Mini Blu-ray Discs Serve Up HD to Go

[Zeus]

Verbatim are set to release the first ever mini Blu-ray discs which measure just three inches wide but can carry 7.5GB worth of data. This equtes to about an hours worth of 1920x1080 high def video. They are planned for use in the HD camcorder market.

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A Blu-ray’s disc’s full 50GB capacity may be rarely used for movie releases, but the density of data that can be packed onto the discs means that smaller incarnations can still store useful amounts of data. Verbatim launched the very first Mini Blu-ray Recordable/Rewritable discs on Thursday, which measure only three inches across but can carry 7.5GB of data.

That translates to about an hour’s worth of 1920x1081i high-def video, or two hours if the lower resolution 1440x1080i standard is used. When used in HD camcorders, that makes the discs comparable in video storage length to the VHS tapes of yesterday.


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[DiaboloS]

1920x1081i? :eek:
now only if they could implement it on psp

[gdfnr123]

1920x1081i? :eek:
now only if they could implement it on psp

Yeah! That would be cool~! High graphics on a PSP!:cool:

[LordX]

Verbatim ??? they are just resellers of Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation and Taiyo Yuden Japan :rolleyes:

[DaFireStarter]

There is really no point to it because it would drive the price out of the grasp of any consumer.

[jerzmob]

There is really no point to it because it would drive the price out of the grasp of any consumer.


get a better job

[Ninjaman]

1920x1081i? :eek:
now only if they could implement it on psp

Next-gen PSP.

[Rp2068]

Why do they insist on using interlaced formats in the digital age. No displays that natively support interlaced resolutions are being pursued at this point. Progressive formats should be the only focus now. It's just a way for companies to show us higher numbers that we're more likely to accept as "amazing".

[SSChevy2001]

1080P for PSP give me a break the screen way to small for that. Try like psp3 if ever.

Rp2068 - You got a point, but even better yet why aren't there no 1080P HDTV channels. Why are all the SD Digital Channels artifact to hell? When are all the channels going HD? Why are there so many 720p TV's that run 1366x768 native? How do you get 720p or 1080i from 1366x768?

That why I'm glad I bought my 1080P HDTV, because at least it's TRUE HD and TRUE 16/9 Resolution ( unlike many 720P HDTV ).

[redsquirrell]

yeah well, i have a 720p native hdtv, purchased for £600 about 1 1/2 - 2 years ago. Great tv, has loads on inputs etc. At the time, i dont think there were 1080P sets and if they were they were at least double the price.

Now 1080P sets around only a couple hundred pounds more AND in bigger sizes (my friend got a 42 inch 1080P screen for £800) so maybe in the future i will upgrade, and i dont really mind.

[Xenogears V]

:eek:, Only three inches to 7.5GB. Unveliable :eek:

[SSChevy2001]

:eek:, Only three inches to 7.5GB. Unveliable :eek:Those are only SL, DL will be 15GB.