Blu ray disk

Post by **Synkronos** » 09 Mar 2006, 17:21

The problem with larger disks is that you have to spin them slower

So larger size, but it will limit transfer rate.

And yeah, 52x limit so we don't explode CDs in their drives =) Fantastic fun, that would be.

Hex_Rated · Post by **Hex_Rated** » 09 Mar 2006, 17:40

And thats why its not a good idea to overclock CD drives! CDs at 30 000RPM can cause serious bodily harm.

Cupis · Post by **Cupis** » 10 Mar 2006, 07:27

Have you guys never watched mythbusters!?!?!?! then you will know how hard it is to shatter a cd at hi spinning rates. but it pretty awesum to watch. now why are you guys ignoring the new disk that we also posted in here "the HVD" the have a gb\s transfur rate aparently. but of course it going to take a while to read 400gb aint it. but ya the frequency of the ray used does make a difference on the possible capacity. denser information = the greater the capacity........ more information that can be held

Hex_Rated · Post by **Hex_Rated** » 10 Mar 2006, 09:53

Mythbusters is what I was thinking of. I've read up about that HVD a couple of months ago. It will be a few years before we (the consumers) see them. They also have much logistics to get through before being ready for market.

It sounds like a far better solution on paper than either of the 2 next gen formats, but if it was so close to release, why haven't we heard much about it? I reckon it will be very expensive on release and will take years to drop in price. Just like CD-ROM was in the mid 80s. I could be wrong though, sometimes these ideas come out of left field and revolutionise the market.

solo · Post by **solo** » 05 Jul 2006, 19:38

+/- 52 minutes to burn a disk. $1000 for the burner.

I'm in no hurry just yet

http://www.cdrinfo.com/Sections/Reviews ... 5&PageId=4

style121 · Post by **style121** » 06 Jul 2006, 08:30

Yeh it is a little slow, but bearing in mind you're burning approximately 35 gigs of data, thats not bad. Though if you were to transfer that onto a USB harddrive it would probably take a tenth of the time.

daBoss · Post by **daBoss** » 06 Jul 2006, 08:33

Verbatim produces caddy-free media
http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=32763
The media are the cads

By Theo Valich: Sunday 02 July 2006, 08:42
EVERY FIRST GENERATION of new optical media comes in a protective plastic casing, or caddy. Even on Computex in Taipei, we have seen the Blu-ray mediums hidden inside the protective casings, but that is no more - users will probably be saved from the whole caddy confusion.

The reason for plastic casing is pretty understandable: to protect first generation recordable surfaces. However, Verbatim has developed its own marchitecture, ScratchGuard. This fancy name with a capital G in the middle because it's traditional, is nothing more but a hard coating which sits on the top of the Blu-ray medium, keeping the recordable layer safe from damage. Hopefully.

Verbatim is currently mass producing both Blu-ray BD-R, BD-RE (Recordable) and HDVD-R media, which are scheduled to hit stores sometime during this month. The capacity of BD-R/RE mediums is 25 gigs, while HDVD-R is set at 15 GB. Verbatim plans to make dual-layer Blu-ray and HD-DVD mediums by the end of the year, effectively doubling the capacity to 50 GB for Blu-ray and 30 gigs for HD-DVD standard.

However, the presence of BD-R, BD-RE and HDDVD-R will be greatly influenced by the price of Blu-ray/HD-DVD recorders. The cads.