Sony announced on May 5th that they will start selling their first Blu-Ray disks. The first disks will have a capacity of 25GB, writable and re-writable. In June Sony will launch the Blu-Ray disks with 50GB.

All the disks will have the AccuCORE technology implemented which means that the Blu-Ray disks will deliver reliability and durability:

• Scratch Guard - hard coating that resists scratches, dust and static
• Archival Reliability - special material design that prevents data and image corruption and deterioration to ensure quality playback
• Stable Writing - a uniform and precise cover layer that reduces fluctuation as the disc spins
• Temperature Durability – a high-precision disc structure helps prevent warping during severe changes in temperature and humidity

“Sony knows Blu-ray technology like no other company” said Mike Lucas, director of marketing for Sony Electronics’ Media and Application Solutions Division. “Coupled with our uniqueAccuCORE technology, we expect our Blu-ray recording media to take the high-definition experience to a new level of performance.”

Sony’s Blu-ray media will support 2x speed recording speed which means that will have a transfer rate up to 72Mbps. With this writing speed a Blu-Ray disk will be burned in about 43 minutes.

The BD-R (write-once) 25GB and BD-RE (rewritable) 25GB recording media have suggested retail prices of $20 and $25, respectively. The soon to come BD-R 50GB and BD-RE 50GB recording media will have suggested retail prices of $48 and $60, respectively.

Someone interested?