Posted by Don Del Grande on 11/29/05 03:54

Rich wrote:

> Bob wrote:

>>New Scientist magazine
>>http://www.newscientist.com/channel/info-tech/dn8370.html
>>
>>Holographic-memory discs may put DVDs to shame
>>
>>A computer disc about the size of a DVD that can hold 60 times more
>>data is set to go on sale in 2006. The disc stores information through
>>the interference of light - a technique known as holographic memory.

> Who the F--- is going to NEED 60x a DVDs data storage capacity?
> Aside from a few companies and the government?

Let me give you an example:
How much space would a 1920 x 1280 lossless signal take up?
1920 x 1280 x 3 bytes/pixel (24-bit color) x 30 frames/second = about
220 MB/second. The best lossless compression I've seen can reduce
that by about 50%, so let's say 110 MB/second. That's 1 GB for nine
seconds, or 45 minutes for a 300GB disc.
As long as there's a better resolution out there, people will be
demanding it...

(Besides - ever watch "Futurama"? A 300GB disc may be just enough to
hold a Harold Zoid holographic short...)

-- Don

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