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Pioneer Pushes the Envelope: 400gb of Data on a Single Disk
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| cenik |
Pioneer claims 400GB, Blu-ray-like disc
Got a big archiving project you've been itching to do? Pioneer's latest development could help you keep all your data in one nice, little circular package.
Pioneer 16-layer optical disc
Pioneer says it can store 25GB of data per layer, on 16 layers on a singled disc.
(Credit: Pioneer)
The Japanese electronics maker has been working on an optical disc, which, like Blu-ray, can store 25GB of data in a single layer. But Pioneer says it's one-upped the high-definition format to the sixteenth degree. The company announced today that it has a single disc that contains 16 layers of storage, at 25GB each. That adds up to 400GB of data capable of being stored on a single disc.
Blu-ray comes in single layer (25GB) and dual-layer (50GB) flavors. Pioneer does say that because the lens specification for reading the discs is similar to Blu-ray, "it is possible to maintain compatibility" between its disc and Blu-ray discs. That's not saying it will be compatible, but it would make sense since Pioneer is one of the original Blu-ray Disc Association members.
However, plans for that archiving project will have to be put on pause if you want to use this technology. Pioneer is going to demonstrate it at an industry conference next week, but for now the disc is read-only. Eventually, they'll add write capability as well.
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| Search&Rescue |
| 400GB on a disk? I don't know why anyone in his/her right mind would do that (unless the CD is scratch-free, unbreakable, etc.) |
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| exstasie |
| quote: | Originally posted by Search&Rescue
400GB on a disk? I don't know why anyone in his/her right mind would do that (unless the CD is scratch-free, unbreakable, etc.) |
I saw this article yesterday and it is pretty sweet, but its definitely not something that we would need right now anyways. It is definitely technology for future though, and will definitely help Blu-Ray out in the long run as a lasting technology (similar to DVD).
The only issue with new formats is that they'll become obsolete pretty quickly as new formats are constantly being created to store more and more data.
There are discs that are being developed called Holographic Versatile Discs (HVD) which can theoretical store 3.9TB (3,900GB) on one disc.
Now thats' crazy!!
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| Search&Rescue |
| quote: | Originally posted by exstasie
I saw this article yesterday and it is pretty sweet, but its definitely not something that we would need right now anyways. It is definitely technology for future though, and will definitely help Blu-Ray out in the long run as a lasting technology (similar to DVD).
The only issue with new formats is that they'll become obsolete pretty quickly as new formats are constantly being created to store more and more data.
There are discs that are being developed called Holographic Versatile Discs (HVD) which can theoretical store 3.9TB (3,900GB) on one disc.
Now thats' crazy!!
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wow, that is insane.
I guess they should even consider designing and manufacturing special cases for these. I mean if I was to depend on a single disk like that for all my data, I'd want something foolproof. |
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| Abercrombie |
| quote: | Originally posted by Search&Rescue
400GB on a disk? I don't know why anyone in his/her right mind would do that (unless the CD is scratch-free, unbreakable, etc.) |
Deja vu all over again... I remember reading the same above comment when DVDs were announced, lol. |
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| AustralianGQ |
| i could make use of 1 disc for storgae purposes of music and what not....i dont have 400Gb of music and the discs are 1x write only but still. its nice being able to put all ur music on 1 disc, since i have over 50Gb of trance mp3's and 1 blueray does not cover that. |
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| kotsy |
| Insane to think that in 5-10 years we'll think that's the standard size of a disc |
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