Sharp newly proclaimed that it will be initial Blu-ray disc manufacturer to release a recordable triple layer Blu-ray format with 100GB of storage capacity double capacity of existing Blu-ray discs.

The new write once disc can store equal to 12 hours of standard digital TV transmits or almost nine hours of digital satellite broadcasts, as per the Sharp. There is no word on pricing, but numerous reports say BDXL discs might charge somewhere among release. Sharp's VR-100BR1 Blu-ray disc will be obtainable in Japan on July 30, and Sharp has still to proclaim a U.S. release date.

BDXL the VR-100BR1 be conventional to new BDXL format specifications introduced by Blu-ray Disc Association in April. The BDXL format permits for an utmost 128GB of write-once capability for Blu-ray discs and can support equal to 100GB of Blu-ray data in rewritable disc format.

The solution to new Blu-ray specification is the addition of more recordable layers, which are basically the recording space a Blu-ray disc has. The more layers you've got, the more recording capacity. The BDXL specification permits for three to four recordable layers, whereas existing 50GB Blu-ray discs have just two recordable layers.

To record and play BDXL discs you'll require new hardware, but BDXL specs permit for producers to introduce machines that are back compatible with older Blu-ray formats. Sharp plans to launch in Japan two new Aquos Blu-ray recorders beside its new 100GB disc