It appears that Maxell's Blu-ray Disc media will
finally be available in the US. The company has announced that single and dual layer versions of their BD-R and BD-RE media will start
shipping in the 1Q of 2007.
Maxell Corporation of America has introduced four new Blu-ray DVD media products that give
consumers the ability to record, archive and enjoy HD video content to enhance their high definition experience.
The new Maxell
Blu-ray media include single-layer and dual layer configurations and write-once and rewritable formats.
"High definition video is
one of the most dramatic innovations that the consumer electronics industry has developed and Maxell is excited to provide recording
media that enables consumers to enhance their enjoyment of this new technology," said Don Patrican, executive vice president of Maxell
Corporation of America. "Our new Blu-ray media is packaged so consumers can easily understand its use and the media is engineered and
manufactured for HD performance."
Maxell will be announcing pricing at the end of January. More information can be found here.
