Holographic disks with 1TB capacity to become standard

Posted on Friday, February 04 2005 @ 20:52 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck

Six firms have announced plans to developed a holographic versatile disk, capable of storing roughly 1TB (terrabyte).

The new technology, holographic versatile disk, is being touted as the next generation optical disk after Blu-ray or HD-DVD formats become a standard. The companies that have created the Holographic Versatile Disk Alliance includes Fuji Photo. The disk would be capable of storing up to 200 movies and transfer data at 1 Gbps.

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