Pioneer unveiled a new optical disc Monday that could theoretically hold the entire contents of the average consumer’s hard drive plus some — if it were rewritable. The Japanese electronics manufacturer has created the world’s first 16-layer disc that squeezes 25GB on each level. The disc, however, is read-only, meaning the information on it cannot be modified. Still, at 400 GB, the discs offer more than 16 times the storage space of a typical Blu-ray disc.
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The Big Squeeze: Pioneer Crams 400 GB Onto Single Blu-ray Disc
Posted by: Walaika Haskins July 7, 2008 02:51 PMPioneer unveiled a new optical disc Monday that could theoretically hold the entire contents of the average consumer’s hard drive plus some — if it were rewritable. The Japanese electronics manufacturer has created the world’s first 16-layer disc that squeezes 25GB on each level. The disc, however, is read-only, meaning the information on it cannot be modified. Still, at 400 GB, the discs offer more than 16 times the storage space of a typical Blu-ray disc.