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BDXL

(Blu-ray Disc EXtra Large) High-capacity Blu-ray formats designed for professional broadcasting and archival uses. Using three and four layers, BDXL media have more than five times the capacity of the first Blu-ray discs (see below).

BDXL drives may or may not read the earlier formats, but regular Blu-ray drives absolutely do not support BDXL. See Blu-ray.

 ---Modes --Layers        GB  Hours  ROM   RE   RSingle        25  4.5    X    X    X
  Dual          50    9    X    X    X
  Triple BDXL  100   18         X    X
  Quad BDXL    128   23              X

    ROM = Read Only (pressed movie disc)RE = REwritable  R = Recordable (write once)


Blu-ray Cartridge (1.5TB)
For archival storage, this Sony optical system records onto quad-layer BDXL discs one time only. The plastic unit (top) is a demo cartridge, showing all 12 discs inside.
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