SSonnentag
February 13th, 2003, 01:22 PM
Backing up all those large digital image files may soon be much more feasible.
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.
Read the entire story at c|net. (http://msnbc-cnet.com.com/2100-1040-984520.html?type=pt&part=msnbc&tag=alert&form=feed&subj=cnetnews)
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.
Read the entire story at c|net. (http://msnbc-cnet.com.com/2100-1040-984520.html?type=pt&part=msnbc&tag=alert&form=feed&subj=cnetnews)