Blu-ray Gets Bigger with 100GB BD-XL Discs
It was almost exactly a year ago that we wrote about the new high capacity optical disc format called Blu-ray XL. With three or more data layers on one side of a disc, we predicted that BD-XL discs would be the next “big” thing in data storage. Since that time, we have blogged about Pioneer’s [...]
Verbatim Sets Q3 Release Date for BD-XL Media
Verbatim America made a big announcement this weekend at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. The company has stated that their latest and greatest optical media product, Blu-ray XL discs, will be available for sale starting in the third quarter of this year.
Verbatim manufactures a wide variety of data storage products including memory [...]
Pioneer First to Market with Blu-ray XL Recorder
One of the exciting things about the Blu-ray format (beyond the amazing picture and sound quality) is the fact that it is changing and growing. Earlier this year, we reported on the Blu-ray Disc Association’s approval of a new specification called Blu-ray XL. In July, we blogged about Sharp introducing the first 100GB Blu-ray XL [...]
Sharp to Introduce New 100GB Blu-ray Discs
If there’s one thing we are excited about at CDROM2GO, it’s Blu-ray. It is remarkable how much the Blu-ray format has evolved since it was introduced nearly four years ago. This is because the Blu-ray disc is more than just the replacement for the DVD, it is the gateway to very large and very [...]
Blu-ray Discs Expand to 128GB with New BDXL Format
Recordable Blu-ray discs are an impressive technology that would not be possible without the support of the Blu-ray Disc Association. More than 80 hardware and software companies make up the Blu-ray Disc Association, which has the goal of promoting the use of Blu-ray discs throughout the world.
Earlier this month, the BRDA announced that it had [...]
