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The Evolution of Blu-ray: How the Blu-ray Disc Was Born
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
Home Improvements With Blu-ray and HD-DVD
To help you decide about which system to use with your home improvements, here is some information on the two formats, Blu-ray and HD-DVD, plus some pros and cons of each
Ordinary CDs and DVDs use a laser that produces red light (whose wavelength is about 650nm, a little more than half a micron)
Blu ray or HD DVD: Round 1
Blu ray technology and HD DVD technology are fighting each other to become the DVD format of the future generations. Much like the battle of the 80?s between VHS and Betamax, Blu-ray and HD DVD both want to be the VHS of the 2000?s.
DVD Pioneer Hansen to Bring Blu-Ray Movie Creation to Home Users, Indies
DVD and HD pioneer Erick Hansen plans to take Hi-Def movie creation and disc distribution out of the hands of the major media companies and give it to individuals, small businesses and independent filmmakers. His company, Blue Ray Technologies, will offer Blu-Ray disc duplication and distribution in quantities small enough to enable anyone to share their High Definition content with small groups or the world.
WB and New Line Going Blu-Ray 'Final Nails in HD-DVD Coffin' -- Exec
"For the good of film industry, Universal and Paramount must stop releasing in HD-DVD only so the $24 billion home video industry can avoid a crisis," states Blue Ray Technologies founder Erick Hansen. He cites 4.5 percent drop in DVD sales as example of Hi-def format war not only hurting transition to next gen format but present one as well.
HD DVD and Blu-Ray Burning
This article explains high definition video recording. Some of you may wonder what HD brings to the table, so here it is. The maximum resolution that a normal DVD can produce is 480i. The resolution of High Definition goes up to either 720p or 1080i, far beyond the capabilities of a standard DVD recorder. The older DVD recorders can not record HDTV broadcasts at full resolution because of this restriction.
NetBlender Releases DoStudio to HD DVD and Blu-ray Developers
New Advanced Content Authoring Tool Reduces Development Time for Next-Generation Interactivity by up to 50%
NetBlender to add Blu-ray Authoring to its High Definition Toolset
Leading HD tools provider announces addition of an affordable GUI-based Blu-ray solution for DVD authorers making the transition to BD.
Blu-ray Is Superior To HD-DVD In Terms Of Capacity
There has been much hype about the ?war? between Sony?s Blu-Ray technology and the HD-DVD technology of Toshiba. Both are high definition digital video disc formats but then factor that will reveal the outcome of the war is what format will be most appealing to the consumers.
NetBlender Introduces High Definition Training Series for HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc Developers
"Expert Series" to launch in November with two day HD DVD course in Barcelona.
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Blue Ray Technologies and Chatsworth Data Corporation Reach Exclusive Agreement for Super Blu-Ray Discs
Deal would see single Blu-ray discs that could hold 68 million pages of documents - "Our goal is to store the entire Library of Congress on one disc," says Blue Ray Technologies founder Erick Hansen
Blu-ray Is Superior To HD-DVD In Terms Of Capacity
There has been much hype about the ?war? between Sony?s Blu-Ray technology and the HD-DVD technology of Toshiba. Both are high definition digital video disc formats but then factor that will reveal the outcome of the war is what format will be most appealing to the consumers.
Blu ray or HD DVD: Round 1
Blu ray technology and HD DVD technology are fighting each other to become the DVD format of the future generations. Much like the battle of the 80?s between VHS and Betamax, Blu-ray and HD DVD both want to be the VHS of the 2000?s.
Blu-Ray Players Price Decreasing
The first Blu-Ray players under $300.00 will be available Memorial Day weekend. The one downside I see is that it will be Wal Mart that has it first.Not to crazy about buying electronics from them because ever thing I buy from there seems to cease working within a few months. I do believe that other stores such as Best Buy and Circuit City will follow suit a few weeks after Wal Mart rolls out the players.
NetBlender Releases DoStudio to HD DVD and Blu-ray Developers
New Advanced Content Authoring Tool Reduces Development Time for Next-Generation Interactivity by up to 50%
NCH Releases ExpressBurn with Blu-Ray and HD-DVD Support
NCH Swift Sound release ExpressBurn v3.00, offering support for the latest in data storage disks.
Sony Opens Up Market with Two New Blu-ray Disc Players
Sony announces the launch of two new Blu-ray Disc players which marks the next stage in the development of the high-definition disc player market. Packed with new AV technologies, the BDP-S300 is is set to bring Blu-ray to a huge new audience. The BDP-S500 is a high-end alternative aimed at customers demanding a definitive high-definition viewing experience.
HD DVD and Blu-Ray Burning
This article explains high definition video recording. Some of you may wonder what HD brings to the table, so here it is. The maximum resolution that a normal DVD can produce is 480i. The resolution of High Definition goes up to either 720p or 1080i, far beyond the capabilities of a standard DVD recorder. The older DVD recorders can not record HDTV broadcasts at full resolution because of this restriction.
Home Improvements With Blu-Ray HD Player Models & The Pioneer BDP-HD1
Scheduled to be released in summer 2006, Blu-ray high-definition DVD players from Pioneer, Panasonic and Samsung set forth to conquer the world of video Though initial models that were estimated at selling between $1000 and $1800 were deemed pricey, that did not last long as competition from HD-DVD and more manufacturers geared up
Home Improvements With Blu-ray and HD-DVD
To help you decide about which system to use with your home improvements, here is some information on the two formats, Blu-ray and HD-DVD, plus some pros and cons of each
Ordinary CDs and DVDs use a laser that produces red light (whose wavelength is about 650nm, a little more than half a micron)
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