The recording capacity of the Blu-ray disc has further increased dramatically, finally to the 1 TB scale

Previously at GIGAZINEPioneer has developed a 400 GB optical disc compatible with Blu-rayWe have told you that the recording capacity has increased dramatically further.

Although it is Blu-ray, which currently has a maximum capacity of 50 GB on the market, recording capacity will eventually reach 1 TB.

Details are as follows.
Pioneer showcases 16-layer 400 GB optical disc

According to this article, it seems that Pioneer is exhibiting in Taiwan 400GB optical disc compatible with Blu-ray previously announced.

This optical disc is designed to record 25 GB of data on one recording layer of the disc so that it can record up to 16 layers of recording system adopted also in conventional Blu-ray, currently 20 layers (500 GB) Things are under development.

According to the roadmap of Pioneer, a reproduction-only disc was developed from 2008 to 2010, and it is said that it will develop discs that can be written and rewritten from 2010 to 2012. In 2013, recording capacity Will be 1 TB is scheduled to be released.

It seems that 1 TB means that the recording layer will be 40 layers, but will it really happen? Since this multilayered technology is said to be compatible with Blu-ray, it would be extremely helpful to be able to effectively utilize traditional Blu-ray assets.