Toshiba Touts 51GB HD DVD

srizah writes to mention that Toshiba plans to launch a 51 GB HD DVD, with a 1 GB advantage over Sony's Blu-ray disc. From the article: Toshiba has submitted a triple-layer, 51GB HD DVD-ROM disc to the standard's overseer in the hope the technology will be adopted as a standard by the end of the year. If approved, it allow the format to exceed the 50GB storage capacity of rival medium Blu-ray Disc. The HD DVD standard currently defines single- and dual-layer discs capable of holding 15GB and 30GB of data, respectively."

Fifty one!

[plover]

Ours goes to 51. Yes, but you see -- that's one more, isn't it? Fifty-one is one more than fifty, that's what makes it so special. It's one more.

Re:Fifty one!

[KUHurdler]

640K of memory should be enough for anybody.

Priceless...

[andrewd18]

R&D: Billions of dollars.
Marketing: More billions of dollars.

Squeezing that extra GB out of your next-gen DVD to claim your format is "better": Priceless.

the winnar is pr0n

[User 956]

Toshiba plans to launch a 51 GB HD DVD, with a 1 GB advantage over Sony's Blu-ray disc.

This will clearly make it victorious over blu-ray. The fact that the porn industry has chosen HD-DVD will have nothing to do with it.

Re:Fifty one!

[L7_]

I always think of that hitchiker clip in "Something about Mary" when I hear of these comparisons:

Hitchiker: You heard of this thing the 8-minute abs?
Guy: Yeah, sure, 8-minute abs. Yeah, the exercise video.
Hitchiker: This is going to blow that right out of the water. Listen to this. 7-minute abs. Right.
Guy: Yes. OK, all right, I see where you're going.
Hitchiker: You walk into a video store. There's 8-minute abs and 7-minute abs beside it. Which one are you going to pick?
Guy: I'm... I would go for the seven.
Hitchiker: Bingo, man, bingo. 7-minute abs. ...

Re:Fifty one!

[Jeff DeMaagd]

And 650k would be sooo much better.

Re:200 GB blu-ray

[Karganeth]

Nonsense! A company who distributed a rootkit and lost a different format war in the past could never create a technology superior to HD-DVD. Besides, a blogger posted something about Sony not licensing his pr0n movie so, obviously, Blu-ray is bound to fail.

Re:The Important Question

[sharkey]

A REAL slashdotter wouldn't have to ask. A REAL slashdotter would already know.

Re:Fifty one!

[jones_supa]

I think 641k should be just enough.

Re:Fifty one!

[Tanuki64]

640K of memory should be enough for anybody.

HE never said this. This is an urban myth. I can testify. I was present, when HE did not say it. ;-)

Re:Fifty one!

[dubbreak]

I love that. My favorite part is when he mentions the possibilty of someone introducing 6 minute abs.

Hitchhiker: You heard of this thing, the 8-Minute Abs?
Ted Stroehmann: Yeah, sure, 8-Minute Abs. Yeah, the excercise video.
Hitchhiker: Yeah, this is going to blow that right out of the water. Listen to this: 7... Minute... Abs.
Ted Stroehmann: Right. Yes. OK, alright. I see where you're going.
Hitchhiker: Think about it. You walk into a video store, you see 8-Minute Abs sittin' there, there's 7-Minute Abs right beside it. Which one are you gonna pick, man?
Ted Stroehmann: I would go for the 7.
Hitchhiker: Bingo, man, bingo. 7-Minute Abs. And we guarantee just as good a workout as the 8-minute folk.
Ted Stroehmann: You guarantee it? That's -- how do you do that?
Hitchhiker: If you're not happy with the first 7 minutes, we're gonna send you the extra minute free. You see? That's it. That's our motto. That's where we're comin' from. That's from "A" to "B".
Ted Stroehmann: That's right. That's -- that's good. That's good. Unless, of course, somebody comes up with 6-Minute Abs. Then you're in trouble, huh?
[Hitchhiker convulses]
Hitchhiker: No! No, no, not 6! I said 7. Nobody's comin' up with 6. Who works out in 6 minutes? You won't even get your heart goin, not even a mouse on a wheel.
Ted Stroehmann: That -- good point.
Hitchhiker: 7's the key number here. Think about it. 7-Elevens. 7 doors. 7, man, that's the number. 7 chipmunks twirlin' on a branch, eatin' lots of sunflowers on my uncle's ranch. You know that old children's tale from the sea. It's like you're dreamin' about Gorgonzola cheese when it's clearly Brie time, baby. Step into my office.
Ted Stroehmann: Why?
Hitchhiker: 'Cause you're fuckin' fired!