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Three HD Layers Today, Ten Layers Tomorrow

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the screw-everything-we're-going-eleven-layers dept.

Marcus Yam writes "While Toshiba has publicly announced its achievement of developing a triple-layer HD DVD-ROM (read only) disc with a capacity of 51 gigabytes, Ritek is disclosing behind closed doors at CES its own achievements in multi-layer HD optical media. Ritek claims to not only have been able to produce a three-layer and four-layer HD optical discs, but to have successfully designed HD media with a full 10 layers. The company says that its multi-layer process can be applied to both HD DVD and Blu-ray formats."

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  1. -1 Redundant by kjots · · Score: 5, Funny

    While Toshiba has publicly announced its achievement of developing a triple-layer HD DVD-ROM (read only) disc...

    Wow, a read-only ROM. Who'da thunk it?

    </deadpan-mode>

  2. a little misleading by thedarknite · · Score: 5, Insightful

    FTA
    "Ritek claims to not only have been able to produce a three-layer and four-layer HD optical discs, but to have successfully designed HD media with a full 10 layers."

    "While those numbers do sound impressive, Ritek officials point out that the real barrier to this advancement is the lack of reader and writer laser diode technology to support the additional eight layers above the current standard."

    I feel that the phrase I've highlighted kind of diminish their announcement. The summary implied to me that they were already able to prototype these new discs

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  3. 10 Layers? by nick_davison · · Score: 5, Insightful

    And all I want are two... One blu-ray, one HD-DVD, both on the same disk. Then this whole stupid war can finish already.

  4. Ritek Quality by BillGatesLoveChild · · Score: 5, Informative
    Someone asked about Ritek's media quality. There is a huge variance in quality of recordable media. Usually you don't find out until you lose an archive :-o. Ritek aren't the worst, but they're not the best either. Check this link:

    http://www.digitalfaq.com/media/dvdmedia.htm

    51 Gbs is better, but still far short of my 320Gb HDDs for backup (and I've got 1Tb of disks). A losing battle. Maybe Blockbuster will just give up and fill the ailes with Seagates to rent by the evening?

  5. Pricing model by professorfalcon · · Score: 5, Funny

    Maybe they should go with the pizza pricing model: a base price for one layer, and $1.99 for each additional layer. Discount if you get a salad with it.