How are Blu-ray cartridges read? - Blu-ray Forum

Squeak · 08-31-2003, 12:15 PM

How does the backside of a Blu-ray cartridge look?
How is it read? There doesn't seem to be a sliding, read area protector like on floppy discs or minidiscs.
Any pictures?

Anonymous · 10-17-2003, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Squeak

How does the backside of a Blu-ray cartridge look?
How is it read? There doesn't seem to be a sliding, read area protector like on floppy discs or minidiscs.
Any pictures?

8) I dont'know!

Marwin · 11-03-2003, 01:48 AM

That's an excellent question. The cartridge is most likely transparent so the Blu-ray disc recorder can read the data off the disc with the blue laser without having to care about the protective cartridge.

Shukaku_sand · 04-30-2006, 08:49 AM

well from the pics i've seen the cartridge is not transparent.. it can be opaque but definitely not transparent..

i dont think cartridge is a good idea for blu-ray.. their main advantage among other is their scratch resistant protection layer.. not to mention its also dust-resistant and finger-print resistant...

zombie · 04-30-2006, 05:09 PM

Blu-ray will not be using cartridges. I'm sure it's been discussed here previously but you seem to be bumping super old threads.

Knight-Errant · 04-30-2006, 07:13 PM

In the BD that's been available in Japan, there are cartridges.

The new BD in the West will not have cartridges. It has a stronger protective coating instead.

elemenoh · 05-11-2006, 04:36 AM

I remember coming to this website a few months ago and many of the pics of the blu ray media had the cartridge.

They should really keep this! It is an awesome feature like a minidisc. You can toss those things around and not worry about damaging them. Sure they could make it more scratch resistant but they can't be as scratch resistant as a cartridge.

08-31-2003, 12:15 PM	#1
Squeak New Member Member since:Aug 2003	How are Blu-ray cartridges read? How does the backside of a Blu-ray cartridge look? How is it read? There doesn't seem to be a sliding, read area protector like on floppy discs or minidiscs. Any pictures?

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11-03-2003, 01:48 AM	#3
Marwin Developer Top contributor Member since:May 2003 Blu-ray collection:10 DVD collection:5 iTunes collection:1	That's an excellent question. The cartridge is most likely transparent so the Blu-ray disc recorder can read the data off the disc with the blue laser without having to care about the protective cartridge.

04-30-2006, 08:49 AM	#4
Shukaku_sand Junior Member Member since:Apr 2006	well from the pics i've seen the cartridge is not transparent.. it can be opaque but definitely not transparent.. i dont think cartridge is a good idea for blu-ray.. their main advantage among other is their scratch resistant protection layer.. not to mention its also dust-resistant and finger-print resistant...

04-30-2006, 05:09 PM	#5
zombie Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:May 2004 Trading Score:864	Blu-ray will not be using cartridges. I'm sure it's been discussed here previously but you seem to be bumping super old threads.

04-30-2006, 07:13 PM	#6
Knight-Errant Power Member Member since:Aug 2005 Location:Sheffield, UK	In the BD that's been available in Japan, there are cartridges. The new BD in the West will not have cartridges. It has a stronger protective coating instead.

05-11-2006, 04:36 AM	#7
elemenoh New Member Member since:May 2006	I remember coming to this website a few months ago and many of the pics of the blu ray media had the cartridge. They should really keep this! It is an awesome feature like a minidisc. You can toss those things around and not worry about damaging them. Sure they could make it more scratch resistant but they can't be as scratch resistant as a cartridge.

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