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Omigod, I knew it was coming. A million gigs on a postage stamp. Gee I feel old. Lou Judson • Intuitive Audio 415-883-2689 On Apr 7, 2006, at 6:51 AM, Karl Miller wrote: > On Thu, 6 Apr 2006, Lou Judson wrote: > >> By the way, I was not reprimanding you, just hoping they hadn't made >> another new breed - we haven't even seen bluray yet! > > Feel free to reprimand me if you like, I am more musician than > recording > engineer and recognize my limitations...well most of the time... > > I have read about things like the Sony Double Density CD-RW > > From geek.com > > Sony's Double Density CD-RW > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > --------- > posted 4:49pm EST Wed Mar 14 2001 > NEWS > Sony has released more details on its Double Density (DD) ATAPI > CRS200E-A1 > DD-CD-RW drives. They will cost US$249 and be in stores in April 2001. > They can write at 12x speeds to DD-R and CD-R and 8x for DD-RW and > CD-RW, > while reading at 32x. DD-R discs, as they are called, will initially go > for $1.99, with DD-RW discs at $2.99. > > There is also a Sony Double Density 80mm DVD-RW For Use With Sony > CamCorders Only > > Then we have > > HD-DVD (high-density DVD) is a high capacity optical storage medium. A > single-layer HD-DVD provides up to 15 gigabytes (GB) of storage > capacity > and the double-layer disc offers up to 30 GB. A standard single-sided, > single-layer DVD offers 4.7 GB storage capacity > > and > > "But, however you determine to name it, DVD significantly increases > capacities, with double-sided, double-density DVD discs able to hold > up to > 17 GB of data." > (somehow I wonder about their use of the word determine) > > http://www.pcmech.com/show/multimedia/47/ > > I read of the Samsung Blu-ray player being launched in the > US in late June. > > And for you wikipedia lovers... > > Then I read of the HVD (Holographic Versatile disc) > > "Optware is expected to release a 200GB disc in early June of 2006 and > Maxell in > September 2006 with a capacity of 300GB" > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holographic_Versatile_Disc > > Additional reading tells me that the holographic disc has the > potential of > storage up to 3.9 terabytes...can you imagine trying to index one of > those...and what the content of that might cost...even without paying > the lawyers for the copyright searches, negotiations, etc. > and how such a notion would keep me from being so frustrated over the > bandwidth > limitations of the internet...even with my ethernet connection...versus > how the internet use could change...etc. iTunes on a disc...a VERY > expensive disc. > > I am wondering if anyone knows a source of information as to whether or > not those designing these things (the ubiquitous "they") are giving any > thought to longevity of the media. > > Karl