Will there ever be 33.6GB single-layer BD-R discs?

[TheDarkKnight]

BDXL bd-r discs can hold 100GB using 3 layers...each with a capacity of approximately 33.4GB per layer. If they can get 33.4GB per layer on a BDXL bd-r disc I am curious as to what would stop them from producing single-layer/dual-layer bd-r discs at capacities of 33.4GB/66.8GB. Is there a technological limitation that would or is preventing this?

Or maybe there is just no demand for it.

 

[corkyg]

. . . Or maybe there is just no demand for it.

I think that is the main reason. Opticals in general are losing favor in the market.

 

[Topweasel]

BDXL bd-r discs can hold 100GB using 3 layers...each with a capacity of approximately 33.4GB per layer. If they can get 33.4GB per layer on a BDXL bd-r disc I am curious as to what would stop them from producing single-layer/dual-layer bd-r discs at capacities of 33.4GB/66.8GB. Is there a technological limitation that would or is preventing this?

Or maybe there is just no demand for it.

No. I had a discussion last year or maybe even longer ago. There isn't a market for it, even if there was, the BD group are doing so much work to limit BDXL as a premium option that there is no way they would go to a market with a disc smaller than the max BD-E sized disc. With BD-E DL there is almost no reason for it anyways.

 

[jkauff]

I think BD-R has generally been a failure. Now that 1080p video recording can be done on a phone, you'd think there'd be a market for cheap BD-R discs--but they don't exist. Most people don't have a BD writer anyway, they're not ubiquitous like DVD-R drives.

 

[Cerb]

I think BD-R has generally been a failure. Now that 1080p video recording can be done on a phone, you'd think there'd be a market for cheap BD-R discs--but they don't exist. Most people don't have a BD writer anyway, they're not ubiquitous like DVD-R drives.

They aren't cheap. They're cheap enough for people that have a real use for them (pro/hobby video people), but outside of that, a $20-30 flash drive holds as much, performs better, can be used for other data at the same time, gives you 1k+ write cycles, doesn't need a dedicated drive to read from and write to, and is smaller, for all practical purposes.

Optical media is good for hard copies of data, but the value is lacking for other uses, with cheap flash and high bandwidth networks. There will be a market for it for years to come, but a big market for it will never again be seen, I don't think.

 

[Batmeat]

Honestly, I don't think we'll see it till 4k televisions and movies become more mainstream since they require more room.