Blu-ray Disc format is required by the forthcoming of High Definition TV era which calls for a brand new generation of optical storage after DVD. It is such a technology with wavelength short as 405nm and numerical aperture high as 0.85. The format is designed to have even wider disc tolerances than those of DVD. Thanks for those more innovative concepts Blu-ray Disc is the most economical storage solution in terms of cost per gigabyte. And it is expected to be a long-term optical storage standard rather than an interim solution.
Blu-ray Disc format is required by the forthcoming of High Definition TV era which calls for a brand new generation of optical storage after DVD. It is such a technology with wavelength short as 405nm and numerical aperture high as 0.85. The format is designed to have even wider disc tolerances than those of DVD. Thanks for those more innovative concepts Blu-ray Disc is the most economical storage solution in terms of cost per gigabyte. And it is expected to be a long-term optical storage standard rather than an interim solution.
Blu-ray Disc format is required by the forthcoming of High Definition TV era which calls for a brand new generation of optical storage after DVD. It is such a technology with wavelength short as 405nm and numerical aperture high as 0.85. The format is designed to have even wider disc tolerances than those of DVD. Thanks for those more innovative concepts Blu-ray Disc is the most economical storage solution in terms of cost per gigabyte. And it is expected to be a long-term optical storage standard rather than an interim solution.
Blu-ray Disc format is required by the forthcoming of High Definition TV era which calls for a brand new generation of optical storage after DVD. It is such a technology with wavelength short as 405nm and numerical aperture high as 0.85. The format is designed to have even wider disc tolerances than those of DVD. Thanks for those more innovative concepts Blu-ray Disc is the most economical storage solution in terms of cost per gigabyte. And it is expected to be a long-term optical storage standard rather than an interim solution.
Disc? It is the name of a next-generation optical disc format jointly developed by the Blu -ray Disc Association (BDA). The format was developed to enable recording, rewriting and playback of high-definition video (HD), as well as storing large amounts of data.
Why it is named as Blu ray?
The name Blu-ray is derived from the underlying technology, which utilizes a blue-violet laser to read and write data. The name is a combination of "Blue" (blue-violet laser) and "Ray" (optical ray).
Working: The Blu-ray disc overcomes DVD-reading issues by placing the data on top of a 1.1-mmthick polycarbonate layer
Software Supported VIDEO CODECS MPEG-2 - enhanced for HD, also used for playback of DVDs and HDTV recordings. MPEG-4 AVC - part of the MPEG-4 standard also known as H.264 (High Profile and Main Profile). SMPTE VC-1 - standard based on Microsoft's Windows Media Video (WMV) technology.
Layer s:
Apart from its picture
quality, a Blue-Ray contestant stores more data than a DVD. A DVD can store no more than 10 GB patch a Blue-Ray disc can handsomely store a thumping 4550 GB.
Technical Details: A single-layer Blu-ray disc, can hold up to 27 GB of data -- that's more than two hours of highdefinition video or about 13 hours of standard video. A double-layer Blu-ray disc can store up to 50 GB, enough to hold about 4.5 hours of highdefinition video or more than 20 hours of standard video.
Tech Comparison Most performance metrics of these two technologies are the same Blu-ray storage capacity is more practical for HD movies One high-definition movie (~20GB) fits on just one Blu-ray layer (25GB); while HD DVD requires two layers (2x 15GB)
Blu-ray
HD DVD
Storage (single layer)
25GB (5 hrs of HD video)
15GB (2 hrs of HD video)
Storage (dual layer)
50GB (9 hrs of HD video)
30GB (5 hrs of HD video)
Cost/Disc*
~$1.59
~$1.45
Cost/GB*
~$0.064
~$0.097
Disc Player Price
$500 (PS3) - $1000
$500 - $800
Applications: Many of the famous movie studios are releasing there their movies on BLU-RAY DVD. As it provides greater storage capacity, so more amount of data can be stored in more protective manner as compared to convectional DVD. Sony is releasing games DVDs in BLU-RAY format for their home video game consoles.
Let us have Glance look at the clarity
and experience of the Blu ray Quality Video
Clarity of Pictures:
Advantages: It gives a high storage capacity. It can be used to store about 4.5 hours of high definition video It provides better data protection. It can be burned while reading it.
Challenges: Promotion Staying on top Studio support Storage capacity
Strategic Recommendations: Short-term Bundling movies with Blu-ray players
Mid-term Promote Blu-ray brand Additional studio support
Long-term Increase storage size
Conclusion: It is the best optical media available these days Can be used for high data storage But has a compatibility problem
