lens.

The SD-H903A is fully compliant with the EU's RoHS directive restricting the use of hazardous materials and will be unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next week.