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GENERAL BLU-RAY VS DVD BLU-RAY VS HD-DVD BLU-RAY MOVIES
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GENERAL
What is Blu-ray? Why the name Blu-ray? Who developed Blu-ray? What Blu-ray formats are planned? How much data can you fit on a Blu-ray disc? How much video can you fit on a Blu-ray disc? How fast can you read/write data on a Blu-ray disc? What video codecs will Blu-ray support? What audio codecs will Blu-ray support? Will Blu-ray discs require a cartridge? Will Blu-ray require an Internet connection? Will Blu-ray down-convert analog outputs? Will Blu-ray support mandatory managed copy? When will I be able to buy Blu-ray products? What will Blu-ray products cost?
BLU-RAY VS DVD
Will Blu-ray replace DVDs? Will Blu-ray be backwards compatible with DVD? Why should I upgrade from DVD to Blu-ray? What is the difference between Blu-ray and DVD? Will Blu-ray replace VCRs? What about Blu-ray for PCs?
BLU-RAY VS HD-DVD
Is Blu-ray the same thing as HD-DVD? What benefits does Blu-ray offer compared to HD-DVD? What is the difference between Blu-ray and HD-DVD?
BLU-RAY MOVIES
Is Lord of the Rings coming to Blu-ray? Is Star Wars coming to Blu-ray? Is <insert movie> coming to Blu-ray?
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example, you will be able to bring up the menu system as an overlay without stopping the movie, and you could have the director of the movie on the screen explaining the shooting of a scene while the scene is playing in the background. The advanced interactivity combined with the networking features of Blu-ray will also allow content producers to support new innovative features such as downloading extras, updating content via the web, and watching live broadcasts of special events. Thanks to the greatly enhanced HD video and audio quality as well as the advanced interactivity and networking features, Blu-ray represents a huge leap forward in the DVD viewing experience and will offer consumers an unprecedented HD experience.
Blu-ray
DVD
4.7GB (single-layer) 8.5GB (dual-layer) 650nm (red laser) 0.60 120mm 1.2mm 0.6mm No 0.74m 11.08Mbps (1x) 10.08Mbps (<1x) 720480/720576 (480i/576i) 9.8Mbps MPEG-2 Linear PCM Dolby Digital DTS Digital Surround DVD-Video
25GB (single-layer) 50GB (dual-layer) Laser wavelength 405nm (blue laser) Numerical aperture (NA) 0.85 Disc diameter 120mm Disc thickness 1.2mm Protection layer 0.1mm Hard coating Yes Track pitch 0.32m Data transfer rate (data) 36.0Mbps (1x) Data transfer rate (video/audio) 54.0Mbps (1.5x) Video resolution (max) 19201080 (1080p) Video bit rate (max) 40.0Mbps Video codecs MPEG-2 MPEG-4 AVC SMPTE VC-1 Audio codecs Linear PCM Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus Dolby TrueHD DTS Digital Surround DTS-HD Interactivity BD-J
Random access - instantly jump to any place on the disc Searching - quickly browse and preview recorded programs in real-time Create playlists - change the order of recorded programs and edit recorded video Simultaneous recording and playback of video (enables Time slip/Chasing playback) Automatically find an empty space to avoid recording over programs Improved picture - ability to record high-definition television (HDTV) Improved sound - ability to record surround sound (Dolby Digital, DTS, etc)
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Storage capacity
Blu-ray
25GB (single-layer) 50GB (dual-layer)
HD-DVD
15GB (single-layer) 30GB (dual-layer)
Laser wavelength Numerical aperture (NA) Disc diameter Disc thickness Protection layer Hard coating Track pitch Data transfer rate (data) Data transfer rate (video/audio)
405nm (blue laser) 0.85 120mm 1.2mm 0.1mm Yes 0.32m 36.0Mbps (1x) 54.0Mbps (1.5x)
405nm (blue laser) 0.65 120mm 1.2mm 0.6mm No 0.40m 36.55Mbps (1x) 36.55Mbps (1x)
19201080 (1080p) 40.0Mbps MPEG-2 MPEG-4 AVC SMPTE VC-1 Linear PCM Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus Dolby TrueHD DTS Digital Surround DTS-HD BD-J
19201080 (1080p) 28.0Mbps MPEG-2 MPEG-4 AVC SMPTE VC-1 Linear PCM Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus Dolby TrueHD DTS Digital Surround DTS-HD HDi
Audio codecs
Interactivity
CONCLUSION
This is called as BLU-RAY DISC because , in this blue-violet laser is used (BD).Blu disk is the name of a next-generation optical disc format. The format was developed to enable recording, rewriting and playback of high-definition video (HD) The format offers more than five times the storage capacity of traditional DVDs and can hold up to 25GB on a single-layer disc and 50GB on a dual-layer disc. As with conventional CDs and DVDs, Blu-ray plans to provide a wide range of formats including ROM/R/RW. Blu-ray Disc format is easily extendable (future-proof) it also includes support for multi-layer disc, which should allow the storage capacity to be increased to 100GB-200GB (25GB per layer) in the future simply by adding more layers to the disk. Thus,BLU-RAY DISC is more advantageos than CD & DVD
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