Writable DVDs will provide about 4.7 gigabytes ofmemory to consumers, and some commercially produced DVD formats could provide manufacturers with as much as 18 gigabytes ofmemory to play in.
All three of Pioneer's new players come complete with either on-board memory or flash drive for expandable memory to ensure consumers can take advantage of BD-Live right out of the box.
The drive to feed more consumer devices like iPods and phones has caused manufacturers to boost their production capacity--a turn that's brought about lower prices of both high-quality enterprise memory chips and those aimed at consumers.