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eva2000
13-01-04, 11:48 PM
Some of you folks may have heard of the Blu-Ray DVD (http://www.matsushita.co.jp/corp/news/official.data/data.dir/en020219-4/en020219-4.html) standard. Well according to CNet News (http://news.com.com/2100-1041-5139694.html), both Hewlett Packard and DELL are now backing the standard!

Last week, HP and Dell said they are supporting the "Blu-ray Disc" format, which uses blue laser light to squeeze more than four hours of high definition video onto a single-sided disc.

"HP believes Blu-ray Disc is the most consumer-friendly technology choice for the next generation of removable storage," John Romano, HP senior vice president, said in a statement.

Blue-laser drives are considered a successor to today's red-laser DVD drives. Blu-ray Disc technology allows for up to 27GB of storage on a single-sided disc, compared with 4.7GB for current DVDs.

Additionally, Blu-ray Disc backers are working on a dual-layer disc that can hold about 50GB of data.


Source: cited from AnimeNewsService.com (http://animenewsservice.com/)

Adrian Martin
15-01-04, 05:35 AM
Wow, that amazing...one could store an entire series on a single disc, and still have room to spare!

I like the idea. ^_^

eva2000
15-01-04, 05:55 AM
Yup you could backup an entire hard drive on 1-3 dual layer discs - even if each disc cost AUD$10-25 still good alternative for backups :thumbup: