Blu-ray 25GB BD-R media starting at $19.99

Recordable Blu-ray media is already hitting the shelves in the United States, while the actual recorders are not yet available. The first generation of media uses single layer technology for 25GB recording capacity and is also available as rewritable. TDK is the first manufacturer that has started shipping the media, and TDK media will also be bundled with the Pioneer BDR-101A which is the first internal drive PC Blu-ray recorder to be available.

TDKwas first to market last month when it began shipping single-layer recordable 25GB BD-R and rewriteable BD-RE blank discs, setting the retail pricing bar at $19.99 for BD–R and $24.99 for BD–RE. The discs are bare, cartridge-free media.

A promotion with Pioneer will bundle TDK’s BD media with what Pioneer claims to be the first commercially available Blu-ray Disc writer available in the United States, the Pioneer BDR-101A internal drive for PCs.

“Both companies have played key roles in the development and historic launch of Blu-ray,” said Bruce Youmans, marketing VP at TDK.

The company is planning a subsequent rollout of dual-layer 50GB BD-R and BD-RE media later this year. The discs will retail for $47.99 and $59.99, respectively.

Source: Twice