OT:Sony starting to ship blank Blu-Ray discs

apit34356 wrote on 3/7/2006, 11:23 AM

For all the doubters about Blu-Ray;

Sony's blank-disc division will this month begin shipping rewriteable Blu-ray Discs in Europe. Recordable discs will appear in April, the company said. However, dual-layer versions will not surface until later in the year, it added.

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Coursedesign wrote on 3/7/2006, 11:38 AM

...and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is targeting May 23 to deliver the first wave of Blu-ray Disc titles at retail, the same day that Samsung Electronics plans to launch the high-def format's first consumer player.

From this industry news article.

farss wrote on 3/7/2006, 1:57 PM

And we'll be able to author these when?
Oh, I get it, around the same time we'll be able to author UMDs.
Not that it matters much, UMD sales are well, hm, not happening.
Bob.

seanfl wrote on 3/7/2006, 2:16 PM

Does anyone have any idea how much blanks will run? I'm really looking forward to being able to archive more than 4.5 gig at a time...

Sean
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apit34356 wrote on 3/7/2006, 5:53 PM

Sony said the BD-R discs will cost less than €25 (£17/$30) and the BD-RE under €30 (£21/$36), though these are prices for the German market - the company warned prices in other European states may be different. This is list price, expect lower out the door price.

The products due in March and April each provide 25GB of storage capacity and run at 2x speeds - a transfer rate of 72Mbps, Sony said. The two media are sprayed with a scratch-resistant, anti-static coating - handy, given how thin the data layer is on a BD. Sony said its own tests forecast a lifespan of 30 years for both types of disc.

Bob, answers to your questions will be here soon. Just think about BETA testing and mass marketing, Sony has a serious understanding of the future markets.
Blu-Ray is a very stable design, just like the cell. Its interesting that the X360 used
a powerchip vs the Intel, so just extent the concept of these designs, you'll find the future of home media centers. Of course, advance nle's for sd and hdv will not advance as fast as we all will like vs the media center push.

Quryous wrote on 3/7/2006, 8:05 PM

After study of the list of first titles available, I have concluded that there is ONE of them, A Knight's Tale, that I would spend my traditional maximum of $5.99USD on, but none of the rest. Not interested.

tygrus2000 wrote on 3/8/2006, 9:50 PM

Good to hear, tad expensive though.

Where are the burners?