DVD Sized Disc to Hold 950GB MORE then Blu-ray and HDDVD!

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/123621/dvdsized-disc-to-store-terabyte-of-data.html

Whoa this is crazy...A disc that holds a TB....I'm betting this will be used next gen lol

the biggest questions would be how scratch resistant it will be and how much will it cost.

I figure they could use the coating like the bluray discs have if they had to. but that would probably increase the price.

Think of how lame it would be if it got scratched..Litchie

OMFG! dude...that is so true! it would prolly take you 5+hrs to burn such a disc and then just to have it get scratched, And you would prolly back up your whole computer on 3 of these discs so a scratch = bye bye computer backup XD oh man i cant stop lol'ing...you get my vote for best post of the day :p

damn you could probably fit a Wii on that disc.TheDarkDisciple

what the hell that doesnt make any sense

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/123621/dvdsized-disc-to-store-terabyte-of-data.html

Whoa this is crazy...A disc that holds a TB....I'm betting this will be used next gen lol

redandblack23

at this point were talking about technology we wont see in market till about 2012supermechakirby

It is conjectured this will push the 250 Terabyte range in the near future. I saw something about this at last years American Physical Society meeting.

Don't expect any commercial use though, and if you do, the discs will be like 200$ each and the reader/burner will be close to 10 grand for the cheapies.

[QUOTE="TheDarkDisciple"]damn you could probably fit a Wii on that disc.supermechakirby

what the hell that doesnt make any sense

:lol: I saw that and also said WTF.

Beyond stupid post.

at this point were talking about technology we wont see in market till about 2012supermechakirby

Exactly. But in Video Game terms, for the next few years, I think that a dual layer BluRay disc will be more than enough for the industry, but in 9 years (assuming the PS3 is a 10 year console - it probably will be), then I can imagine M$, Sony and co using these discs. It would probably mean an increase in price, though.

Also, what does it mean by 'virtual layer'?

[QUOTE="TheDarkDisciple"]damn you could probably fit a Wii on that disc.supermechakirby

what the hell that doesnt make any sense

Again however, you have to buy a drive just to use these discs. I think the solution here is developing something which can be used on a DVD player with more space. Expecting people to buy expensive new players just for more space is never going to work.Ninja-Vox

psst.... don't tell sony... they bet the bank on it...:)

damn you could probably fit a Wii on that disc.TheDarkDisciple

LOL

WIN

HVDpins_basic

give it 2 years whoody12

gonna take a lot more than 2 years. look at hvd, similar tech, but been developed forever, has tons of support, yet its just now being standardized.

[QUOTE="TheDarkDisciple"]damn you could probably fit a Wii on that disc.supermechakirby

what the hell that doesnt make any sense

That's how friggin' crazy this disc is!

[QUOTE="pins_basic"]HVDMr-GameCast

give it 2 years whoody12

gonna take a lot more than 2 years. look at hvd, similar tech, but been developed forever, has tons of support, yet its just now being standardized.

we will see

but technology goes FAST, just look at Blue-ray/HD-DVD

[QUOTE="Litchie"]Think of how lame it would be if it got scratched..Viviath

OMFG! dude...that is so true! it would prolly take you 5+hrs to burn such a disc and then just to have it get scratched, And you would prolly back up your whole computer on 3 of these discs so a scratch = bye bye computer backup XD oh man i cant stop lol'ing...you get my vote for best post of the day :p

Tell me my sarcasm detector isn't broken and that you were, in fact, being sarcastic. Tough to tell sometimes on here.

Tss that is nothing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holographic_Versatile_Disc

Maximum storage 3,9TB.