Chris Posted November 28, 2005 Report Share Posted November 28, 2005 The first holographic storage systems, storing up to 300GB on a single disc, will go on sale towards the end of 2006. InPhase Technologies and Hitachi are jointly developing the technology, which uses laser light interference to store data in a light-sensitive crystal material.The technique could be developed to store up to 1.6 Terabytes on each disc - more than 300 times the capacity of a conventional DVD - and offer read and write speeds of up to 120Mbits/sec.'Unlike other technologies, that record one data bit at a time, holography allows a million bits of data to be written and read in parallel with a single flash of light,' Liz a single flash of light,' Liz Murphy, of InPhase Technologies, told New Scientist. 'This enables transfer rates significantly higher than current optical storage devices.'The high transfer speed enables the playback of broadcast-quality HDTV content, of which 26 hours can be stored on a single disc.'We believe the capacity and data rates of holographic storage will be critical to achieving the breakthrough improvements in work flow and cost reduction that the broadcast industry is seeking,' said Nelson Diaz, InPhase's CEO.More | Here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted November 28, 2005 Report Share Posted November 28, 2005 "All your eggs in one basket" is an adage that comes to mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deuces wild Posted November 28, 2005 Report Share Posted November 28, 2005 My. How fast this technology is changing. I wonder if DVD's will go the way of the BetaMax? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyWhirly Posted November 29, 2005 Report Share Posted November 29, 2005 My. How fast this technology is changing. I wonder if DVD's will go the way of the BetaMax?I certainly hope not as I have spent a small fortune on buying movies in the standard DVD format and I wouldn't want to start from scratch again! :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rong Posted November 29, 2005 Report Share Posted November 29, 2005 You wouldn't need to replace them within years, you can still get record decks and records haven't been readily available in the shops for years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyWhirly Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 You wouldn't need to replace them within years, you can still get record decks and records haven't been readily available in the shops for yearsGood point but even so I still think that when new technologies arrive, they should be backwards compatible where possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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