1TB Blu-Ray Compatible Optical Disc Announced

Posted by timothy on Wednesday May 28, 2008 @05:12AM from the many-bytes-many-bits dept.

red_dragon writes "An article on The Register tells the news of an announcement of a new 1TB optical drive and disc that will be backwardly compatible with Blu-ray discs. The technology, developed by Call/Recall in partnership with Nichia, uses a rhodamine-type dye in a 200+-layer recording medium that gives off light when excited by a laser beam, along with a single fluid-filled lens to read multiple layers by varying the amount of fluid to change the focal length. The technology is designed to work with Nichia's blue-violet laser diodes, which are already used in Blu-ray drives."

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Re:Typo by nacturation · 2008-05-28 05:18 · Score: 5, Funny

I'd say layer -- having several hundred lasers in a single drive is a sure sign you've jumped the shark.

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Re:Video uses by andrewd18 · 2008-05-28 05:18 · Score: 5, Funny

It's hard to imagine a single movie on a 1 TB disc.
Metal Gear Solid 5 will require three of these.
Yes! by geekmansworld · 2008-05-28 05:33 · Score: 5, Funny

All right everyone, the old Blu-Ray is obsolete! See how crappy the puny 1080p looks on your pathetic Sony widescreen? It is time for NEW-RAY.

Throw out your entire video library once again and embrace NEW-RAY.