Blu-ray and HD-DVD (High Definition DVD) are two contrasting technologies for digital storage media such as high-definition movies, games and other audio-visual material. There are a few other new technologies, but it seems that these two are rivals of the big players in the battle for consumers' hearts and minds at home. So, what are they, that is a better and who is likely to gain the latest technology format war.
Blu-ray was created by the Blu-ray Disc Association, an association of major consumer electronics manufacturers like Sony and Panasonic, as high-capacity storage device with the standard DVD format. HD-DVD is the DVD Forum, an alternative association of high-tech electronics manufacturers, including Toshiba and NEC developed to replace the replacement of a standard DVD.
Both operate on the same principle. You use a blue laser with a shorter wavelength than the standard red laser of> DVD's and CD's (405 nm compared to 650 nm). This allows more space on a disc space is more than high-definition video is becoming an important industry standard in movies, TV and video games.
The latest information on storage capacities in any format is Blu-ray in front. A single-layer Blu-ray disc can store up to 25GB compared to HD-DVD 15 GB. A dual-layer Blu-ray can store 50 GB, while HD DVD stores 30 GB. This suggests, that wouldblu-ray can store more detail and therefore a better additional features to movies, etc. While this is not quite true, as video compression effect are stored on the amount of information on a CD, is the ability to make a significant difference between the two formats.
First Blu-ray disc data stored near the surface of the disk. This meant that if the disc in any way, it would probably be a malfunction or jam scratched when playing. Obviously, a protective layer has now beenimported to newer blu-ray disc that protects the data much more. HD DVD ever deeper into the data disk and are resistant to the most minor scratches and scuffs.
Although the underlying technology is in a format war is important, it is often the case, the people support each format, which has more influence on the outcome.
Here too, it seems like Blu-ray has the advantage.
Blu-ray is supported by consumer electronics firms Sony,Panasonic, Philips, Sharp and Pioneer and many others. This indicates that they are products that are produced solely for the use of the Blu-ray technology are given. The latest example is the Sony Playstation 3, which has a Blu-ray Disc player.
In the field of computer technology companies, blu-ray is supported by Apple, Dell, Sun Microsystems and Hewlett Packard. Your drives are using Blu-ray.
Possibly more important for people interested in the apartmentEntertainment are the big movie companies supporting Blu-ray. These are 20th Century Fox, Walt Disney and Warner Bros. Although there are Walt Disney and Warner Bros. does not support them exclusively and produce movies in HD DVD format. At this point, only Universal Pictures, an exclusive contract for HD-DVD has pictures produce.
On the HD DVD side may be the biggest player is Microsoft. They have HD-DVD reader in the XBox games console and seems determined to throw their weight into the balance, HD-DVD.
Of the major companies in the consumer electronics, are the main supporters of HD DVD Toshiba, NEC, and Kenwood.
In the field of computer-component manufacturers, Intel is behind HD-DVD.
Although it is still unclear who would win the format war, it seems that blu ray has some strong supporters. Although HD DVD has some big names,notably Microsoft. The prices of individual players and recording devices may also have implications for success in any format. At this point, most products are very expensive, but that will change with time.
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