Sony has announced it will end Blu-ray Disc media production in February, marking the end of its nearly two-decade run. Unfortunately, it will also mark the end of optical media storage for the ...

Shiny discs were supposed to kill boring magnetic tape once and for all Tape remains the only true viable long-term solution but drives are far too expensive It's 2025 and after almost 20 years, Sony ...

When stored properly, a Blu-ray disc can safely preserve its data for decades. Other storage formats might not last that long. For now, fans of recordable Blu-rays will be able to get them.

In a statement, Sony wrote, “In Japan, we have a unique culture to record TV programs in the Blu-ray disc and we sell blank storage Blu-ray discs for this use only in Japan. The subject of this ...

Sony has announced that as of February 2025, it’s no longer going to manufacture four types of recordable media: Blu-ray Disc media ... conversion to a different storage medium).

"In Japan, we have a culture to record TV programs in the Blu-ray disc and we sell blank storage Blu-ray discs for this use only in Japan. The subject products of this notification are these discs.

Sony (NYSE:SONY) announced it will cease production of recordable Blu-ray Disc media in February 2025. ・This decision also affects MiniDiscs for recording, MD data for recording, and MiniDV cassettes, ...

But fear not, data hoarders. Two companies have stepped up to reassure the Japanese market that they'll keep producing high-quality optical media: Verbatim and I-O Data.

Sony has also acknowledged that the Blu-ray storage market never lived up to ... Furthermore, retaining a physical disc signifies true ownership of media, as content is never permanently available ...

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Holographic disk drives have long promised to eclipse ... using lasers with shorter wavelengths. The latest storage media, such as Blu-ray disks and high-definition (HD) DVDs, rely on blue laser ...

Remember Blu-ray discs? The once-popular high-definition (HD) compact discs, designed to replace DVDs, are finally ending ...