[OT] Blu-Ray PVR

["Mark McCall" <Mark@xxxxxxx>]

http://www.geek.com/news/geeknews/2003Mar/gee20030305018936.htm

Sony Corp. will begin selling the world's first Blu-Ray DVD in Japan on
April 10th, with a storage capacity of nearly 23 gigabytes of data. This
level of storage density is achieved through the use of blue lasers, which
have a narrower wavelength of light compared to conventional red laser
DVDs,
which top out at 4.7 gigabytes per layer per side. The blue laser format is
the product of a 9-member consortium led by Sony and Philips Electronics.

The recorder, which Sony plans to sell for a retail list price of about
US$3,800, will include a digital satellite tuner that will enable users to
record up to two hours of high definition programming on a 12 cm Blu-Ray
disc. Sony will begin selling the media at the same time for about $30.
Sony's recorder will also retain the ability to play discs that use the
existing DVD-R and DVD-RW red-laser formats.