July 10th 2005

Sharp Modifies Blu-Ray Format To Create 100GB Disc

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There seems to be no end to the tweaking going on to both Blu-Ray and HD-DVD formats. Sharp has announced that they have created a 100GB dual-layer optical disc, based loosely on the Blu-Ray specification, but currently incompatible with Blu-Ray players or recorders.

The new disc uses what Sharp calls a 'super-resolution functional film' - a technology that it had previously developed for single-layer discs, but that it has now refined to allow dual-layer use.

The new disc is a step up from TDK's 100GB Blu-Ray disc which requires the user to flip the disc to access the second 50 GB of data.

Just in case you were wondering what was the point of a Blu-Ray disc that wasn't compatible with Blu-Ray players, Sharp say that they will make the necessary changes before they bring it to market.