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Zuntar
11 Jan 2007, 1:02pm
HD DVD’s dual-layer 30GB and Blu-ray’s dual-layer 50GB media is enough space to store crystal-clear 1080p video and uncompressed audio for today's movies, but media manufacturers are continuously looking for ways to increase capacity. Toshiba Corporation quietly announced on the first day of CES that the company has developed a triple-layer HD DVD-ROM (read only) disc with a capacity of 51 gigabytes.

Where O where will it end..........:cool: More here!! (http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=5656)
kryyst
12 Jan 2007, 12:53pm
Soooo um they only gain 1 GB over blue ray? I fail to see the advantage of that I would imagine the costs of dealing with a tripple layer HD DVD would be much more then dual layer Blue Ray.
Cyclonite
12 Jan 2007, 2:35pm
It all depends on the technology and manufacturing process involved in making the discs. Plus, with the way Sony treats their stuff with licensing fees and such, it could be more expensive for everyone else to use Blu-ray.
Zuntar
12 Jan 2007, 2:44pm
If I can avoid sonys "crap" I will.
kryyst
12 Jan 2007, 6:47pm
But it's just not the manufacturing of the disks it would mean the cost of new machines to play it on as well. So consumers just getting HD DVD or Blue Ray now I can't see an incentive at all to go to triple layer HD DVD if it means you'd need a new player.
Zuntar
12 Jan 2007, 8:18pm
But it's just not the manufacturing of the disks it would mean the cost of new machines to play it on as well. So consumers just getting HD DVD or Blue Ray now I can't see an incentive at all to go to triple layer HD DVD if it means you'd need a new player.

It'll be a LOOOOONG time before I'll get any of them. I'll be waiting till the dust settles completely.
kryyst
12 Jan 2007, 9:22pm
It'll be a LOOOOONG time before I'll get any of them. I'll be waiting till the dust settles completely.

Ditto. I hate paying for the privilege of being a guinea pig for formats like this especially when one of them could easily go the way of the dinosaur.
Cyclonite
12 Jan 2007, 9:22pm
I didn't read the article, but does does the third layer add the need for a new player? A firmware update to current players may be enough.
kryyst
12 Jan 2007, 11:02pm
Nope you need a new diode and laser.