Posted May 23, 2007 07:45 AM by Josh Dreuth
Moser Baer, in conjunction with the recently acquired OM&T (the former research and development subsidiary of Philips) announced the development of 8x Blu-ray technology for consumer use. This development will allow consumers to burn two hours of high definition content in 15 minutes, which most burners today would take four times as long to do.
"This is a major achievement for the Company and it gives us a significant advantage in the fast growing next generation optical format market," stated Ratul Puri, Executive Director of Moser Baer. "Moreover, this vindicates our strategy of acquiring OM&T and adding their capabilities to the strong in-house R&D team to lead the technology development curve in the optical and photovoltaic space. The pioneering work in the Blu-ray format will further enhance our global leadership position."
No date has been announced for the release of the 8x media or drives, but with the technology already successfully demonstrated to the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA), it should be soon.