Blu-ray has dominated the market for almost 15 years and its days are numbered. launch Photonics Foliofrom Ohio, USA wants to revolutionize physical media storage and launch optical discs with 1 TB of free space, in 2024.

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By comparison, a 4K Blu-ray disc can store 100 GB. The capacity of the alleged Folio Photonics product offers 10 times more free space than Blu-Ray. According to Startup, an optical disc would cost about $5 to produce.which makes it an inexpensive option.

The company’s technology is secret and patented

Unfortunately, there are no details on how Folio Photonics managed to create a 1TB optical drive for just $5 per unit. OUR the company has patented the solution and keeps the technology secret.

The startup claimed to have developed a technology capable of creating discs with 8 or 16 layers. By comparison, traditional Blu-ray discs only have three layers. According to Folio Photonics, 1TB physical media is not the limit of the new technology.

If the new product is successful, we may face a future revolution in physical media, even as it gives way to digital media and streaming. At first, the solution will focus on the corporate world. The device’s success could mean the end of Blu-ray as the storage option of choice.

If a 1TB drive becomes a reality for consumers, we could have entire movie collections on one drive. Well-known franchises such as Harry Potter or The Lord of the Rings can be released as collector’s editions with all the films on one medium. Such opportunities are interesting for the industry, even though the disc will definitely not compete with streaming.

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Source: What Hi Fi, Folio Photonics.

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