Blu-ray DiscTM is the next-generation optical disc format for high definition audio-video and high-capacity data software applications.
So why are people working on creating such a large capacity optical disc technology (among other potential uses)?
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As the primary developers of the compact disc, Sony and Philips Electronics have long enjoyed royalties on certain optical disc patents.
However there are lots of commercial issues with a UV optical disc besides creating inexpensive devices to generate this wavelength of light.
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Plextor continues to deliver generations of innovative industry-leading products, including Blu-ray optical disc drives, solid state drives, digital video converters and multimedia devices.
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Chances, are, however, you keep a backup copy of your operating system on an optical disc in the desk drawer, just in case.
This ceramic substrate will not react with oxygen or moisture and is not damaged by temperatures that would significantly warp a conventional plastic optical disc.
Dolby expects the majority of PCs to continue to ship with optical disc drives when Windows 8 is released and to include optical disc playback functionality.
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Sony is also introducing the T14 Ultrabook incorporating the same port connectivity as the T13 model and includes an optical disc drive to support Blu-ray and DVD media.
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Optical disc drives take up precious space in our ever-shrinking gadgets, and the ability to stream music or movies on demand has made CDs and DVDs less essential.
"Over time, an optical disc will be as much of an historical curiosity as a floppy disk, " said Michael Gartenberg, a tech-industry analyst with research firm Gartner Inc.
The players' improved audio and video performance is also attributed to Pioneer's unique construction techniques that have been honed for more than 30 years in the optical disc manufacturing business.
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The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) is responsible for promoting and developing business opportunities for Blu-ray Disc - the next-generation optical disc format for storing high-definition movies, games, photos and other digital content.
"Professional industries have expressed a desire to find optical disc solutions that enable them to transition away from magnetic media for their archiving needs, " said Victor Matsuda, Blu-ray Disc Association Global Promotions Committee chair.
For devices that also include optical disc playback functionality, which will be enabled by independent software vendor (ISV) applications installed on devices running Windows 8, OEMs will be required to pay a higher per-unit rate.
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After years of waiting and hundreds of Engadget posts, the much-anticipated but seemingly just-out-of-reach high definition optical disc technology known as Blu-ray has finally, at long last, been given an official launch date by Sony.
Recently a company from Utah called Millenniata has introduced an optical disc technology utilizing a disc in which the data is etched (or engraved) into a ceramic substrate rather than stamped on plastic like conventional optical discs.
Researchers at Nippon Hoso Kyokai are working with engineers at the Science and Technical Research Laboratories (STRL) to create an "optical disc recording system based on consumer Blu-ray disc technology that can spin as fast as 15, 000 RPM" without worry of a disc experiencing a complete meltdown and shattering within the drive.
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Panasonic also revealed their 12-disc optical cartridge archive storage technology with 1.2 TB storage capacity and an expansion plan to at least twice that capacity.
The Z model has an optional Blu-ray Disc (BD) optical drive for enjoying, creating and storing high-definition content.
It can be awkward to drop in on a client and then ask if you can use the machine's Remote Disc feature to wirelessly borrow the optical drive on one of the client's computers if he hands you material on a CD-ROM.
However, once the game is fully installed the game disc is no longer necessary, and playing from the optical drive will actually be prevented.
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The player's software ships on a disc -- not a full-sized one, mind you, but the kind of miniature disc that simply won't play nice with my laptop's slot-loading optical drive.
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