Blu-ray is a format for optical discs, the HD-DVDin rivals in the race to the de-facto standard for HDTV storage medium. The HD-DVD vs. Blu-ray is similar to the fight between Betamax and VHS and DVD + RW and DVD-RW.
Currently, the major Hollywood film studios are equitably distributed and their support for Blu-ray and HD-DVD, but most of the sector & 39; electronics is currently in the blue corner.
The essential difference between the two new players and recorders and current optical disc technology that Blu-ray is , as its name indicates the & 39;, uses a blue-violet laser to read and write data & 39; and not a red. Blue light has a shorter wavelength & 39; length of red light, and the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA), which, among others, Sony, Philips, Panasonic, Pioneer, this means that the laser spot can precision.
Blu be more concentrated – Ray has a maximum capacity of 25 GB and dual-layer disc can contain up to 50 Go & 39; – enough for four hours of HDTV. As the HD-DVD, Blue-laser discs Caddy and do not require the drive and DVD recorder can read discs today. Supports codecs Blu-ray is H.264, MPEG-4, which form an integral part of & 39; Apple QuickTime 7, as well as Windows Media 9, VC-based BDA 1.
The said, although blue laser discs and players are already in the shipping in Japan, they are not shipped to the United States & 39; until the end of & 39; 2005 on the former. It is likely that the players are all first & 39; dearly in comparison with DVD players. In Japan, & 39; costs in the amount of $ 2000. However, as with all new technology, prices fall rapidly – d & 39; as Blu-ray is competing with HD DVD for this space under your TV.
Kenny Hemphill is the editor and publisher of The HDTV tuner – a guide for Kit, De La technology and programming on HDTV. kymberly torie
