New 8k "laserdisc" format?

[Bugg]

It felt great getting that big heavy 2 disc gatefold with the large art and liner notes but it's not practical in any way these days. Also don't see a demand for 8K anytime soon. Many big budget Hollywood films are still being finished in 2K.

[Your pal, Jim]

Back in the 90s, my bus ride to work took me past an old stereo equipment store. They had signs in the windows made up of individual letters.

One of these signs was "CLOSE OUT ON LASERDISCS", but the first letter had peeled off so it said "LOSE OUT ON LASERDISCS".

It's just as true today as it was in 1994.

[Dubstar]

the wheels on the bus go round and round.

[78deluxe]

Originally Posted by chickflickdick

Am i the only one who would like a new laserdisc format? With no compromises in terms of quality?

If 4K doesn't look good enough in a small convieniet disc size then you need a better TV or projector.

I still own a laser disc player (in the original box). Terrible format in terms of the size everything takes up.

[Fallen_Angel]

[Waboman]

[Vilya]

There is already an experimental disc that is the same size as current blu-ray discs called "Holographic Versatile Disc." They have a data capacity of 6 terabytes.

The current downsides are that each disc costs between $120-$180 and a drive to read them is estimated to cost $15,000.

You can read more about them here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hologr...Versatile_Disc

There are also 5D optical discs made from silica glass that are one inch in diameter that can hold an astonishing 360 terabytes of data each. They have an estimated life expectancy of 13.8 billion years, yes, BILLION, years and they can withstand temperatures up to 1000 degrees Celsius. One such disc can hold 7,200 50 GB blu-ray movies! The limitation here is that it requires a super expensive laser to record the data. The reading device is affordable and the disc material is cheap, but the pesky pricey laser to write the data is the hold-up.

Read about them here:

https://www.theverge.com/2016/2/16/1...-storage-glass

and:

https://www.5dmemorycrystal.com/

80 second video here:

Eternal 5D optical data storage: high density data storage for all-time - YouTube

The above are two disc formats that have ample room to hold vast amounts of data. There is no need to resurrect those clunky 12" laserdisc platters; I am down to just 179 titles on laserdisc and I am not anxious to see them revived.

Neither of these new disc types are consumer friendly at this stage; prototype tech rarely is, but it shows that we already can store huge amounts of data in small packages. How many other tech marvels await us? It will be exciting to find out!

[Atreyu]

I still have some laserdiscs and even have an old top loading player that plays the old Discovision titles, which I have several of.

[ack_bak]

I'm holding out for 16K on a 40" TV from 10' away...