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Sharp shows off a 100GB Blu-ray disc
THE BLU-RAY DISC ASSSOCIATION (BDA) announced the 128GB BDXL super-sized disc just last month and Sharp is already first to market with it in Japan.
Sharp's VR-100BR1 is a triple-layer Blu-ray disc that squeezes 100GB on to a single disc.
It's not quite the full 128GB but at 100GB it doubles the current 50GB dual-layer spec. Sharp reckons that it'll hold 12 hours of standard broadcast video or over four hours of HDTV.
The VR-100BR1 has a hard coat protection technology applied to the surface to protect the media and users can print directly onto the disc. Labels can be printed down to 24mm inner diameter and out to 118mm outer diameter no less.
Now that's great stuff for storage and HD aficionados but how are you going to play it? While other vendors play catch-up, Sharp is the only company that already has a 100GB player for sale, in Japan at least. µ
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12 hours of standard def video in 100Gb?
So that means my regular DVDR that holds two hours is 16Gb, then? Not 4?
Or did they mean 12 hours on the 25Gb version, 48 on this 100Gb monster?
Seems a bit rough that this $100+ media can only hold as much SD material as a 3-pack of E240 VHS cassettes that may cost me less than $10 after all.
Plus, four hours of hi-def... so a regular 25Gb Blu-ray only holds 60 minutes, right? Urrrhhmmmm...
In what sense is the Blu-Ray technology in the past? How else can you get a full high def movie? And I am talking about real 1080 high def, not the pseudo compressed-to-buggery 720 mpeg 4 copies you get on the Internet that are really only DVD quality.
Remember mini disc? I'd happily pay a few extra euro for a disc if it had a protective plastic shell that actually did prevent scratching and damage from light exposure!
In MyMind, Simple solution Is Simply Imprint Both Sides. 100 GB on Machine Already Is Available. Any New Machine is Punch to Gut & Hoax.
Dl/DS Double layered & double sided. C Pat Pend ULTEE' Internationale'.
TM TS, registured.
Something ANY discmfg could do.
vondrashek
FFS the thing these guys need is to coat with anti-scratch so we can treat cd's normally and not have them flake out after 5-10 years.
Can these new discs handle being left on a shelf that gets some direct sunlight? Try telling that to families when a set of photos/data is gone, they want to know why disks can't even handle daylight ;-)
2 things. Anti-scratch and a daylight warning sticker or daylight protection cases (no more clear cases).
No one cares, spinning reflective disks are the past not the future.
No matter how they shroud it in smoke and mirrors, Blu-Ray stinks.
It would be bigger news if there was a Blu-Ray that one actually can afford.
When DVD(4.5GB) replaced CD (700MB), it increased capacity 6 times.
When BD (25GB) replaced DVD (4.5GB), it increased capacity 5.5 times.
And now we are to throw away our BD players to buy new ones that will double the capacity or quadrouple from the factory?
This is B.S. Hardware developers are pushing it without any foundation or real need. The cinema industry will require new disks next year with introduction of the first 3D 4K movies, and I somehow doubt that this new format will be sufficient for that need, most likely it will require another tweak or whole format.