Blu-ray vs. HD DVD
The battle between the two new high-definition video formats Blu-ray Disc or BD-ROM(Sony) and HD DVD (Toshiba) seems finally to be over.
The two formats are the successor of the DVD and are physically the same size of a DVD or CD. They are designed for the storage of data and high-definition video. The main difference between a DVD and these two new formats are the amount of data it can hold. Normal single layer DVDs hold up to 4.7 GB (double sided up to 8.5 GB), compared to that the Blu-ray Disc can hold up to 50 GB and the HD DVD up to 30 GB. This amount of storage is needed to hold high-definition movies, which are bigger (data wise) than a standard definition movie, because of its higher amount of pixels /picture quality.
The format war between those two new high density video formats began in 2006, when the first BD-ROM and HD DVD players and movies were released. First both formats had been head to head on player and movie sales. Both formats were evenly supported by the big movie studios like Paramount, Warner, Sony, Disney, Lionsgate, Universal, Fox or Dreamworks, but the sales of BD or HD DVD players and movies weren’t as high as the companies and studios wished. Consumers weren’t sure what to buy and the high prices also stopped them from buying any of the two formats. Some of the studios even brought out their movies on both formats. With the release of the Playstation 3 (which uses the Blu-ray format as its primary disc-drive) at the end of 2006, the BD-ROM started to outsell the HD DVD format. Throughout 2007 more and more Studios declared their “loyalties” surprisingly to Blu-ray and the little head start in sales through a earlier launch of the HD DVD format was completely gone. Even though the HD DVD format was first seen as less expansive and buggy, in February 2008 Toshiba (the electronic company that designed and produced HD DVD) announced that they are going to stop the production of HD DVD devices. This announcement came a month after the Warner Brother studios announced (last studio which released movies on both formats) to go with Blu-ray Disc.
After almost 2 years of format war we now finally know that the Blu-ray Disc is the successor of the good old DVD and the new high-definition video and data storage format. Let’s go Blu-ray!!!
8 comments:
i still think that the hd dvd is better because more people have it compared to the blue- ray disc. sooner or later though, the blue- ray disc will be better than the hd dvd
ive never even heard of blu-ray..lol
I think the blue ray is more detailed but is expensive.
i didn't know this was very interesting.comment back please
okay, i don't even have cable or a high def tv. i have no clue ehat you are talking about but it is cool that you know so much about it.
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Its hard to compare them, but Blu-ray is taking over so that must be the better one to buy now. Also it is expensive for blu-ray.
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