Blu-Ray disc format gets approved

Anonymous Reader writes “Blu-Ray Disc Founders, approved version 1.0 of the BD-Rom format on Wednesday, and is now available to media manufacturers worldwide. The Blu-Ray discs can store up to 25GB of data on a single side.

Blu-Ray is mainly designed for storing high-definition content, however, it will be useful for making home videos and system back-ups as well.”