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hendra · 03-13-2008, 08:33 AM

A blank BD-R can store 50GB of data but there are 2 ways of defining a GB, base 2 or 10. In base 2, 1GB = 2^30 = 1,073,741,824. In base 10, 1GB = 10^9 = 1,000,000,000.

Which way do Blu-Ray use?

03-13-2008, 08:33 AM	#1
hendra Active Member Member since:Dec 2007	Blank Blu-ray Disc Exact Capacity A blank BD-R can store 50GB of data but there are 2 ways of defining a GB, base 2 or 10. In base 2, 1GB = 2^30 = 1,073,741,824. In base 10, 1GB = 10^9 = 1,000,000,000. Which way do Blu-Ray use?