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Toshiba Creates Three-Layered Disc

Worf — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 15:02:11 EDT

HD-DVD/DVD hybrids have long been out - it's just you have to flip them over to choose the side you want to play (akin to early double-sided DVDs when the dual-layer process wasn't quite worked out).

But this ought to be interesting... I do recall inserting an HD-DVD once and having the player ask "DVD or HD-DVD?" (early firmware, so I'm sure something got screwed up, never saw it again).

Worf

Toshiba Creates Three-Layered Disc

navstar — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 13:11:10 EDT

Grrreat--- more translucent layers glued together to screw up over time. Remember LaserDisc laser rot?

navstar

Toshiba Creates Three-Layered Disc

Grover — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 12:39:18 EDT

Great, now we'll have a new LOTR Super Deluxe Extra Special Addition with 10 more hours of useless crap... now in HD!

Grover

Toshiba Creates Three-Layered Disc

pete — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 10:14:45 EDT

I was kinda meh about hybrid discs, but now i think they're a good idea.
Think of this - people still have lots of portable DVD players. You can play the standard DVD on those, then use the same one in your HD-DVD player.
Or...
You can rip the standard-def version for your PMPs, and still have the HD version for the big screen.
sweet

pete

Toshiba Creates Three-Layered Disc

MisterInvisible — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 09:36:59 EDT

I'm totally naming my band Space Layer.

MisterInvisible

Toshiba Creates Three-Layered Disc

masteryoda — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 09:03:58 EDT

Cant wait for Sony to tweak the Blu-Ray.

masteryoda

Toshiba Creates Three-Layered Disc

Fuzz — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 08:59:29 EDT

And with thi, Blu-Ray is dead. I'm sure they will figure out how to do a Dual layer DVD with HD-DVD, thus combining both in one disc. The studios will love it, because they can release both on one disc, avoiding extra shiping/stocking/manufacturing costs, and consumers will be happy enough to pay a little more, knowing that they get a version they can watch currently, and that in a year or 2, they can buy an HD-DVD player and not have to buy the same movie again. Bye Bye Blu Ray.

Fuzz

Toshiba Creates Three-Layered Disc

seamonkey420 — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 08:53:22 EDT

hmm.... HD-DVD is starting to look a bit more enticing if they keep up with this idea.. :)

seamonkey420

Toshiba Creates Three-Layered Disc

UpIrons — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 08:49:47 EDT

This makes sense. Especially for "extras" on HD-DVD discs that do not need to be in HD format. It would be great to have a single disc that not only contains the HD movie but also all of the deleted scenes, etc in SD.

UpIrons