Toshiba develops high-capacity HD DVD disc

Vikingod · Jan 16, 2007, 04:37 PM

Source: ars technica
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In an attempt to add fuel to the fire of the high-def format war, Toshiba recently announced that it has developed a new, high-capacity HD DVD disc. The disc will not only have higher storage capacity than older HD DVD discs, but it also tops competing Blu-ray discs as well.

Toshiba's new HD DVD-ROM is a triple-layer disc and is capable of storing 17GB of data per layer. That adds up to a total capacity of 51GB, a mere 1GB more than Blu-ray's 50GB disc storage limit. Toshiba claims that the disc will be able to hold up to seven hours of high-definition video and that the company hopes to receive approval of the new disc format by the DVD Forum sometime this year. The disc was demoed at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) last week, and is expected to be available on shelves after it receives approval, later this year.

Judas · Jan 16, 2007, 05:45 PM

didn't sony announce way way way back, that although BR would have single/dual layer initially, but were able to make a 8 layer BR DVD capable of 200gb on a single disk..

imo, saying that the hd-dvd disk now surpasses the br dvd disk, is kinda stupid.

SFOSOK · Jan 16, 2007, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Judas

didn't sony announce way way way back, that although BR would have single/dual layer initially, but were able to make a 8 layer BR DVD capable of 200gb on a single disk..

imo, saying that the hd-dvd disk now surpasses the br dvd disk, is kinda stupid.

It doesn't matter how much space it has, it only matters who will buy it and how much.

Judas · Jan 16, 2007, 07:57 PM

that may be completely true,

but it's one thing to claim you are a victor at one thing, when there is previous evidence and even full blown announcements claiming that they've managed some quite a fair bit larger.

I wonder when the triple layer HD-DVD-RW drives will be available, and how much? 1200-1500 bucks?

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Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Toshiba develops high-capacity HD DVD disc Source: ars technica _________ In an attempt to add fuel to the fire of the high-def format war, Toshiba recently announced that it has developed a new, high-capacity HD DVD disc. The disc will not only have higher storage capacity than older HD DVD discs, but it also tops competing Blu-ray discs as well. Toshiba's new HD DVD-ROM is a triple-layer disc and is capable of storing 17GB of data per layer. That adds up to a total capacity of 51GB, a mere 1GB more than Blu-ray's 50GB disc storage limit. Toshiba claims that the disc will be able to hold up to seven hours of high-definition video and that the company hopes to receive approval of the new disc format by the DVD Forum sometime this year. The disc was demoed at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) last week, and is expected to be available on shelves after it receives approval, later this year.