Next generation DVDs
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on February 13, 2003 at 8:04:17 PM
DVDs that use Blue light instead of red light will be able to hold 27GB per side. Original DVDs hold 4.7GB and CDs typically hold 650MB. Optical has come a long way.
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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.