Blu-ray to Double Capacity With New Format

The good news is that Blu-ray is increasing the maximum capacity of its discs to 128GB. The bad news is that it isn’t backwards compatible, will be hella expensive and require a completely new player.

According to InformationWeek, BDXL will be initially targeted at high-end users like broadcasting and medical imaging operations where extremely high-resolution images and video are a daily requirement. Equipment to burn and read BDXL discs will be expensive at the outset, but prices are expected to fall as the equipment becomes available in a consumer format. 3-D technologies are being eyed as a particularly consumer-friendly use for the BDXL format.

Comments