14 DAY TRIAL // Japanese giant storage device manufacturer announced they will soon release a Blu-Ray double layer disk capable of storing 50 GB of data.
Meanwhile TDK suggests a re-recordable Blu-Ray medium based on silicon and copper alloy, to be released as soon as the Blu-Ray Association decides on this possible new standard.
The dual-layer disk provides sufficient storage for a maximum 6 hours of HDTV-compatible content. The TDK disk capabilities include high speed when writing multimedia data and content, and a special design making useless any separate protective cartridge.
TDK is the main promoter of Blu-Ray technology, launching solutions based on these technologies since October last year.
That is when the first re-recordable Blu-Ray was released, capable of storing 25 GB, and sold in Japan ever since last November.
That release was a definite first time, since Blu-Ray was mainly reserved by professionals, meaning that low quantities of disks were only available for a prohibitive pricing. The solution suggested by TDK priced significantly less (EUR 24, no tax included).
The company keeps on striving to improve high-capacity disk quality; during CeBIT 2005 (Hanover) they introduced the Durabis disk "coating" technology. According to TDK, this technique consisting of protective layers is expected to consistently improve the Blu-Ray disk resistance to scratching, shocks and dust.
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