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sempre da I-net:By Optical storage conf.announce.
The disc, which will be introduced at the Optical Storage 2003 conference in Vancouver next week, is the same physical size as a CD or DVD and is capable of storing up to 36GB of data. It is one of two rewritable disc types that make up the initial AOD format proposal, the other being a single-sided disc capable of storing 20GB. The AOD format also includes 15GB and 30GB read-only disc types.
The Blu-ray format has already been commercialized. Sony put on sale a Blu-ray video recorder in Japan in April to gauge market reaction. The BDZ-S77 carries a premium price tag of $3,820 to match its cutting-edge technology.
AOD is a little further from commercialization.
Format finalization within the DVD Forum is scheduled to be completed later this year and development of the initial version of AOD is expected to be finished sometime in 2004, Junko Furuta, a spokeswoman for Toshiba in Tokyo said. However a commercial launch will also depend on market readiness and so the company has yet decide on when AOD products might go on sale, she said.
Both NEC and Toshiba recently demonstrated AOD drives suitable for use in personal computers at the CeBIT electronics show in Germany. Toshiba was displaying a mock-up while NEC has a functioning drive and was demonstrating high-definition video playback through a computer.
Chi puo' salvarci da una nuova lotta sono le Major che non dovendo convertire le fabbriche potrebbero partire prima con il AOD.Inoltre cosi facendo ,al pari del sacd,separerebbero il dvd blu dall'informatica:addio copie.
Importantly, the production of AOD discs does not require massive upgrades for manufactures. Meanwhile, on the consumer side, the new discs are readable using existing DVD players, a feature that Toshiba and NEC are banking on in selling the new technology. The two are working with an industry group called the DVD Forum to gain the support of its 215 member companies.
Senza considerare il fatto che il poco materiale registrato in D-vhs non si può acquistare in Italia, ma solo oltreoceano (che con spese di trasporto, dazio, iva 20%....). Dico bene? Vale la pena? 
