Andre Yoskowitz
25 Oct 2010 14:27
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.