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DeadPlasmaCell @ Jul 7th 2008 6:16AM
I don't know much about the size of HD content and whatnot, but what could they possibly do with 400GB on a single disc? I mean are HD movies really that compressed that 400GB would be a huge help? Are 50GB Blu-Ray discs already maxed out from the get go? or do I just not know wtf I'm talkin about?
/guessin the latter
benny boy @ Jul 7th 2008 6:49AM
With a disc this size, you could fit a whole box set, a trilogy of movies or even just tons of extra content on one disc and this, im guessing, would dramatically lowering the price.
Mark @ Jul 7th 2008 7:07AM
Even if this tech did ever become a product it would probably be for some kind of "super" blu ray where special players read the extra layers to produce a 1440p/1080p lossless picture and leave the normal layers there for regular player. I don't see it being viable for a very long time if ever. I think it would have more application for vertical applications like digital theatre systems
Jack Chance @ Jul 7th 2008 10:15AM
If this was a writable format, it would be very useful for backing up large quantities of data.
It will also be useful when movie formats go beyond 1080p into the 2K, 4K and 8k space.
SimbaDogg @ Jul 7th 2008 7:34PM
umm...it doesn't take a brain scientist to realize some of the real world applications for this
Star Wars Episodes 1-6...on one disc
Godfather 1-3...again, 1 disc
Died Hard 1-4
LOTR Extended super long directors cut etc...
Not much a movie watcher....how bout tv. Seasons 1-19 of the simpsons, 1.9 of seinfeld, The COMPLETE A-team series...1 disc.
or if you want to do backup (if they ever come out w/ a writable version on the cheap) i could back up all the videos, movies, music videos and music that i have on my 750 GB barracuda.
kinda make sense now?
DeadPlasmaCell @ Jul 7th 2008 11:07PM
@SimbaDogg
The data stuff is obvious, but i'm talkin movies here.. and who really wants to buy their box set collections for a 3rd time?? You already bought the DVD, then you had to buy the Blu-ray version now you have to buy a Super Blu-Ray version? No thanks. I dunno, I just don't think it's going to happen.
SimbaDogg @ Jul 8th 2008 3:54AM
@ deadplamacell...
yeah, again this would still be a steal for people who want movies, as you said, data is obvious, but not everyone would be buying a box set for the 2nd, or even third time (vhs, dvd, blu ray)
i still need back to the future 1-3, die hard 1-4, indiana jones 1-4, rocky 1-6* (eh for this one, but there are still some classics in the series), star wars 1-6...so as you can see, i still have a heft list. and this isn't at all including any of the tv shows out there
*just be glad i didn't list the complete police academy series. though i did like the movies for the most part...except for citizens on patrol