Archive of posts tagged BD-RE

Pioneer Launches BDR-207JBK Blu-ray BDXL Writer

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Pioneer Corporation announced that it will begin shipping its new BDR-207JBK Blu-ray Disc (BD) recorder in Japan early in the new year. No word yet on North American availability.

Socrates, Pascal, and Multilayer Blu-ray Discs

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Socrates tells us that the unexamined life isn’t worth living. The same can be said for business. With scores of product launches and decades of market experience behind it, the optical storage industry has had ample opportunity for introspection. But, sadly, I see little evidence that past experience has entered the minds of manufacturers who, …

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Recordable & Rewritable Blu-ray Disc: How Far, How Fast?

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As Blu-ray Disc’s (BD) entrance draws near, I’m increasingly asked about its writable formats. How long will it take to record a BD disc? How much will its writing speeds increase in the future? How quickly will it get there? And, frankly, is there a way for the industry to avoid past problems and intelligently …

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Just Scratching the Surface: Writable Optical Disc Protection

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Let’s face it — writable CDs and DVDs are tough but they can be damaged. Scratches, scrapes, fingerprints, dust, and just plain crud can play havoc with reading and, especially, with writing. Dealing with these everyday realities in ways that keep discs realistically priced and marketable remains a challenge for product designers. Just Scratching the …

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Enter the Backulator

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Question: What do you get when you cross a data backup system with an automated optical disc duplicator? Answer: A “backulator!”