Sony 50 GB Dual-Layer Blu-ray BD-R DL Discs Debuts
Sony has started shipping 50 GB Dual Layer Blu-ray BD-R DL discs for use with Blu-ray burners. The 50 GB BD-R DL discs can be burnt at 2x speeds ( 2x = 9 mb/sec) and built with Sony’s AccuCORE technology for better data reliability. The disc’s are expected to be sold at whopping $48 (INR 2208) and blu-ray burners cost around $1000 (INR 46,000) for these prices I can buy a moderately High end Dual Core computer.
Sony Electronics has begun U.S. shipments of 50GB dual layer Blu-ray Disc™ recordable (write-once) media with AccuCORE™ technology.
The company also confirmed that it plans to start shipping 50GB dual layer rewritable BD media later this year.
“The arrival of 50GB Blu-ray Disc media is an important milestone in the evolution of this new format,” said Mike Lucas, director of marketing for Sony Electronics’ Media and Application Solutions Division. “The capacity represents more than four hours of HD quality video, at a 24 Mbps transfer rate, allowing users to take full advantage of Sony’s Blu-ray Disc burners and VAIO desktop and notebook computers.”
Lucas said that Sony’s AccuCORE technology has been re-engineered for Blu-ray Disc media, with its major benefits including scratch guard, archival reliability to prevent data/image corruption and deterioration, stable writing that reduces fluctuation as the disc spins, and temperature durability to prevent warping during severe changes in temperature and humidity.
Sony’s 50GB dual layer recordable disc has a suggested retail price of around $48.
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After burning my CD’s all these days at
52X32X, its difficult to adjust myself to use (even if the technology is new) at 2X speeds. I think SONY will think of it and come up with better speed ranges!Ramanujam 1x CD speed is not equal to 1x Blu ray dvd speed.
1x CD speed = 150 KB/s
1x DVD Speed = 1385 KB/s
1x Blu-ray speed = 4.5 MB/s
Oh! That’s really faster than anything!
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