Sharp became the first manufacturer of disc Blu-ray, promulgating three-layer media capacity of 100 GB with the possibility of a single record. The volume of data that can be stored on new media, twice the capacity of existing discs Blu-ray According to Sharp, the new drive with support for write once, allows you to save up to 12 hours of digital global television broadcasting, or up to 9 hours of satellite broadcasts. Price carriers standard BDXL not yet released, but experts predict that at the initial stage they will be sold for 55-60 dollars Wheels VR-100BR1 go on sale in Japan on July 30.

The timing of shipments in the U.S. has not yet been announced. Discs VR-100BR1 complies with the new specifications BDXL have been published by the Association Blu-ray Disc Association in April. Format BDXL allow the deployment of up to 128 GB of data on Blu-ray discs with the ability to write once and up to 100 GB on a rewritable mediums.

A key feature of the extended specifications Blu-ray is adding new layers to the disc, on which the recording. The more media layers, the higher its capacity. Specifications BDXL regulate the placement of disk space from three to four layers, while the existing Blu-ray Disc with a capacity of 50 GB with only two recording layers.