Maxell Corporation of America recently announced that they
will begin shipping their 8cm Blu-ray BD-R write-once and BD-RE rewritable discs. Developed for Blu-ray camcorders, this new media offers
a 7.5GB capacity and a special protective coating to protect the recording surfaces from scratches, dust and
fingerprints.
Maxell Corporation of
America,the technology and marketing leader in advanced data storage media,announced today that it will begin shipping a new 8cm Blu-ray
BD-Rwrite-once and BD-RE rewritable discs for the HD camcorder market.
The Maxell 8cm single layer Blu-ray BD-R and BD-RE are
compatible withthe latest Blu-ray camcorders providing a recording capacity of 7.5 GBallowing the disc to store one hour of full
high-definition picture qualityat 1920 x 1080 pixels.
Maxell's 8cm BD-R and BD-RE discs will be available in the U.S.
later this month and will retail for $24.99 and $34.99, respectively. Full details can be found here.
