History (2006): Blu-ray Disc Recordable Erasable (BD-RE)

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Blu-ray Disc Recordable Erasable (BD-RE) (2006-)

Blu-ray Disc Recordable Erasable (BD-RE) is a high-capacity optical disc that can be erased and re-recorded multiple times, and is a type of Blu-ray Disc that can be read in all Blu-ray Disc drives.

The similar BD-R discs can only be written to once.

BD-RE drives can be found in computers and personal video recorders (PVRs).

Disc capacities are 25GB for single-layer discs, 50GB for double-layer discs, 100GB for triple-layer, and 128GB for quadruple-layer.