“The company further plans to commercialise a 4-layer 100Gbyte version in 2007, said Sony spokesman Taro Takamine.
“The advantage of Blu-ray over DVD is definitely capacity and we are extending our multilayer performance. The 8-layer is a technology demonstration. We haven’t decided when we are going to commercialise it yet,” Takamine said.
The development is the fourth recent boost for the format as it wrestles with HD-DVD (high definition-DVD) to replace conventional DVDs in coming years. Both Sony and Matsushita Electric Industrial, better known for its Panasonic brand, sell Blu-ray players.”
