BR reading material :)

by Darren Murph posted Aug 17th 2008 at 4:08AM
Given that Sharp will obviously be needing a few high-power laser diodes to go into its forthcoming 8x Blu-ray burners, it's good to see Mitsubishi Chemical hopping in the fabrication game in order to lower costs and keep consumers smiling. A new report asserts that the previously mentioned company will be dedicating at least some of its efforts to producing high-power (200 to 300mW) laser diodes, which are currently in short supply and used in the pick-up heads of BD writers. As it stands, just Sony, Nichia and Sharp are producing these things in volume, though a fourth wheel will certainly be welcome. There's no word on when exactly Mitsu Chemical plans to ramp up production, but the sooner the better, we say.

hmm, unfortunately its not that "obvious" that they really need higher output diodes.. but then, the only case i know of, where the diode possibly didnt change (a lot) was from 4x to 6x br? so it would be unlikely they would use the 6x diode in a 8x burner with further enhanced optics. but then, that will certainly be different from drive-manufacturer to -drive-manufacturer..

strange, they wrote in 2008 that 8x is to be expected 2010.. normally they would rather stick longer to the old stuff, to get the most possible money out of consumers?

oh, wait, NOW i get the point of your post, the announcement and the pic: they will now use true blue lasers in br technology! it was planned all the time, in secret, just look at the name: blu-ray! *giggles*

manuel