Maxell opts for BluRay
11 Sep 2007 13:54
The Blu-ray (BD) camp claimed another victory this week, following the announcement that data storage firm Maxwell will begin shipping 8cm BD writable and rewritable discs for high-definition camcorders.The BD-R and BD-RE discs will be compatible with the latest Blu-ray camcorders and provide a maximum recording capacity of 7.5Gb, or the equivalent of one hour's worth of full high-definition picture in 1920x1080 resolution.
Don Patrican, vice president of sales and marketing at Maxell America, said: "As people see their home movies with richer texture, images and sound as a result of HD technologies available on the market, they will not turn back.
"With this latest addition of recordable Blu-ray media for camcorders, our category expertise allows us to help our customers navigate the latest HD technologies ensuring they have the right products at retail stores."
Last month, PC maker Acer, the largest manufacturer of notebook computers in Europe, announced that it would be switching HD DVD for BD optical drives in its laptops from next year. Blu-ray now has support from the world's four largest PC manufacturers.
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