Movie Playback From 1TB Holographic Disc

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Movie Playback From 1TB Holographic Disc

Posted by timothy on Wednesday August 25, 2004 @05:36AM 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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size.. by peculiarmethod · 2004-08-25 05:37 · Score: 0, Redundant

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

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1. Re:size.. by endeitzslash · 2004-08-25 05:55 · Score: 0, Redundant
  
  There are 2.54 cm/in, not 2.4.
  
  Sheesh.
Units? by DrLudicrous · 2004-08-25 05:38 · Score: -1, Redundant

Tsk tsk for not getting your units right. One gigabyte transfer speed? What? One gigabyte per second? Per hour? Per Martian solar year?
In soviet Russia... by Anonymous Coward · 2004-08-25 05:38 · Score: -1, Redundant

Holograms watch you!
One gigabyte transfer speed? by wizarddc · 2004-08-25 05:39 · Score: -1, Redundant

Is that one gigabyte per second? Per hour? Per throw?

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Re:One gigabyte? by Daverd · 2004-08-25 05:40 · Score: 0, Redundant

Says the article, 1 GB/sec.
One gigabyte transfer speed? by HtR · 2004-08-25 05:41 · 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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mod uP by Anonymous Coward · 2004-08-25 05:41 · Score: -1, Redundant

confirming 74e
Re:One gigabyte? by Xeo+024 · 2004-08-25 05:51 · 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.
Re:so fast! by birdman17 · 2004-08-25 06:14 · Score: 1, Redundant

Wow! You measure closet size in light minutes? Where do you live?
12 parsecs from Kessel.
Re:What about durability? by NoMoreNicksLeft · 2004-08-25 07:04 · Score: 0, Redundant

You're not talking about redundancy - you're talking about data repetition.
Re:What about durability? by NoMoreNicksLeft · 2004-08-25 07:07 · Score: 0, Redundant

You're not talking about redundancy - you're talking about data repetition.
Re:What about durability? by NoMoreNicksLeft · 2004-08-25 07:15 · Score: 0, Redundant

You're not talking about redundancy - you're talking about data repetition.
Re:What about durability? by NoMoreNicksLeft · 2004-08-25 07:17 · Score: 0, Redundant

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