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400 GB Disc - Not So Fast
July 11, 2008

Blu-ray fans became excited about the possibility of a 400 GB Blu-ray disc, as word came out that Pioneer was developing technology that would support that immense sized capacity. 
But according to Pioneer's Andy Parsons, this 400 GB creation is not meant to be a new fangled Blu-ray disc, which currently tops out at 50 GB. He tells me that this is a 16-layer technology that would help to refine Blu-ray hardware playback.
In Parsons words, "It's a proprietary sixteen layer disc with new technology that make it easier for a playback device to see each individual 25 GB layer by rejecting 'crosstalk' from adjacent layers. They are just leveraging Blu-ray optical components, which would mean that any player that would play these new type of discs would also be able to easily play BD discs."
He reiterated that this technology is not meant to be perceived as a new breakthrough Blu-ray Disc specification. 

Posted by Susanne Ault on July 11, 2008 | Comments (0)