Pioneer shows off 16-layer 400GB Blu-ray Disc, affirms compatibility with current players

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Originally Posted by Petra_Kalbrain

That's the major point of this breakthrough. More great quality content on fewer discs. The format is maxed out at its current bitrate capactiy of 56Mbps (or is it 54Mbps? I can't remember exactly). Like people have said before. If they release larger quantity content on one disc, I'd be willing to pay a bit more for the convenience. I am so very quickly running out of room for my growing collection (800+ and going north!!!).

I understand the space saving issue, but we collectors have to realize we are the exception and not the norm.

I tend to go through my collection every 2 to 3 years and sell titles that I realize I can do without. Luckily I sold off a vast majority of my DVD collection before the prices collapsed on SD media.