S ony has announced it will end Blu-ray Disc media production in February, marking the end of its nearly two-decade run. Unfortunately, it will also mark the end of optical media ...

Scientists at the University of Shanghai have unveiled a new form of optical disc that can hold up to 200,000 gigabytes of data. For reference, the current 4K Blu-ray discs in circulation carry up ...

Like with much of physical media, the onslaught against optical media is ongoing. In the latest hit against physical media fans, LG has discontinued its remaining Blu-ray players. However, this ...

The most common types are CD, DVD and Blu-ray. As removable media, optical discs superseded the earlier magnetic disk cartridges because they weigh less, have higher capacities and are not subject ...

As prices of writeable media and drives dropped, consumers rushed to duplicate games, create their own mix CDs, and backup their data on optical disc. It was a halcyon time. Fast forward to today ...

An optical storage technology that uses multiple recording platters for higher capacity. Typically, DVDs and Blu-ray discs are available in two or more layers. In 1994, at its Almaden Research ...

[befi] brings us a project as impressive as it is reminiscent of older times, a Blu-Ray mini disk player. Easily fitting inside a pocket like a 8 cm CD player would, this is a labour of love and ...

LG is discontinuing its entire lineup of Blu-ray players. LG hasn't launched a new optical disc player since 2018. Consoles and streaming are dominating the market. If you’re a fan of physical ...

In the case of a Blu-Ray drive, an ultra precise blue (technically closer to violet in color) laser with a wavelength of 405 nanometers is focused on the surface of a disc, and how effectively that ...