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Sanyo's laser could bring 12x Blu-ray burners and 100GB discs
Sanyo's laser could bring 12x Blu-ray burners and 100GB discs
While Sony and others compete with Blu-ray burners of a paltry 8x, Sanyo's looking ahead with a new laser that could enable write speeds of up to 12x. More impressively, the 450 milliwatt diode (twice that of current burners) could read and write through four 25GB layers. If you're not so good ...
Sanyo Laser to Enable Faster, Higher Capacity Blu-ray Discs
pcworld.com — Sanyo Electric has developed a blue laser diode that will help lay the ground toward higher capacity... and faster Blu-ray Disc systems. The laser can emit a beam of 450 milliwatts, which is about double the power of Sanyo's current highest power laser ... (more) Sanyo Laser to Enable Faster, Higher Capacity Blu-ray Discs
Sanyo's New High-Power Blu-ray Laser Will Burn 100GB Discs at 12x, Someday [Blu-Ray]
Sanyo's New High-Power Blu-ray Laser Will Burn 100GB Discs at 12x, Someday [Blu-Ray]
gizmodo.com — Even though the blank media companies have been touting 200GB Blu-ray discs for years, mostly as part... of the psy-ops war against HD-DVD, the most any of today's players and burners can handle are dual-layer 50GB discs at around 8x recording speeds. A ... (more) Sanyo's New High-Power Blu-ray Laser Will Burn 100GB ...
Sanyo develops 12X, 100GB Blu-ray laser
Sanyo develops 12X, 100GB Blu-ray laser
electronista.com — Sanyo on Monday revealed a new Blu-ray laser that could significantly speed up recording while also doubling... the amount of available storage. By increasing the power of the laser to about 450mW, the Japanese electronics maker says it can not only pr... (more) Sanyo develops 12X, 100GB Blu-ray laser
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Un nuevo cabezal Blu-ray de Sanyo permite grabar hasta 12x y leer discos de hasta 4 capas
Gizmología — Sanyo quiere tomar la delantera en el mercado de las unidades Blu-ray, mientras la guerra de grabadoras está en los 8x, Sanyo ha logrado crear un nuevo cabezal para esas unidades que es capaz de grabar a más velocidad, a 12x. Además, este cabeza permite leer discos de hasta 4 capas, es decir, se podría crear discos de hasta 100GB gracias a este sensor. Esto querría decir que se podrían grabar 100GB en unos 10 minutos (cálculo de Engadget). Estamos más cerca de llegar a los discos de 400GB Enlace: Sanyo’s laser could bring 12x Blu-ray burners and 100GB discs Comparte esta anotación ...

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