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Toshiba Develops 3-Layer DVD and HD-DVD

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the play-it-anywere dept.

morpheus83 writes, "Toshiba, in collaboration with disk manufacturer Memory Tech Japan, has successfully combined a HD-DVD and DVD to a single 3-layer, twin-format disk. The resulting disk conforms to DVD standards so it can be played on DVD players, and also on HD-DVD players after upgrading the firmware. The disk can have either Single Layer DVD (4.7GB) + Dual Layer HD DVD (30GB); or Dual Layer DVD (8.5GB) + Single Layer HD DVD (15GB). There will not be a long wait as the new disk can be produced on the existing HD-DVD mass production line with minor process additions."

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  1. Amazing! by Rendo · · Score: 5, Funny

    Say for example you're married like I am. You could use the DVD format for kids videos, pictures etc etc and install a DVD only drive on your wife's machine. Your machine however could have a HD-DVD drive and the HD-DVD side could be your porn, and she'd never know. This, by far, will save many marriages that are destroyed by porn.

  2. CD-RW/1/2/3-layer HD-DVD/DVD-R +/-RW by tverbeek · · Score: 5, Funny

    Oh, no, consumers won't find this confusing at all.

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  3. you have that backwards by User+956 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Your machine however could have a HD-DVD drive and the HD-DVD side could be your porn, and she'd never know. This, by far, will save many marriages that are destroyed by porn.

    Far more importantly, it will save all the porn that is destroyed by marriage.

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