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Sharp aims for 8X Blu-ray laser diode by 2010

article published on 23 March, 2008

In a technological briefing held in Japan, Sharp revealed some of its plans relating to Blu-ray laser diodes. The company is a pioneer in the field after mass-producing the industry's first infrared laser diode for use in CD players in 1982. Sharp showcased its latest High-Power Blue-Violet Laser Diode for Blu-ray recorders that could achieve 6X writing speed. Two variations of the diode ... [ read the full article ]

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DXR88
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_ 		23. March 2008 @ 19:53 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
mmm.. its like they dont even care about the lawsuit that was placed upon them...

This is interesting News indeed if it can hold true there is no reason it cant happen.
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vinny13
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_ 		23. March 2008 @ 20:48 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I'd buy that... 8X will be good enough for a LONG time... Sure, my DVD burner burns at 16x but I still burn all my DVDs at 4x to be safe...
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DjDanio
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_ 		24. March 2008 @ 14:06 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
8x blu ray > 8x dvd > 8x cd

8x blu ray will transfer data faster than 8x dvd.
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DXR88
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_ 		24. March 2008 @ 14:54 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
well here some read write specs.


For a CD, 1x = 150 KiB/sec
For a DVD, 1x = 1.385 MiB/sec (1.32 MB/sec)

[HD DVD: 1x = 4.57 MiB/sec (4.36 MB/sec)]
[Blu Ray: 1x=6.74 MiB/sec (6.43 MB/sec)]

[MiB = mebibyte, or mega binary byte. Equals 2^20 Bytes
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Silver2k
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_ 		25. March 2008 @ 21:34 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
How about working on lowering the costs to consumers for Blu-Ray burners, then work on increasing the writing speed?.
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iluvendo
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_ 		25. March 2008 @ 22:55 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by vinny13:
 I'd buy that... 8X will be good enough for a LONG time... Sure, my DVD burner burns at 16x but I still burn all my DVDs at 4x to be safe...

I'm with you!
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kubapolak
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_ 		31. March 2008 @ 13:41 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by Silver2k:
 How about working on lowering the costs to consumers for Blu-Ray burners, then work on increasing the writing speed?.
I totally agree!
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