Verbatim releasing the first 6x LTH BD-R discs this fall
by Richard Lawler 
posted May 22nd 2009 at 4:09PM
Blu-ray discs aren't getting bigger just yet, but cheaper & faster we might be able to help you with now that Verbatim/MKM is ready to deliver 6x BD-R LTH (low to high) recordable discs. A manufacturing process more similar to CD-R and DVD-R discs makes them easier to produce and this upgrade brings the max speed up from the current 2x LTH discs. Expect them to launch this fall along with compatible drives, so if you have something that needs 25GB/50GB of optical storage and don't like waiting, be on the lookout.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Jon @ May 22nd 2009 6:21PM
Yawn ...let me know when i can buy a BD disc for less then $5 ea ..
Mr. E @ May 23rd 2009 10:00PM
Brrriiiiinnnngggg... Your alarm clock is going off.
You can get 10-packs of 2x 25GB BD-R for $45, or 25-packs for $85 at Newegg.
Charles @ May 22nd 2009 8:20PM
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Charles @ May 22nd 2009 8:20PM
WTF happened to my comment?
Mark @ May 22nd 2009 8:41PM
How about working on making BD-R discs cheaper first? THEN upping the recording speed?
squiggleslash @ May 24th 2009 10:09AM
That's what the whole LTH thing is about, making them cheaper.
The downside of LTH is apparently early (as in "older than one year, possibly newer in some cases") BD drives need a firmware update to read these things.