Once again, it is advantage Panasonic. With this new product, BluRay now reaches the domain of every day user. All of us who were fond of taking back up n DVD can now start leering about humongous data storage capability of BluRay.
Panasonic is releasing next month in Japan BluRay media that is capable of writing at 6X. Initially, these will be available in two vesions: the 25GB (LM-BR25MD) and 50 GB (LM-BR50MD). Theore
tically, it can achieve transfer speeds of upto 216MBps. According to Panasonic, that is 20% faster than any present 16X DVD transfer speed. Expected to retail for $16 and $37 respectively for 25GB and 50GB versions, next month will bring a new era of back up capability in the hands of a home user. One Grey area remains though. There are no compatible BluRay drives that can handle these discs. It is assumed, by September, all this would be sorted out.
tically, it can achieve transfer speeds of upto 216MBps. According to Panasonic, that is 20% faster than any present 16X DVD transfer speed. Expected to retail for $16 and $37 respectively for 25GB and 50GB versions, next month will bring a new era of back up capability in the hands of a home user. One Grey area remains though. There are no compatible BluRay drives that can handle these discs. It is assumed, by September, all this would be sorted out.I guess it is safe to say that era of high definition is here to stay. How long will it take for mass production to start and prices to tumble is anybody's guess. It will be safer to assume that end 2008 will see a lot of activity in this arena, now that major studios have thrown their weight behind BluRay.
2 comments:
what about HD ?
As I have already posted in my post on Dead Disc, HD DVD is no more the contender. If you are talking about HD as in HD broadcast, it is already a reality with a major number of netwroks transmitting in 1080p.
Post a Comment