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Movie Playback From 1TB Holographic Disc

Posted by timothy on from the floppies-were-so-awesome dept.

qorkfiend writes "Optware Corp. has announced successful playback of digital movies on a new holographic recording disc with a reflective layer. Known as the Collinear Holographic Data Storage System, the disc has a one terabyte storage capacity and one gigabyte transfer speed. The disc size is 12cm, comparable to that of a DVD and a CD."

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  1. size.. by peculiarmethod · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Since when is 12 cm the size of a DVD or CD?

    pm

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    1. Re:size.. by endeitzslash · · Score: 0, Redundant

      There are 2.54 cm/in, not 2.4.

      Sheesh.

  2. Re:One gigabyte? by Daverd · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Says the article, 1 GB/sec.

  3. One gigabyte transfer speed? by HtR · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Heck, even my old 300 baud modem has a "one gigabyte transfer speed", if you measure in bytes per decade.

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  4. Re:One gigabyte? by Xeo+024 · · Score: 0, Redundant
    It's one gigabye per SECOND.

    "transfer speed of one gigabyte per second (40 times the speed of DVD)"

    Read more here.

  5. Re:so fast! by birdman17 · · Score: 1, Redundant
    Wow! You measure closet size in light minutes? Where do you live?

    12 parsecs from Kessel.

  6. Re:What about durability? by NoMoreNicksLeft · · Score: 0, Redundant

    You're not talking about redundancy - you're talking about data repetition.

  7. Re:What about durability? by NoMoreNicksLeft · · Score: 0, Redundant

    You're not talking about redundancy - you're talking about data repetition.

  8. Re:What about durability? by NoMoreNicksLeft · · Score: 0, Redundant

    You're not talking about redundancy - you're talking about data repetition.

  9. Re:What about durability? by NoMoreNicksLeft · · Score: 0, Redundant

    You're not talking about redundancy - you're talking about data repetition.