Blu-Ray Media - More Capacity, Same Price as DVDs

The Blu-ray Disc Association said today that the long-term cost of manufacturing BD-ROM discs will be in line with current DVD replication costs. 25 and 50 GByte media will become available this year, BD discs with up to 200 GByte are currently completing lab testing.

"There are a lot of companies trying to stake out a position in various aspects of BD-ROM manufacturing," said Kazuhiro Tsuga, executive officer of Matsushita Electric. "As a result, we are seeing multitudes of improvements in processes and technology, as well as the effects of economies of scale that make replication extremely cost effective."

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