Blu-Ray Disk's Scratch Protection
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on November 18, 2004 at 5:08:39 PM
The new Blu-Ray disks that are coming out soon(er or later) will feature a new scratch resistant coating. TDK is the first to do the coating (and patented it).
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Earlier this year, Japan-based TDK began selling blank recordable DVDs treated with its patent pending polymer. The coating has also been endorsed by the industry group behind the next-generation DVD format known as Blu-ray Disc, which has faced significant concerns over its susceptibility to scratches. On Tuesday, Hewlett-Packard said it will include Blu-ray drives in its PCs starting in late 2005, thanks in part to improvements made possible by TDK's technology. PC giant Dell is also supporting Blu-ray.