TOKYO — Panasonic Disc Manufacturing Corp. of America has added the ability to produce dual-layer Blu-ray Discs to a test production line the company is operating at its factory in California, the ...

It’s been an industry non-secret that manufacturers have had an easier time making dual-layer HD DVD discs than dual layer Blu-ray discs. Hence, 30GB dual-layer HD DVD media have already been on the ...

Sony Electronics on Wednesday started shipping its 50GB dual-layer Blu-ray Discs that feature its AccuCORE technology, though the discs can be recorded onto only once, according to an Aug. 16 Sony ...

Garden City, N.Y. — Looking to trump the HD DVD format’s triple-layer disc format, TDK formally announced this week development of a prototype quadruple-layer Blu-ray Disc format capable of storing up ...

From a technical perspective, the biggest advantage Blu-ray discs (BD) offer is more storage space--up to 25GB (for single-layer discs) or 50GB (for dual-layer discs). From a more practical standpoint ...

In April this year, the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) announced the final specifications for the new multi-layer recordable Blu-ray Disc format which can more than double the storage capacity of ...

Dual-layer Blu-ray discs are so 2006. The new hotness is Pioneer's just-developed, 16-layer Blu-ray disc (pictured above) with a whopping 400GB of writable storage space. For reference, that disc ...

At CES 2006, TDK showcased its line of Blu-ray Disc products including its prototype recordable Blu-ray Disc with revolutionary (and might we add, theoretical at best) 100GB capacity. Blu-ray provides ...