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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.
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.