HD DVD vs. Blu-Ray Disc

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DVD is a great success, and finally, in any event as a whole. Be applied, however. There is a high definition format rather than just a typical output video. With the new technology that is now strengthened people the best quality of entertainment that always wanted.

All actions, all the adventures that now we can definitely say I am everything I want to get into a conversation. But what if something is missing eyes,something perfect, with 6 times resolution of standard DVDs. You are about to enter the new world. Pick your favorite clips from the scene, while the movie plays. Go behind the scenes. Changing camera angles and high definition fully connected online, you can download the contents of the cargo. The future of high definition is here. Yow want everything now much better, with a spectacular high definition. Now may be the owner of the movies you want with the new level of interactivity.Here is the difference between Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD

Blu-ray Disc

This is the next generation optical packaged media disc format. He was known as Blu-ray, for the reasons that the laser data of the new discs, it says, violet-blue instead of red. This disk technology called blue laser has a wavelength allows a red laser, which, data is read more accurately. The format was developed to allow to rewrite the record and playback high definition video and store large amounts of data. Great privilege of seeing

HD DVD

The standard HD (high definition) DVD is designed to succeed the standard DVD format and is made from the same underlying technologies. This is a next generation optical format disc, with a significant increase in storage capacity facilitating support for high definition (HD) video and audio. The> HD-DVD is the name of its emergence as an extension of high definition DVD optical disc format products.

Technical Specification

Storage

Blu Ray Disc

25 GB single layer

50 GB dual layer

HD DVD

15 GB single layer

30 GB dual layer

Wavelength

Blu Ray Disc - 405 nm (blue laser)
HD DVD - 405 nm (blue laser)

Diameter

Blu Ray Disc- 120mm

HD DVD - 120mm

Slice thickness

Blu Ray Disc - 1.2 mm

HD DVD - 1.2 mm

Protection

Blu Ray Disc - 0.1mm

HD DVD - 0.6 mm

Hard coating

Blu Ray Disc - Yes

HD DVD - No

Data transfer rate (data)

Blu Ray Disc - 36.0Mbps (1x)

HD DVD - 36.55Mbps (1x)

Data transfer rate (video / audio)

Blu Ray Disc - 54.0Mbps(1.5 x)

HD DVD - 36.55Mbps (1x)

Video resolution (max)

Blu Ray Disc - 1920 x 1080 (1080p)

HD DVD - 1920 x 1080 (1080p)

Video bit rate (max)

Blu Ray Disc - 40.0Mbps

HD DVD - 28.0Mbps

High-Def market share

From the standpoint of the average consumer, there is little difference between the two technologies. Both feature support for HD audio formats and video, and both have the potential toact as the sole successor to DVD. Some major differences are BD higher production costs and higher storage capacity of 23.3GB per layer vs 15GB HD.

Other interesting facts:

* The Nichi Corporation, which owns the design patents, the laser system Blu-ray, sits as an associate member of the HD DVD Promotion Group.

* Even though Apple is on the Blu-ray Board of Directors, which supports DVD Studio Pro softwareHD DVD.

* Blu-ray, unlike HD-DVD requires a hard coating on their discs, because it is closer to 0.5 at the surface. The polymer coating used Durabis called, was developed by TDK and is supposedly extremely resilient and fingerprint resistant.

* The Java platform is necessarily based on Blu-ray, as is the standard for menus / multimedia (ie all Blu-ray systems must support JVM)

* The DVD version of the Xbox 360 is for the allegedFuture.

* The first consumer Blu-ray devices in the U.S. market It is expected that the PlayStation 3