"Four manufacturers have developed HD DVD-R disc technology that can be produced in quantity using standard DVD-R production lines.
Hitachi Maxell and Mitsubishi Kagaku Media/Verbatim, two of Japan's leading manufacturers of optical disc media, have separately tested and verified the manufacturability of the write-once discs, which use a new organic dye specifically developed for blue-laser applications, and confirmed the prospect of volume production.
The new dye was jointly-developed by Hayashibara Biochemical Laboratories, a key manufacturer of dyes for DVD-Recordable discs, Mitsubishi Kagaku Media/Verbatim and Toshiba. "
Coinciding with the release of HD DVD recorders from manufacturers such as Toshiba, the HD DVD bandwagon rolls on. Will bluray be able to keep up?
Monday 15th at 9:45 
Monday 15th at 9:45 
