New optical tech could slash archival costs by 10x or even more Optera Data’s discs could hit 10TB for just $1 - cheaper than tape! The low-power, high-density storage has data centers in mind A ...

Sony is ending production of recordable Blu-ray, MiniDisc and MD Data disc media, along with MiniDV cassettes, the company ...

The most common types are CD, DVD and Blu-ray. As removable media, optical discs superseded the earlier magnetic disk cartridges because they weigh less, have higher capacities and are not subject ...

News out of Japan from publication Monohika, as reported by flatpanelshd.com, indicates that Sony is releasing its first Blu-ray disc player since 2019. The UBP-X700/K isn’t a brand new player ...

In addition to Blu-ray, which is the optical disc that can store the most data, the production of recordable CDs and DVDs – currently a niche market – will also be gradually wound down.

However, reports in the Japanese media suggest the industrial giant will “gradually cease production of optical disc storage media,” including Blu-Ray products. Regardless, for now ...

An optical storage technology that uses multiple recording platters for higher capacity. Typically, DVDs and Blu-ray discs are available in two or more layers. In 1994, at its Almaden Research ...