Blu-ray Disc recordable

Blu-ray Disc Recordable (BD-R) and Blu-ray Disc Recordable Erasable (BD-RE) refer to two <a href="/facts/Direct-to-disk_recording/fw2W1t8K">direct to disc</a> <a href="/facts/Optical_disc_recording_technologies/nAx0A2Nf">optical disc recording technologies</a> that can be recorded on to a <a href="/facts/Blu-ray/zyPalhfG">Blu-ray</a>-based <a href="/facts/Optical_disc/vjVDB1GH">optical disc</a> with an <a href="/facts/Optical_disc_recorder/IM9ugGbU">optical disc recorder</a>. BD-R discs can only be <a href="/facts/Write_once_read_many/h2mcUHge">written to once</a>, whereas BD-RE discs can be erased and re-recorded multiple times, similar to <a href="/facts/CD-R/yjBjpaIM">CD-R</a> and <a href="/facts/CD-RW/W7THUREl">CD-RW</a> for a <a href="/facts/Compact_disc/g51GRloc">compact disc</a> (CD). Disc capacities are 25 <a href="/facts/Gigabyte/s2hb2SEg">GB</a> for single-layer discs, 50 GB for double-layer discs, 100 GB ("BDXL") for triple-layer, and 128 GB ("BDXL") for quadruple-layer (in BD-R only).
The minimum speed at which a Blu-ray Disc can be written is 36 megabits (4.5 megabytes) per second.
As of 2024, one of the primary pioneers of the Blu-ray disc, Sony, is winding down production of recordable Blu-ray discs in its plant in <a href="/facts/Tagaj%25C5%258D/SEftQjbX">Tagajō</a>, Japan. Sony plans to gradually cease its manufacturing of optical media, including recordable Blu-ray discs.

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Blu-ray Disc recordable