How to fit 1TB of data on one CD-sized disc

[lezwez]

I found this and thought i share we the fellow comunity i find it quite amazing what people and tech come out with but i can't see this comeing out soon any time in the near future as money has to be made from hdvds first. same as for uhdtv.


The incredible capacity achieved using this new technology is made possible by employing 200 5GB layers, each one only five microns apart. The discs are completely transparent to the red lasers which are used in the associated recorder.
Prototypes have already been made to store up to 800GB of data, and Mempile says it will crack the 1TB barrier before moving on to build 5TB blue laser disks.
Dr Beth Erez, Mempile's Chief Marketing Officer says that the first 1TB disks have a lifespan of 50 years and could be on the shelves in two to three years.



Heres the full article

http://www.tech.co.uk/home-entertain...963&source=rss

[robincheema]

are the files on the disk, deletable and rewrite able??

[lezwez]

Im sure they should be able to make it rewriteble even though it would make no sense at the moment once blue ray and hdtv is notmal like tea in the morning.

They are aiming for a 5TB disk i really cant see it not being rewriteable what would be the point of haveing such a disk with a 50 YEAR life span if you cant remove stuff and stick it back they say 3 years untill on the selfs.

My guess would be 10

Then again i have no ideas as i did not make stuff its all theory for me

[enter8]

A tb optical disk. Wicked.

Hopefully this will help bring down the price of blue ray drives. $400+ is ridiculous.

[mountain_rage]

Its been done already, and is really close to coming to market. Check this out, its called holographic memory and in my mind will take over the market.

http://www.cnet.com.au/desktops/stor...0059342,00.htm

[lezwez]

That uses a standard cd laser from reading that which i found quite strange by near 2008 we should exspect to see these things on shop floors? hahaha i don't think so.

Do you really think sony will allow there dvds to be wiped off before they even become popular?

[ideafest]

Awesome....!!!!