Another player in the DVD HD wars??

[g8terh8ter_eric]

WOW!!! This is amazing....

How to fit 1TB of data on one CD-sized disc - News - Tech.co.uk

 

[rwemyss]

Given the fact that they aren't projected to get to market for 3-4 years, I don't think this is really a direct competitor in the war for movie standard...

If it DOES get to market then, I can imagine it having an effect in the computer market though.

 

[milohimself]

How much per disc though? Jeez.

 

[rwemyss]

How much per disc though? Jeez.

The current development cycle says 800 GB. 160- 5 GB layers. They are gaining so much space by creating layers that are transparent... so they don't have the limitations of current technologies.

This is all being done with red lasers... they say they'll be able to do a 5 TB disc with blue lasers. hmy:

 

[SmokeyVol]

I'd say in 3 to 4 years 1TB discs will be old news, and 5 TB plus will be the new thing.

 

[SmokeyVol]

Tera-Discs To Blow Away Blu-Ray and HD-DVD? | Game Stooge

On a 1TB disc, you could store:

• 212 DVD-quality movies
• 250,000 MP3 files
• 1,000,000 large Word documents

Now that's crazy :rock:

 

[Jmxvol]

what if you lose that disc?

your ****ed

 

[govols182]

what if you lose that disc?

your ****ed

:lolabove:

 

[g8terh8ter_eric]

what if you lose that disc?

your ****ed

Where you bun one, you burn another. First rule of backups.

 

[milohimself]

Word. Always back up your back ups.

 

[VOLatile]

I think that crazy amount of space may be useless for but a select few...

 

[milohimself]

I know a few people on this board alone that could think of plenty of use for a disc like that.











Get your minds out of the gutter.

 

[g8terh8ter_eric]

Here's a pic of the disc....

 

[SmokeyVol]

Technology gets more amazing every day.