TDK begins shipping its highly anticipated 50GB Blu-ray disc

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new recording format Blu-ray Disc (BD) is a highlight at the world’s largest
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TDK, a world leader in digital recording solutions, announced that it is to
begin shipping 50GB recordable and rewritable Blu-ray Disk (BD) media across
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a pioneer of blue laser recording technology and founding member of the Blu-ray
Disc association, TDK had already begun shipment of its new 25GB recordable and
rewritable media in the first quarter of 2006. The 25GB blank discs are single
layer whereas the now available 50GB products have a dual layer recording
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introduction of Blu-ray Disc is without doubt one of the most significant
product launches in the company’s distinguished history,” said Jean-Paul
Eekhout, European Director of Corporate Strategy. ‘TDK has been involved in the
development of blue laser technology since 1989. Especially TDK innovations such
as hard coating and our inorganic recording material have played an essential
role in the development of the cartridge-free Blu-ray Disc. From backing up
today’s large capacity hard drives and servers to authoring and recording high
definition video and sharing high resolution digital image collections, TDK
Blu-ray Discs set new standards in recording and playback by offering
unprecedented capacities, fast transfer rates and revolutionary durability.”
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Blu-ray Discs are manufactured to the highest quality standards at the company’s
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Fitted out with state of the art technology, the Chikumagawa factory is poised
to lead the charge on optical media development well into the future. TDK
heavily committed its worldwide engineering resources to Blu-ray, and has
created new formulations and manufacturing techniques that constitute
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the shipping of the recordable and rewritable 50GB Blu-ray Discs, TDK now offers
a comprehensive portfolio of Blu-ray Discs, delivering recording media of the
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Retail Pricing is set at 35 Euro for a 50GB BD-R (write once) and 45 Euro for a
50GB BD-RE. style=" mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">