Ritek beats TDK. 250GB Blu-ray is the new record!

[Dave]

Do you remember when TDK amazed us with those 8 layers which add to 200GB Blu-ray media?
They have been beaten!
Ritek say they can add 10 layers and thus making 250GB Blu-ray disc.

They also say that this could be made for hd dvd, but they cant even catch TDKs achievement with only 150GB max.

http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=5656

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I think TDK has demonstrated a disc (6-layers @ 33.33 per). Ritek is saying they have the tech to create up to 10.

While those numbers do sound impressive, Ritek officials point out that the real barrier to this advancement is the lack of reader and writer laser diode technology to support the additional eight layers above the current standard.

TDK still has two layers to go. TDK can get to 267GB on 8-layers if they add the two more layers with their tech.

But, at some point, this silliness must either yield a cheap to purchase disc, or stop.

Gary