[LRflex] Re: 500gb discs?

Hi David,
The (claimed) compatibility is backward only. One of these new-fangled disk player will be able to read DVD and BluRay DVDs but not the other way around.
I am very leery of any claims to archival permanence from a plastic disk that stores 500GB. 

Regards,
Spencer

On Apr 27, 2009, at 11:08, David Young wrote:
There has been much debate here, on whether to back up onto DVDs, Blu-Ray or removable hard drives.
I don't wish to re-open that debate. But, for those who prefer discs, here's a note, from the today's BBC website, about GE's new holographic disc, expected to hold 500GB per disc, and be compatible with existing DVD & Blu-Ray formats. 

FMI, see: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8021012.stm


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