Blue Laser DVDs given green light

ToshiroOC · Feb 14, 2003, 08:07 AM

Manufacturers looking for a higher-capacity recordable DVD format will want to mark Feb. 17 on their calendars.

The nine companies promoting Blu-ray Disc technology--a next-generation recordable DVD format using blue-violet lasers--announced Thursday that licensing will begin Feb. 17. Blu-ray Disc technology allows for 27GB storage capacities on a single-sided 12cm disc. DVDs hold 4.7GB of data. Hitachi, LG Electronics, Matsushita Electric Industrial, Pioneer, Royal Philips Electronics, Samsung Electronics, Sharp, Sony and Thomson are known as the "Blu-ray Disc Founders" and have been pursuing a broad acceptance of the format.

Blu-ray technology uses a short-wavelength blue-violet laser instead of the red lasers in current optical drives to read data off discs. The higher-capacity Blu-ray discs will enable the recording of high-definition broadcasts, which offer better picture quality than the more broadly available TV broadcasts.

Companies already have been developing products using Blu-ray technology. Philips has demonstrated a prototype miniature Blu-ray disc drive that uses a 3cm disc that can store up to 1GB of data. Typical CDs, measuring 12cm in diameter, can hold up to 650MB of data. The prototype drive is suitable for use in portable devices such as digital cameras, handhelds and cell phones. Philips has been working to shrink the drive.

--By Richard Shim, source: news.com (CNET)

Article can be read here.

Mystik · Feb 14, 2003, 09:25 AM

Sorry, but i just had to say that I like the censoring on the manufacturer, MatsushÂ¡ta.

ToshiroOC · Feb 14, 2003, 10:36 AM

I think I'm going to go change that - thats just plain stupid...

EDIT: Ah, much better. I love being a mod

Mystik · Feb 14, 2003, 11:02 PM

lol
i had to use the upside exclamation mark to get through that filter..

ToshiroOC · Feb 15, 2003, 07:57 PM

If you want the real trick that works without non-standard characters, PM me - we don't want people going 'round the filter with impunity

Vampyromaniac · Feb 16, 2003, 08:08 AM

[impunity]

EDIT: Lol, this post looks pointless now, doesn't it?

Mystik · Feb 16, 2003, 09:13 AM

lol

this thread is making me regret my vacation from forum'ing.
even though it's so small and simple.

and so off-topic.

Feb 14, 2003, 08:07 AM	#1
ToshiroOC Unbiased. Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,812 Rep Power: 0	Blue Laser DVDs given green light Manufacturers looking for a higher-capacity recordable DVD format will want to mark Feb. 17 on their calendars. The nine companies promoting Blu-ray Disc technology--a next-generation recordable DVD format using blue-violet lasers--announced Thursday that licensing will begin Feb. 17. Blu-ray Disc technology allows for 27GB storage capacities on a single-sided 12cm disc. DVDs hold 4.7GB of data. Hitachi, LG Electronics, Matsushita Electric Industrial, Pioneer, Royal Philips Electronics, Samsung Electronics, Sharp, Sony and Thomson are known as the "Blu-ray Disc Founders" and have been pursuing a broad acceptance of the format. Blu-ray technology uses a short-wavelength blue-violet laser instead of the red lasers in current optical drives to read data off discs. The higher-capacity Blu-ray discs will enable the recording of high-definition broadcasts, which offer better picture quality than the more broadly available TV broadcasts. Companies already have been developing products using Blu-ray technology. Philips has demonstrated a prototype miniature Blu-ray disc drive that uses a 3cm disc that can store up to 1GB of data. Typical CDs, measuring 12cm in diameter, can hold up to 650MB of data. The prototype drive is suitable for use in portable devices such as digital cameras, handhelds and cell phones. Philips has been working to shrink the drive. --By Richard Shim, source: news.com (CNET) Article can be read here.

Feb 14, 2003, 09:25 AM	#2
Mystik i'm an errand. Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 237 Rep Power: 0	Sorry, but i just had to say that I like the censoring on the manufacturer, MatsushÂ¡ta. __________________ For as long as the sun shines, there will always be darkness. -- me.

Feb 14, 2003, 10:36 AM	Thread Starter #3
ToshiroOC Unbiased. Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,812 Rep Power: 0	I think I'm going to go change that - thats just plain stupid... EDIT: Ah, much better. I love being a mod __________________ [img][/img] [color=White]Peace be with you, Joe.[/color] Driverheaven Staff Member (Supermoderator)

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Feb 15, 2003, 07:57 PM	Thread Starter #5
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Feb 16, 2003, 08:08 AM	#6
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Feb 16, 2003, 09:13 AM	#7
Mystik i'm an errand. Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 237 Rep Power: 0	lol this thread is making me regret my vacation from forum'ing. even though it's so small and simple. and so off-topic. __________________ For as long as the sun shines, there will always be darkness. -- me.