How many Blu-ray Discs would I be able to store on one Kaleidescape Server?
We plan to introduce the Blue-Laser Player in 2009. We are optimistic that it will be possible to import Blu-ray Discs at that time. Because there are so few Blu-ray Discs in the marketplace, it is difficult to predict the average storage required for one Blu-ray Disc. Early indications suggest that the average Blu-ray Disc contains approximately 22 GB of data, which means about 44 Blu-ray Discs would fit on a 1 TB Disk Cartridge. One fully loaded 3U Server would be able to hold more than 500 Blu-ray Discs. However, some Blu-ray Discs have used over 27 GB of data, and up to 50 GB of space is available on some Blu-ray Discs. So, the hard disk space required to import the average Blu-ray Disc may increase in the future.