This is great news. CDRinfo.com is reporting that Hitachi Maxell, Mitsubishi Unveil the first HD DVD-RW, HD DVD-R DL media.

The HD DVD-R (15GB) discs feature a highly sensitive recording layer that allows burning at 2x, by applying the power that was previously used for burning at 1x. Mitsubishi claims it has managed to offer a playability of 100 million times.

The new HD DVD-R DL 30GB discs (1x) offer storage space for up to four hours of film material in HD quality. Their proven AZO recording layer technology ensures a high degree of laser sensitivity and error-free reading of the data. Mitsubishi also uses the DVD-R DL 2P manufacturing process in the production of the HD DVD-R DL. With this method, the two layers are produced one after the other on one side of the HD DVD. Precise stampers and precision molding equipment ensure perfectly flat HD DVDs that comply with all the standards for high recording quality.

The new HD DVD-R SL and HD DVD R DL conform to the “HD DVD-R Specification ver.1.1″ and “HD DVD-R for DL Specification ver.2.1″ respectively, as they are defined by the DVD Forum. Maxell’s HD DVD-RW offer the essential characteristics as they are defined in the HD DVD-RW “DVD “Specifications for High Density Re-recordable Disc Ver.1.1″.

Now … let’s see those burners I asked for last month!

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