Pioneer and Buffalo have introduced the world's first Blu-ray writers with BDXL support, the standard that was approved by the BDA in June.
BDXL discs are quad-layer 128GB Blu-ray discs. The standard also allows for triple-layer BDs with 100GB capacity.
Available soon, the companies have shown off the external BRXL-6U2 and the internal BRXL-6FBS-BK.
Both writers can handle up to quad-layer discs at 4x speeds for the higher capacities.
Support for BD-R/BD-R DL and BD-RE/BD-RE DL are standard.
On the downside, there are no mainstream players that support the standard with only Panasonic and Sharp even introducing players, all of which cost over $2500. There is no word on pricing for the writers.
For now, the format is targeted at professional applications such as archiving and medial imaging.
Available soon, the companies have shown off the external BRXL-6U2 and the internal BRXL-6FBS-BK.
Both writers can handle up to quad-layer discs at 4x speeds for the higher capacities.
Support for BD-R/BD-R DL and BD-RE/BD-RE DL are standard.
On the downside, there are no mainstream players that support the standard with only Panasonic and Sharp even introducing players, all of which cost over $2500. There is no word on pricing for the writers.
For now, the format is targeted at professional applications such as archiving and medial imaging.
