Versatile Multilayer Disc

The Versatile Multilayer Disc ( VMD) was a digital optical storage medium. With a theoretically up to 100 gigabytes of capacity per disc they stood in competition with the HD DVD and Blu -ray Disc and was therefore referred to as "HD VMD ". You should be able to read originally with standard DVD drives and players. However, own player should be placed on the market for the first VMDs in series. As the model designation of the HD VMD player ML was called 777. Since December 2010, all manufacturers websites are no longer accessible. It seems that all efforts related to the development of the VMD had been recruited.

Inventor

The VMD was developed by Established in 1999, New Medium Enterprises Inc. ( NME ) based in Nottingham.

Technology

The VMD contains differently than traditional DVDs more than two layers, which are read with the known from conventional DVD red laser beam. The layers are semi-transparent and may be precisely controlled by laser in depth. In December 2006, NME has been able to describe and retrieve up to 10 layers. The first VMDs in series should probably be able to hold 40 GB. From NME, a separate player has been developed. Meanwhile, technology should be made ​​available to hardware manufacturers by any such license. The production costs of VMDs should be at 9 cents each, according to the Dutch manufacturer ODMS. Single -layer DVDs are produced at unit prices by about 6 cents. Unlike the competing formats, HD DVD and Blu -ray in the VMD no DRM technology was planned.

At the IFA 2007 were presented by NME Discs with 15 and 20 GB capacity, which should be launched in 2008 in Germany on the market. As recently as 2007 was originally supposed to take place, where the player ( 180-250 € ) should be bundled with some movies the launch in Australia, Iceland, India, Poland and Scandinavia.