Pioneer Eyes 510GB Optical Discs

**MIG-31** · Nov 15, 2004, 08:34 PM

Discs would offer 100 times the capacity of today's DVDs--but when will they be available?

Pioneer has developed a technology that could allow it to cram 510GB of data onto a disc the size of a DVD, a company representative says.

The technology uses an electron beam to make templates from which optical discs can be stamped, says Michiko Kadoi, a company spokesperson.

While Pioneer has no immediate plans to commercialize the technology, it believes it could be used to make both recordable and read-only discs with more than 100 times the capacity of today's 4.7-inch DVDs.

"We successfully recorded 348GB, 424GB, and 510GB on [4.7-inch] discs," Kadoi says.

As with other recent advances in optical disc technology, Pioneer's method relies on cramming data closer together to achieve a higher capacity.

Today's standard DVDs have a capacity of 4.7GB. The data is stored as "pits" in the disc which can be read as ones and zeros. The pits today are spaced 740 nanometers apart, Kadoi says. (A nanometer is a billionth of a meter.)
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pr0digal jenius · Nov 15, 2004, 09:46 PM

those might take a while to burn

caqde · Nov 15, 2004, 11:13 PM

I want one.

The things I could do with that much storage.

Callandor · Nov 16, 2004, 04:38 PM

Yeah, I saw this on news24. Very interesting indeed. Something about some new technology in which discs would be made of corn or something and be protected by a thick enamel coating so that no one would eat it!

Also, something about Sony I think devloping some new technology in which CDs would be made of paper so that you could cut them up and throw them away and that way no one would be able to recover your data completely!

Will look for links and post them if I remember to.

Nov 15, 2004, 08:34 PM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,854 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	Pioneer Eyes 510GB Optical Discs Discs would offer 100 times the capacity of today's DVDs--but when will they be available? Pioneer has developed a technology that could allow it to cram 510GB of data onto a disc the size of a DVD, a company representative says. The technology uses an electron beam to make templates from which optical discs can be stamped, says Michiko Kadoi, a company spokesperson. While Pioneer has no immediate plans to commercialize the technology, it believes it could be used to make both recordable and read-only discs with more than 100 times the capacity of today's 4.7-inch DVDs. "We successfully recorded 348GB, 424GB, and 510GB on [4.7-inch] discs," Kadoi says. As with other recent advances in optical disc technology, Pioneer's method relies on cramming data closer together to achieve a higher capacity. Today's standard DVDs have a capacity of 4.7GB. The data is stored as "pits" in the disc which can be read as ones and zeros. The pits today are spaced 740 nanometers apart, Kadoi says. (A nanometer is a billionth of a meter.) _______________ Read More: pcworld.com __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here

Nov 15, 2004, 11:13 PM	#3
caqde HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: US, IL Posts: 505 Rep Power: 66 System Specs	I want one. The things I could do with that much storage. __________________ AMD Phenom II X4 925 AM3/ Giga-byte MA790XT-UD4P XFX HD5770 1GB / 2x8GB of Geil DDR3 12800 10-10-10-28 Samsung SH-S182D DVD-RW drive / Sony Optiarc BD-5300S BD-RW drive Western Digital WD1501FASS(Primary)/Western Digital 15EADS(Secondary)/Western Digital 7500AACS(Secondary)/Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320gb(Secondary) Antec TP-550 / CoolerMaster CMStacker Sound Blaster X-FI Titanium Fatal1ty Professional / Creative Inspire 6600 6.1 speakers Samsugn T200HD 20" LCD Monitor / Logitech Internet 350 Black Keyboard Logitech MX510 Mouse

Nov 16, 2004, 04:38 PM	#4
Callandor Forged on Dragonmount Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 7,250 Rep Power: 304 System Specs	Yeah, I saw this on news24. Very interesting indeed. Something about some new technology in which discs would be made of corn or something and be protected by a thick enamel coating so that no one would eat it! Also, something about Sony I think devloping some new technology in which CDs would be made of paper so that you could cut them up and throw them away and that way no one would be able to recover your data completely! Will look for links and post them if I remember to. __________________

Nov 15, 2004, 09:46 PM	#2
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	those might take a while to burn