toward lower cost holographic data storage

The first generation of portable holotechnology disks and drives, new to the market, are quite expensive, but it is vital to remember that CDs and DVDs, and the drives that read them, were also very costly at first. However, they did become cheaper and are now widely accessible to people. As holographic information storage and holodrives progress and drop in price, they will probably supplant DVDs as the medium of choice for games and movies. Already, the prices of core elements of holographic information storage, such as lasers, LCD displays, and Ccompact disk monitors, are dropping in price. In fact, studyers at MIT are working toward inventing holographic video (Holovideo) systems that are compatible with standard PCs and would only cost a few hundred dollars. If you are interested in more about holotech, see Holographic Storage .

While there is a great deal of promise for rapid access and high storage capacity for holographic information systems, several challenges remain concerning the composition and form of the storage media. Candidate media materials range from: highly-sensitive photo-chromic and photochemical polymers; and photo-sensitive crystals (such as lithium niobate) and glasses. The site on Virtual Trading discusses interesting matters in holotechnology.

Also, Holographic Projector has interesting notes about this.