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| Media type | High-density optical disc |
| Encoding | MPEG-2, H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, and VC-1 |
| Capacity | 25 GB (single-layer)
50 GB (dual-layer) |
| Block size | 64kb ECC |
| Read mechanism | 405 nm laser:
1× at 36 Mbit/s (4.5 MByte/s)
2× at 72 Mbit/s (9 MByte/s)
4× at 144 Mbit/s (18 MByte/s)
6× at 216 Mbit/s (27 MByte/s)
8× at 288 Mbit/s (36 MByte/s)
12× at 432 Mbit/s (54 MByte/s) |
| Usage | Data storage
High-definition video
High-definition audio
PlayStation 3 games |