Blue-ray Gets Into Trouble Again

[abhay 0]

heres some info to get you started with the BLUE-RAY and HD-DVD

and heres something new in blue-ray world

HP Gives Blu-ray Ultimatum

HP has been backing Blu-ray but as the format war intensifies, the company wants Blu-ray to include more features for PC makers and users.

A member of the Blu-ray Disc Association, HP, is urging the group to adopt software that has already been included in HD DVD - the rival format. The company said that if the additional technology was not added to the Blu-ray format, it would consider shifting loyalties and backing HD-DVD.

The two features that HP wants included in the Blu-ray format, that HD-DVD now supports, is mandatory managed copy and iHD. Mandatory managed copy allows users to copy high-definition movies onto PCs from discs, and distribute them on home networks.

iHD, provides for new interactive features and is slated to be implemented in Microsoft's new Windows Vista operating system.

HP maintains that its move reflects its desire to ensure, that customers are not forced to choose between competing formats for DVDs.

Blu-ray has much stricter content protection rules, that allow studios to lock their movies to the disc, preventing any copying. That stricter standard is favoured by Hollywood studios, which are afraid of piracy. But companies such as Microsoft, Intel and HP are marketing hardware and software that enable home networking, a feature believed to be desired by most consumers.

The six major studios were evenly split between supporting the two rival next generation DVD formats, until Paramount Pictures announced that it would release films in both formats.

[RajanPERT 0]

I can't say which will be better, based on these two news articles. Because i don't know the feature and technical specification of the Both format. if u can provide some details about them not news article. Because News areticle are always support one and hate other based on their political and other aspects.

Please provide some technical details and features about both and also ur comment!

Thanks and Take Care!

[abhay 0]

well heres some techno stuff! these should get you started

http://www.cdfreaks.com/article/186/

http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000623059130/

http://amishthrasher.blogspot.com/2005/06/...vs-blu-ray.html

and theres are dear friend google whos there to help us @ netime we want

[abhay 0]

Blu-ray to Dominate Market?

According to "Next-Generation DVD: Standards Battle Highlights Digital Home Fault Lines," the latest research published by Strategy Analytics' Connected Home Devices service Blu-ray Disc now has enough momentum to ensure it becomes Hollywood's preferred standard for high definition content.

The rival HD-DVD technology is likely to survive as a PC standard, but Blu-ray will dominate in the market for stand-alone players and recorders. According to this report, the standards battle reflects increased polarization between alternative visions of the digital home, PC community led by Intel and Microsoft on one side and Sony and the other consumer electronics majors on the other.

"For all the talk of a unified digital home, deep divisions still remain," said David Mercer, Principal Analyst at Strategy Analytics. "Billions of dollars of revenue are at stake as PC companies battle with the consumer electronics industry for control of the digital home media server. DVD's replacement will play a critical role in determining the success or failure of each group."

The report highlights the importance of next generation game consoles in the outcome of the Blu-ray/HD-DVD conflict. The success of Sony's new PlayStation console, the PS3, will ensure the dominance of Blu-ray as a high definition video content carrier.

http://www.techtree.com/techtree/jsp/artic...9129&cat_id=547