Blu Ray Vs. Hd DVD
The best it can be described is a technical knockout, however; to elaborate, it’s the victory of Blu-ray on HD DVD as per the media reports. The recent declaration of Toshiba Corporation also stands a proof; the organization’s latest decisions are regarding putting an abrupt halt to their researches, developments and manufacturing of HD DVD players and recorders, though their after-sales services on their HD DVD products shall continue. Toshiba caught on the recent trend with this decision and looking at the present volatile FMCG market, the decision seems wise. But what lies at the prime that made HD DVD – an affordable storage for high-quality and high definition content – suffer such an early death? Especially, when the world is looking forward to a digital convergence between consumer electronics and IT?
According to Mr. Atsutoshi Nishida (President, CEO, Toshiba Corporation), Toshiba assessed carefully the benefits and losses that being a part of the high-resolution format can incur; the prompt decision of the company heads are expected to aid the market to develop. But high definition content is still an untapped zone; with Toshiba’s ability and expertise, there is absolutely no qualms regarding making digital convergence the real thing.
However, to stay competent in the market, Toshiba’s researches shall be going the way of a wide range of technologies; this shall be done to introduce newer high definition content to the mass-market. NAND flash memory comes first in this regard followed by small, form-factor hard disk drives and generation next CPUs; the list also seems to stretch towards visual processing, wireless and several higher-end encryption technologies. But it shall take time to declare the announcements officially; for now, we only know that Toshiba has stopped pushing HD DVD players and recorders to retail channels from March 2008 onwards. Volume productions, too. But then again, there awaits a large number of people for HD DVD disk drives for their PCs – mostly gamers – so how is Toshiba going to meet the customer requirements? A simple answer is: Through the HD DVD drive-integrated notebook PCs. This, according to them, is what the future market demands.
The curious may also pose another question and that’s regarding the standard DVD, to which, the answer is a plain YES on the affirmative. Toshiba seems OK with the idea of continuing the production of conventional DVD players and recorders, but it seems to be covering a bitter taste with a sugar coating because Toshiba, as a member of the DVD Forum, cannot just bid a goodbye that suddenly. However, we, the consumers shall think it to be a blessing in disguise for the membership of the company with DVD Forum is going to make Toshiba maintain collaborative relations with other companies (Universal Studios, Paramount Pictures, Microsoft, Intel, and HP being a few), which shall allow Toshiba to make further advancements and utilize the newly-gained knowledge in the DVD and media duplication fields.
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According to Mr. Atsutoshi Nishida (President, CEO, Toshiba Corporation), Toshiba assessed carefully the benefits and losses that being a part of the high-resolution format can incur; the prompt decision of the company heads are expected to aid the market to develop. But high definition content is still an untapped zone; with Toshiba’s ability and expertise, there is absolutely no qualms regarding making digital convergence the real thing.
However, to stay competent in the market, Toshiba’s researches shall be going the way of a wide range of technologies; this shall be done to introduce newer high definition content to the mass-market. NAND flash memory comes first in this regard followed by small, form-factor hard disk drives and generation next CPUs; the list also seems to stretch towards visual processing, wireless and several higher-end encryption technologies. But it shall take time to declare the announcements officially; for now, we only know that Toshiba has stopped pushing HD DVD players and recorders to retail channels from March 2008 onwards. Volume productions, too. But then again, there awaits a large number of people for HD DVD disk drives for their PCs – mostly gamers – so how is Toshiba going to meet the customer requirements? A simple answer is: Through the HD DVD drive-integrated notebook PCs. This, according to them, is what the future market demands.
The curious may also pose another question and that’s regarding the standard DVD, to which, the answer is a plain YES on the affirmative. Toshiba seems OK with the idea of continuing the production of conventional DVD players and recorders, but it seems to be covering a bitter taste with a sugar coating because Toshiba, as a member of the DVD Forum, cannot just bid a goodbye that suddenly. However, we, the consumers shall think it to be a blessing in disguise for the membership of the company with DVD Forum is going to make Toshiba maintain collaborative relations with other companies (Universal Studios, Paramount Pictures, Microsoft, Intel, and HP being a few), which shall allow Toshiba to make further advancements and utilize the newly-gained knowledge in the DVD and media duplication fields.
To know more go to Respond Blu Ray Duplication services.
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Copyright (c) 2008 Titus Hoskins
By now, you have probably heard of Blu-ray or Blu-ray discs and players, but do you know how this high definition technology came to be born or developed? It’s a fascinating story, with some major battles thrown in for good measure, a story that is well worth reading even if you’re not a tech junkie.
In order to truly understand Blu-ray, you have to go back to the early 80′s when CDs or Compact Discs were introduced. CDs were a giant leap forward if you compared it to the current media at the time; mainly because the CD offered more storage, better sound quality and quickly became the universal standard for pre-recorded, recordable and rewritable media. CDs had around 650MB of storage capacity which was revolutionary at the time for data storage and retrieval.
However, no technology stands still, especially when you consider our insatiable need for more compact storage and higher quality images. Hence, we had the introduction of the DVD in the 90′s which had a 5-10 X increase in capacity over the CD. The DVD allowed for high quality, standard definition video distribution and recording, not to mention accommodating larger data application. Another key element to this seamless transition, was that the DVD spec used the same factor as the CD which allowed for full backwards compatibility. These key factors would not be lost on the development in the next generation media; this being the Blu-ray Disc. The beginnings of the Blu-ray started in the mid ’90′s with the introduction of HDTV sets. Consumers soon realized there was no media capable of recording or playing back High Definition content. There were no mediums that could store HD codecs, with the exception of JVCs Digital VHS and Sony’s HDCAM; but nothing practical like the CD and DVD media.
However, it was known that using lasers with shorter wavelengths you would be able to create optical storage with higher density. With this knowledge, Shuji Nakamura invented practical blue laser diodes. Its commercial use was delayed by a patent lawsuit, but eventually the Blu-ray disc became available and the next step in the evolution of storage media began.
The Difference: The benefits of Blu-ray Discs versus DVDs.
Although Blu-Ray disc are the same physical size of a DVD or CD, they are capable of storing and reading much more data. The reason behind this is its use of a blue laser as opposed to the red laser used by DVDs and CDs. The blue laser has a shorter wavelength, a smaller aperture lens and a thinner cover layer on the disc that makes it possible to create a smaller beam spot size capable of storing and reading much more data on the disc.
Of course, no discussion would be complete without mentioning the very heated battle between the two opposing technologies: Blu-ray vs HD-DVD. Each disc format have major backers, behind Blu-ray stands Sony, Dell, Hitachi, Hewlett-Packard, Panasonic, Pioneer, Philips, Samsung… and backing HD-DVD we have Toshiba, NEC and some major movie studios Universal Studios, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros and New Line Cinema.
While many believe Blu-ray has won the battle and will probably become the dominant high definition technology. (Beta anyone?) The main argument being storage space, since Blu-ray offers 25 GB for single-layer and 50 GB for dual-layer; this is compared to HD-DVD which gives 15 GB for single-layer and 30 GB for dual-layer.
This is Blu-ray’s strongest playing card, a single layer Blu-ray disc can hold 25 GB of data. This is compared to the 4.5 GB on a standard DVD. As mentioned before, a dual layer Blu-ray disc can hold 50 GB. This amount of storage allows the disc to capture a full 1080p High Definition image. It has a resolution of 1920 by 1080 progressively scanned pixels. A standard DVD has 720 by 480 pixels. Another benefit of the Blu-ray disc is it has a much wider bandwidth than a DVD. It can produce signals at speeds up to 48 Mbps. This is 6 times quicker than DVD’s 8 Mbps.
Furthermore, remember your old DVD’s will not be obsolete, as Blu-ray players can play DVD’s. Blu-ray players can upscale regular DVD’s standard definition images and convert them to a higher resolution which is needed on a HDTV. This process greatly increases picture quality, although it doesn’t actually increase resolution. The quality of the players up scaling function is often the determining factor in the quality of the image that is converted.
Considering all these points and features, the future of Blu-ray looks very bright indeed. Blu-ray discs and players will probably be around for quite some time or until another more advanced technology takes its place! But for now, we can all fully enjoy the superior performance and visuals Blu-ray offers us.
By: Titus Hoskins
About the Author:
By now, you have probably heard of Blu-ray or Blu-ray discs and players, but do you know how this high definition technology came to be born or developed? It’s a fascinating story, with some major battles thrown in for good measure, a story that is well worth reading even if you’re not a tech junkie.
In order to truly understand Blu-ray, you have to go back to the early 80′s when CDs or Compact Discs were introduced. CDs were a giant leap forward if you compared it to the current media at the time; mainly because the CD offered more storage, better sound quality and quickly became the universal standard for pre-recorded, recordable and rewritable media. CDs had around 650MB of storage capacity which was revolutionary at the time for data storage and retrieval.
However, no technology stands still, especially when you consider our insatiable need for more compact storage and higher quality images. Hence, we had the introduction of the DVD in the 90′s which had a 5-10 X increase in capacity over the CD. The DVD allowed for high quality, standard definition video distribution and recording, not to mention accommodating larger data application. Another key element to this seamless transition, was that the DVD spec used the same factor as the CD which allowed for full backwards compatibility. These key factors would not be lost on the development in the next generation media; this being the Blu-ray Disc. The beginnings of the Blu-ray started in the mid ’90′s with the introduction of HDTV sets. Consumers soon realized there was no media capable of recording or playing back High Definition content. There were no mediums that could store HD codecs, with the exception of JVCs Digital VHS and Sony’s HDCAM; but nothing practical like the CD and DVD media.
However, it was known that using lasers with shorter wavelengths you would be able to create optical storage with higher density. With this knowledge, Shuji Nakamura invented practical blue laser diodes. Its commercial use was delayed by a patent lawsuit, but eventually the Blu-ray disc became available and the next step in the evolution of storage media began.
The Difference: The benefits of Blu-ray Discs versus DVDs.
Although Blu-Ray disc are the same physical size of a DVD or CD, they are capable of storing and reading much more data. The reason behind this is its use of a blue laser as opposed to the red laser used by DVDs and CDs. The blue laser has a shorter wavelength, a smaller aperture lens and a thinner cover layer on the disc that makes it possible to create a smaller beam spot size capable of storing and reading much more data on the disc.
Of course, no discussion would be complete without mentioning the very heated battle between the two opposing technologies: Blu-ray vs HD-DVD. Each disc format have major backers, behind Blu-ray stands Sony, Dell, Hitachi, Hewlett-Packard, Panasonic, Pioneer, Philips, Samsung… and backing HD-DVD we have Toshiba, NEC and some major movie studios Universal Studios, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros and New Line Cinema.
While many believe Blu-ray has won the battle and will probably become the dominant high definition technology. (Beta anyone?) The main argument being storage space, since Blu-ray offers 25 GB for single-layer and 50 GB for dual-layer; this is compared to HD-DVD which gives 15 GB for single-layer and 30 GB for dual-layer.
This is Blu-ray’s strongest playing card, a single layer Blu-ray disc can hold 25 GB of data. This is compared to the 4.5 GB on a standard DVD. As mentioned before, a dual layer Blu-ray disc can hold 50 GB. This amount of storage allows the disc to capture a full 1080p High Definition image. It has a resolution of 1920 by 1080 progressively scanned pixels. A standard DVD has 720 by 480 pixels. Another benefit of the Blu-ray disc is it has a much wider bandwidth than a DVD. It can produce signals at speeds up to 48 Mbps. This is 6 times quicker than DVD’s 8 Mbps.
Furthermore, remember your old DVD’s will not be obsolete, as Blu-ray players can play DVD’s. Blu-ray players can upscale regular DVD’s standard definition images and convert them to a higher resolution which is needed on a HDTV. This process greatly increases picture quality, although it doesn’t actually increase resolution. The quality of the players up scaling function is often the determining factor in the quality of the image that is converted.
Considering all these points and features, the future of Blu-ray looks very bright indeed. Blu-ray discs and players will probably be around for quite some time or until another more advanced technology takes its place! But for now, we can all fully enjoy the superior performance and visuals Blu-ray offers us.
By: Titus Hoskins
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With so many Blu Ray Players on the market, selecting the one for you can feel like an impossible task. Never fear the expert voice of Dvd-Blue-Ray.com is here to help.
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I’ve chosen a selection of the economical models like the Denon DDV 1800BD and the top end of the market like the Sony BDP S5000ES, undoubtedly Sony have once again set the bar very high.
Samsung BDP 1500 – Incorporating the latest software and makes Blu-ray better and more accessible then before. Styled to compliment the Samsung TV, the Samsung BDP 1500 offers a fashionable player with surprising ease of use. It supports version 1.1 a superb feature enabling you to access features such as the Picture in Picture (PiP) technology and local storage.
Samsung BDP 2500 – Using the award-winning Hollywood Quality Video (HQV) chip for processing video the Samsung BDP 2500 Bluray-reviews.com”>Blu Ray players and all information relating to Bluray-reviews.com”>Blu Ray online. All information is provided free. Visit www.dvd-blue-ray.com to find out more.
You may have a manufacturer that you naturally prefer or one that compliments your current home entertainment system, or if you are simply surfing the market, the brief overview of the reviews from Dvd-blue-ray.com will help.
I’ve chosen a selection of the economical models like the Denon DDV 1800BD and the top end of the market like the Sony BDP S5000ES, undoubtedly Sony have once again set the bar very high.
Samsung BDP 1500 – Incorporating the latest software and makes Blu-ray better and more accessible then before. Styled to compliment the Samsung TV, the Samsung BDP 1500 offers a fashionable player with surprising ease of use. It supports version 1.1 a superb feature enabling you to access features such as the Picture in Picture (PiP) technology and local storage.
Samsung BDP 2500 – Using the award-winning Hollywood Quality Video (HQV) chip for processing video the Samsung BDP 2500 Bluray-reviews.com”>Blu Ray players and all information relating to Bluray-reviews.com”>Blu Ray online. All information is provided free. Visit www.dvd-blue-ray.com to find out more.
Blu-ray is truly a technological marvel being able to hold around six times more information than a DVD, and close to double more the information of a HD DVD. But, how will consumers react to it? That has been the talk of the developers of Blu-ray as well as eager die-hard fans of Blu-ray.
Fortunately, a peek into the future of Blu-ray was achieved around November 10th, 2006 as record sales began to make themselves evident as Blu-ray movies started to become harder and harder to find, especially Mission Impossible 3. As soon as Mission Impossible 3 was available in Blu-ray format, they began flying off the selves and into the homes of thousands. A reported 20,000 to 35,000 Blu-ray Mission Impossible 3 movies has been sold in a period of days. With such early success, Blu-ray’s future seems to be getting brighter and brighter.
But will the transition from DVDs to Blu-ray Disc be realized?
There are hundreds of millions of DVDs out in the market and in homes all over the world today, and to play those DVDs you need a DVD player. So the future of Blu-ray is determined by getting more Blu-ray players into more homes, and with the costs of today’s Blu-ray players, the probabilty of that happening is very low.
Here comes the Sony Playstation 3
Yes, the Sony Playstation 3 is a big part of the answer. WHY? Because the Sony Playstation 3 is a Blu-ray player. Millions of Playstation 3s has been either pre-sold or sold already and with the holiday season getting ever so closer, there’s no telling the how many millions of people will have a Blu-ray player.
Blu-ray has a great future!
Mission Impossible 3 is just the beginning. Though the future looks great for Blu-ray, underestimating HD DVD can have devastating consequences. However, consumers seems to agree, Blu-ray is a must have.
By: Stephan Smith
About the Author:
The Blu-Ray is the new, advanced and enhanced disk format in the category of High definition DVD (Digital Versatile Disc). The Blu-Ray’s media factor is similar to that of the Compact disk and Digital Versatile Disc formats. This new format of Blu-Ray was introduced and developed by the BDA ( Blu-ray disk Association ). The BDA comprises of many companies related to the fields of Personal Computers and consumer electronics. The Blu-Ray discs have advantage over other formats of DVD disks, because the recording layer density of Blu-Ray is about five times more than the other DVD disks.
The Blu-Ray disks are available both in the forms of single and double layered disks. Work is being done on the four & eight layered Blu-Ray disks and the maximum recording capacity of these discs will be 200 Giga Bytes. The leading optical storage companies are manufacturing the Blu-Ray disks and drives. The Blu-Ray DVD disks and drives can be used in automated system and therefore, the Blu-Ray technology is useful in archive system. The disk library of Blu-Ray has capacity between 1 Terabyte to 35 Terabytes. The writing standard of data on the Blu-Ray is in Universal Disk Format (UDF). The recording standard of http://www.tape4backup.com
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Fortunately, a peek into the future of Blu-ray was achieved around November 10th, 2006 as record sales began to make themselves evident as Blu-ray movies started to become harder and harder to find, especially Mission Impossible 3. As soon as Mission Impossible 3 was available in Blu-ray format, they began flying off the selves and into the homes of thousands. A reported 20,000 to 35,000 Blu-ray Mission Impossible 3 movies has been sold in a period of days. With such early success, Blu-ray’s future seems to be getting brighter and brighter.
But will the transition from DVDs to Blu-ray Disc be realized?
There are hundreds of millions of DVDs out in the market and in homes all over the world today, and to play those DVDs you need a DVD player. So the future of Blu-ray is determined by getting more Blu-ray players into more homes, and with the costs of today’s Blu-ray players, the probabilty of that happening is very low.
Here comes the Sony Playstation 3
Yes, the Sony Playstation 3 is a big part of the answer. WHY? Because the Sony Playstation 3 is a Blu-ray player. Millions of Playstation 3s has been either pre-sold or sold already and with the holiday season getting ever so closer, there’s no telling the how many millions of people will have a Blu-ray player.
Blu-ray has a great future!
Mission Impossible 3 is just the beginning. Though the future looks great for Blu-ray, underestimating HD DVD can have devastating consequences. However, consumers seems to agree, Blu-ray is a must have.
By: Stephan Smith
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Get your 
Recently the decision was officially made that the Blu-Ray DVDs would replace the standard DVDs that so many individuals are used to. The Blu-ray DVDs are essentially better protected and durable as more of the DVDs are being sold. Many large companies that essentially use the Blu-ray DVDs have chosen to use this style for a variety of reasons. There was a lot of dispute between the Blu-Ray DVD and the standard DVDs and it became ‘format war’ in many ways.
However, obviously the Blu-ray DVDs won. Certain features are available with the Blu-Ray DVDs that the standard DVDs just don’t have.
In many of the sales studies that were established the Blu-Ray DVDs are selling more and have been on the market for some time now. As more larger corporations and companies have chosen to use these DVDs the sales will increase even more. With the idea and concept that the standard DVDs are going to be a thing of the past to a certain degree, it is apparent the Blu-ray DVDs are the best in the technology of media, data, and other forms of uses of the product.
Another factor that was taken into consideration was that Blu-Ray DVDs are completely different in the concept that because they are designed better and last longer, they do not need to be replaced because of being broken, damaged or scratched as some of the other standard DVDs. Truly, Blu-Ray DVDs are the future. The Blu-Ray DVDs also have some standards in context, as there are considered three different ‘profiles’ as a part of the usage of the DVDs and how they perform once they have any type of media, data, or anything associated with this. The polymer coating adds the exceptional protection for the Blu-ray DVDs and therefore they are essentially not easily scratched.
The overall concept of the Blu-Ray DVD is that they are designed and created by using a blue laser which allows for better accuracy in the development of the DVD as a product.
Also, by using the blue laser it is thinner, therefore more space is ultimately available to be used as well.
Just like the original standard DVDs these new and improved Blu-ray DVDs can be used for recording, backing up data, media, music, movies, and several other uses.
Forums and blog postings have increased a great deal that pertain to the Blu-ray DVDs due in part that these DVDs do in fact offer so much more to an individual. There are several different web sites via the Internet that are associated with the Blu-ray DVDs and individuals who are interested in these ideas and issues that are addressed as well as other information, there are many to choose from.
Although some experts disagree with certain changes in the technology industry, when surveys were done essentially via the Internet individuals who have purchased the Blu-ray DVDs left mostly positive feedback about the new products. On the five star rating scale the product was often rated with five stars.
By: Steven Beckerman
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However, obviously the Blu-ray DVDs won. Certain features are available with the Blu-Ray DVDs that the standard DVDs just don’t have.
In many of the sales studies that were established the Blu-Ray DVDs are selling more and have been on the market for some time now. As more larger corporations and companies have chosen to use these DVDs the sales will increase even more. With the idea and concept that the standard DVDs are going to be a thing of the past to a certain degree, it is apparent the Blu-ray DVDs are the best in the technology of media, data, and other forms of uses of the product.
Another factor that was taken into consideration was that Blu-Ray DVDs are completely different in the concept that because they are designed better and last longer, they do not need to be replaced because of being broken, damaged or scratched as some of the other standard DVDs. Truly, Blu-Ray DVDs are the future. The Blu-Ray DVDs also have some standards in context, as there are considered three different ‘profiles’ as a part of the usage of the DVDs and how they perform once they have any type of media, data, or anything associated with this. The polymer coating adds the exceptional protection for the Blu-ray DVDs and therefore they are essentially not easily scratched.
The overall concept of the Blu-Ray DVD is that they are designed and created by using a blue laser which allows for better accuracy in the development of the DVD as a product.
Also, by using the blue laser it is thinner, therefore more space is ultimately available to be used as well.
Just like the original standard DVDs these new and improved Blu-ray DVDs can be used for recording, backing up data, media, music, movies, and several other uses.
Forums and blog postings have increased a great deal that pertain to the Blu-ray DVDs due in part that these DVDs do in fact offer so much more to an individual. There are several different web sites via the Internet that are associated with the Blu-ray DVDs and individuals who are interested in these ideas and issues that are addressed as well as other information, there are many to choose from.
Although some experts disagree with certain changes in the technology industry, when surveys were done essentially via the Internet individuals who have purchased the Blu-ray DVDs left mostly positive feedback about the new products. On the five star rating scale the product was often rated with five stars.
By: Steven Beckerman
About the Author:
The Blu-Ray is the new, advanced and enhanced disk format in the category of High definition DVD (Digital Versatile Disc). The Blu-Ray’s media factor is similar to that of the Compact disk and Digital Versatile Disc formats. This new format of Blu-Ray was introduced and developed by the BDA ( Blu-ray disk Association ). The BDA comprises of many companies related to the fields of Personal Computers and consumer electronics. The Blu-Ray discs have advantage over other formats of DVD disks, because the recording layer density of Blu-Ray is about five times more than the other DVD disks.
The Blu-Ray disks are available both in the forms of single and double layered disks. Work is being done on the four & eight layered Blu-Ray disks and the maximum recording capacity of these discs will be 200 Giga Bytes. The leading optical storage companies are manufacturing the Blu-Ray disks and drives. The Blu-Ray DVD disks and drives can be used in automated system and therefore, the Blu-Ray technology is useful in archive system. The disk library of Blu-Ray has capacity between 1 Terabyte to 35 Terabytes. The writing standard of data on the Blu-Ray is in Universal Disk Format (UDF). The recording standard of http://www.tape4backup.com
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Blu ray technology and HD DVD technology are fighting each other to become the DVD format of the next generation. Blu ray and HD DVD are fighting against each other in a similar style as the VHS and Betamax battle of the 1980′s.
Blu ray Disc is an optical disc format designed for HD video and high density data storage. Backing Blu ray technology are power house companies such as Pioneer, Samsung and Sony. HD DVD is mainly supported by Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Toshiba and Microsoft and is supported by the big movie company, Universal Studios. Many of the movie studios have announced that they will be releasing movies in both formats. Overall it should be noted however, that 84% of the movies released last year support Blu-ray technology.
Blu ray has support from the following studios at the time of this writing; Sony Pictures, MGM, Columbia TriStar, Disney, Touchstone, Miramax, Fox, Paramount, Warner and Lions Gate. Paramount, Studio Canal, Universal, Warner and The Weinstein Company has decided to back the HD DVD format.
Blu ray received it’s name from the blue laser it uses to read the data. This format was created for rewriting, recording and playing of HD video. They also can store large amounts of data. It holds five times more storage capacity than regular DVD’s. It can store over 9 hours of high definition video on a disc. Because of its larger storage capacity, Blu-ray discs can hold the resolution formats to give you that extraordinary High Definition picture and sound.
There are some differences between the two formats. First of all it’s their storage. By utilizing larger numerical aperture lens, Blu-ray is able to write more data on the same size disc. Because of the larger capacity, movie studios will be able to release movies with more HD features on Blu ray than HD DVD. A Blu-ray disc can hold up to 25GB and a dual layer 54 GB while an HD disc can hold up to 15 GB and a dual layer 30 GB. The other noticeable difference is price. The Blu ray discs are more costly.
You can not play HD DVD discs on Blu ray players and vice versa, however, both will play CD’s and DVD’s. And that is where the battle begins. You need to decide whether you want to invest in a Blu-ray player or a HD player as each will only be able to play there own format discs.
So let’s summarize the format battle. Both formats are comparable in high definition picture quality. When making a decision on which format to purchase, you must consider cost and amount of content available in each format. One thing is for sure, it is a very uncertain market. It’s very possible that you could decide on a format; purchase a player and buy movies and then be very upset if the format you choose leaves the market. More than likely, the format which goes into Christmas 2007 with the lowest price tag and widest range of movies will become the format standard.
By: Terry Burns
About the Author:
Blu ray Disc is an optical disc format designed for HD video and high density data storage. Backing Blu ray technology are power house companies such as Pioneer, Samsung and Sony. HD DVD is mainly supported by Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Toshiba and Microsoft and is supported by the big movie company, Universal Studios. Many of the movie studios have announced that they will be releasing movies in both formats. Overall it should be noted however, that 84% of the movies released last year support Blu-ray technology.
Blu ray has support from the following studios at the time of this writing; Sony Pictures, MGM, Columbia TriStar, Disney, Touchstone, Miramax, Fox, Paramount, Warner and Lions Gate. Paramount, Studio Canal, Universal, Warner and The Weinstein Company has decided to back the HD DVD format.
Blu ray received it’s name from the blue laser it uses to read the data. This format was created for rewriting, recording and playing of HD video. They also can store large amounts of data. It holds five times more storage capacity than regular DVD’s. It can store over 9 hours of high definition video on a disc. Because of its larger storage capacity, Blu-ray discs can hold the resolution formats to give you that extraordinary High Definition picture and sound.
There are some differences between the two formats. First of all it’s their storage. By utilizing larger numerical aperture lens, Blu-ray is able to write more data on the same size disc. Because of the larger capacity, movie studios will be able to release movies with more HD features on Blu ray than HD DVD. A Blu-ray disc can hold up to 25GB and a dual layer 54 GB while an HD disc can hold up to 15 GB and a dual layer 30 GB. The other noticeable difference is price. The Blu ray discs are more costly.
You can not play HD DVD discs on Blu ray players and vice versa, however, both will play CD’s and DVD’s. And that is where the battle begins. You need to decide whether you want to invest in a Blu-ray player or a HD player as each will only be able to play there own format discs.
So let’s summarize the format battle. Both formats are comparable in high definition picture quality. When making a decision on which format to purchase, you must consider cost and amount of content available in each format. One thing is for sure, it is a very uncertain market. It’s very possible that you could decide on a format; purchase a player and buy movies and then be very upset if the format you choose leaves the market. More than likely, the format which goes into Christmas 2007 with the lowest price tag and widest range of movies will become the format standard.
By: Terry Burns
About the Author:
Terry Burns shares information on home theater on his
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When you’ve run out of things to say to each other over the turkey dinner, nothing can unite a family like some Christmas TV specials or a hot new movie release. However, if you want to make the most of your festive viewing then there are two essentials – a state-of-the art LDV TV and a top class Blu-ray player. Big-screen TVs make a perfect seasonal gift for the whole family whether you want to watch the Boxing Day Premier League action or just catch those extended soap specials. To see the picture in all its glory however, you’ll need to pick up one of the latest LCD (liquid crystal display) TVs, which are thinner and lighter than Plasma TVs, use less energy and provide near-perfect clarity. There are several hot LCD TV models for Christmas 2008 including: • Sony KDL-32W4000 LCD TV – A 32inch screen with a digital tuner that features a neat design touch to hide away wires protruding from the back of the screen. • Panasonic TX-32LZD85 LCD TV – Increased sharpness, detail and fluidity of motion are the highlights of this high-definition (HD) ready 32inch TV that even includes an SD card slot for direct viewing of photographs taken with a digital camera. • Toshiba 40ZF355D LCD TV – A super-slim bezel makes this 40inch Toshiba LCD TV appear smaller than it is – ideal if you don’t want a TV to completely dominate your room. The Toshiba Regza 40ZF355D LCD TV is one of the best TVs around for Blu-ray viewing with improved response to vibrant colours and black levels. Blu-ray players are all the rage and are widely favoured ahead of HD-DVDs. However, customers should ensure they buy a Profile 2-ready model to be sure they’ll get the most from the technology with older models not having the necessary hardware for exciting new features such as picture-in-picture options. This year’s best sellers are likely to include: • Pioneer BDP-LX08 Blu-ray Player– Considered one of the best Blu-ray Players available with high image quality and good DVD capabilities, ideal if you don’t want to replace an existing collection. • Panasonic DMP-BD30– Processes more than 15billion pixels per second to express motion smoothly and superbly display images. • Sony BDP-S350 Blu-ray player Faster than its predecessors at loading films, this Sony Blu-ray Player supports all the latest Blu-ray technology. If you’re looking for a cheap option then pick up a Sony PS3 which includes a Blu-ray Player alongside its video game capabilities.
If you want to make the most of your festive viewing then there are two essentials – a state-of-the art LCD TV and a top class Blu-ray player . If you’re looking for a cheap option then pick up a Sony PS3 which includes a Blu-ray Player alongside its video game capabilities.
By: Gill Critchley
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If you want to make the most of your festive viewing then there are two essentials – a state-of-the art LCD TV and a top class Blu-ray player . If you’re looking for a cheap option then pick up a Sony PS3 which includes a Blu-ray Player alongside its video game capabilities.
By: Gill Critchley
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According to the Computer Desktop Encyclopedia, Blu-ray is “A high-capacity optical disc that holds 4.5 hours of high-definition video (HD) on a single-sided, single-layer 25GB disk. Announced in 2002 by Sony, Hitachi, Philips and other vendors, the Blu-ray technology uses a blue-violet laser that reads pits a third the size of a DVD on tracks that are packed much tighter together. Blu-ray supports the more advanced H.264 and VC-1 video encoding algorithms (codecs) as well as MPEG-2, which is used for DVD. It also supports 1080p, the highest HDTV resolution. The first Blu-ray recorders, which also play CDs and DVDs, were introduced in Japan in 2003. A Blu-ray drive was one of the primary new features of Sony’s PlayStation 3 video game console, introduced late in 2006.”
Blu-ray is thus the most advanced digital playback recording technology currently on the market. Nevertheless, some people have wondered what may justify the need for a $1000 DVD player when there are adequate players on the market for under $35 as well as needing to buy an expensive high-def TV.
But Blu-ray is justifiably exciting, and many people don’t realize that it’s already been market-tested in Japan, where the rage caught on like wildfire. There are very good reasons for that. It’s not for nothing that many manufacturers of visual digital playback and recording technology, such as Toshiba, have decided to ditch HD-DVD and go with Blu-ray.
To begin with, as the Encyclopedia’s definition makes clear, Blu-ray discs have monstrous storage capacity. This allows for storage savings in the long run and offers hitherto unknown storage convenience for digitally recorded material.
Another advantage of Blu-ray is Digital Rights Management (DRM) laws permit Blu-ray discs to be legally copied a limited number of times–and their copies are very high fidelity. Enter more potential long term savings. The players in Blu-ray technology are also pushing to have player manufacturers standardize backwards playing capacity, meaning that all Blu-ray discs as well as DVDs and CDs would be able to be fully rewriteable.
And all this in addition to the utterly amazing high-def 1080p resolution, which is sure to become even more refined.
And as a more practical matter concerning consumer choice, it’s a fact that the Blu-ray format already enjoys wide support from the world’s leading consumer electronics and digital media manufacturers. On this list are Sony, Panasonic, Philips, Samsung, Pioneer, Sharp, JVC, Hitachi, Mitsubishi, TDK, Thomson, LG, Apple, HP and Dell; and it’s even supported in Sony’s next-generation PlayStation 3 (PS3). HD-DVD, the Blu-ray competitor, never reached such wide appeal.
By: Steven Beckerman
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Blu-ray is thus the most advanced digital playback recording technology currently on the market. Nevertheless, some people have wondered what may justify the need for a $1000 DVD player when there are adequate players on the market for under $35 as well as needing to buy an expensive high-def TV.
But Blu-ray is justifiably exciting, and many people don’t realize that it’s already been market-tested in Japan, where the rage caught on like wildfire. There are very good reasons for that. It’s not for nothing that many manufacturers of visual digital playback and recording technology, such as Toshiba, have decided to ditch HD-DVD and go with Blu-ray.
To begin with, as the Encyclopedia’s definition makes clear, Blu-ray discs have monstrous storage capacity. This allows for storage savings in the long run and offers hitherto unknown storage convenience for digitally recorded material.
Another advantage of Blu-ray is Digital Rights Management (DRM) laws permit Blu-ray discs to be legally copied a limited number of times–and their copies are very high fidelity. Enter more potential long term savings. The players in Blu-ray technology are also pushing to have player manufacturers standardize backwards playing capacity, meaning that all Blu-ray discs as well as DVDs and CDs would be able to be fully rewriteable.
And all this in addition to the utterly amazing high-def 1080p resolution, which is sure to become even more refined.
And as a more practical matter concerning consumer choice, it’s a fact that the Blu-ray format already enjoys wide support from the world’s leading consumer electronics and digital media manufacturers. On this list are Sony, Panasonic, Philips, Samsung, Pioneer, Sharp, JVC, Hitachi, Mitsubishi, TDK, Thomson, LG, Apple, HP and Dell; and it’s even supported in Sony’s next-generation PlayStation 3 (PS3). HD-DVD, the Blu-ray competitor, never reached such wide appeal.
By: Steven Beckerman
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The blue lazer light of the Blu-Ray technology can squeeze the HD-video of more than 4 hours on a single sided DVD disk. The Blu-Ray DVD disk format has the latest technology and for next generation is the preferred choice for the storage removal. The blue lazer used in the Blu-Ray drives give better results and performance than the traditional DVD drives that use the red lazer. The DVD can store up to 4.7 Gigabytes of data, and the single sided Blu-Ray DVD disk can store 27 Gigabytes of data. The backers of http://www.tape4backup.com
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