Comments on: Who needs Blu-ray? – GE working on 500GB micro-holographic media http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/04/28/who-needs-blu-ray-ge-working-on-500gb-micro-holographic-media/ Top Technology news Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:30:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: DaveBG http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/04/28/who-needs-blu-ray-ge-working-on-500gb-micro-holographic-media/comment-page-1/#comment-175320 DaveBG Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:15:56 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/?p=15453#comment-175320 Blu-ray can't even guarantee a 2 layer movie disk will work with every player out there. God help us if they ever did try to get that 20 layer pipe-dream out of the lab. Blu-ray can’t even guarantee a 2 layer movie disk will work with every player out there.

God help us if they ever did try to get that 20 layer pipe-dream out of the lab.

]]> By: Rebek http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/04/28/who-needs-blu-ray-ge-working-on-500gb-micro-holographic-media/comment-page-1/#comment-175249 Rebek Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:21:12 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/?p=15453#comment-175249 Heard it all before, the author is right to be cautious, as anyone who remembers the "1TB HVD disks, released this year" announcements back in 2003 or so will be. And even if we assume there really is a wolf this time, if Blu Ray still hasn't replaced DVD in the consumer's hearts and minds, what kind of sell-job are they going to have to do on a 500GB disk that will convince the public to make yet another change? Heard it all before, the author is right to be cautious, as anyone who remembers the “1TB HVD disks, released this year” announcements back in 2003 or so will be.

And even if we assume there really is a wolf this time, if Blu Ray still hasn’t replaced DVD in the consumer’s hearts and minds, what kind of sell-job are they going to have to do on a 500GB disk that will convince the public to make yet another change?

]]> By: JofaMang http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/04/28/who-needs-blu-ray-ge-working-on-500gb-micro-holographic-media/comment-page-1/#comment-174909 JofaMang Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:08:51 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/?p=15453#comment-174909 Pioneer has claimed that using multiple layers (up to 20, theoretically) they can achieve the same 500gb per disc with blu-ray. Is a new 500gb disc medium needed? Pioneer has claimed that using multiple layers (up to 20, theoretically) they can achieve the same 500gb per disc with blu-ray.

Is a new 500gb disc medium needed?

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