BD-R Blu-ray Disc media

Primera and TDK today announced "the world's first" inkjet printable BD-R Blu-ray Disc media. Using a DVD/CD compatible inkjet printer, users can print custom text and graphics directly on each disc's label-side surface. The discs, which incorporate TDK's advanced DURABIS 2 hard coating technology, are on display at Primera (Booth No. SL1233 and TDK (Booth No. C10741) at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show, which is taking place at the Las Vegas Convention Center, April 24-27, 2006. Primera and TDK have partnered to optimize TDK's printable surface BD-R media for use with Primera'sline of inkjet BD-R disc publishing and duplication products. TDK and Primera will offer single-layer BD-R 25GB (write-once type) Inkjet Printable Blu-ray Discs in third quarter of 2006. Also the companies will introduce dual-layer BD-R 50GB Inkjet Printable Blu-ray Discs during the same time. (Pricing not available.)

by MacNN Staff