Decryption and Prospect of Blu Ray, HDDVD

One year ago, Warner Brothers support only blu-ray format high-profile announced . Thus, seven of eight major film company including Disney, twentieth century fox, Warner Brothers, Paramount, SONY pictures, MGM, lion door support blu-ray standards. But at the same time, even blu-ray is ahead of others in storage capacity, etc, but it cannot open the markets for its high price. Compared with Blu Ray, HDDVD squad is weak and universal and Paramount support it only, but it is all the rage before, there are also many faithful followers naturally. For other streaming media audio formats of more widespread (such as avi, mp3, mp4, ipod, mpeg, WMV, even the ps3), they are needless for saying. They share the partition of market deservedly. What is the future of the markets and what kind of impact for consumer ?

First, if you are dazzing for so many format, i'm willing to uncover them for you with objective attitude.

Let us begin with the Blu Ray, besides the unthinkable high definition (it can achieve 1080P (1920) x 1080P),of course, HDDVD can achieve it also), its unique large storage capacity is more incomparable. The diameter of Blu Ray disc is 12cm , and the size is same as the ordinary CD (CD) and digital CD (DVD).

This cd-rom make use of blue laser of 405n records and plays up the video data of 27GB in single layer and flank of the CD. It is fifth larger than existing DVD capacity(The capacity of existing DVD is generally 4.7 GB and it can record 13 hours of the ordinary TV and 2 hours of high-definition TV programs). But the blu-ray disc adopts compression technology of mpeg-2. It is reported, there are 50GB and 25GB of blu-ray disc currently, and the capacity of the largest can achieve 200GB stupendously. This kind of high capacity cannot transcend by all other streaming format and even HDDVD.

But it also has deadly weakness, that is compatibility issue. Blue Ray standard uses new making framework of disc, thus it cannot compatible existing DVD, CD format. But HDDVD standards used existing structures, it can compatible existing DVD, CD formats.

So far, I think you have a general understanding of HDDVD and blu-ray. Obviously, either Blu Ray or HDDVD is mixed by advantages and disadvantages. Looking to the future, despite the two camps is contests for attention of consumer, consumer enjoy a kind of formats rarely.
Because most of old consumer of HDDVD will not spend $200 to buy new blu-ray, however blu-ray has more business support, the potential is really immeasurable. The contention of two camps will continues for a long time. With theimpact of online streaming format, whoever may become the real winners ensured.

Is there any compromise for both the consumer of each faction?

Most people may be granted ask for the problem: “"We can rely on manufacturers to take the essence and make compatible?” It is a good idea indeed. And it is remarkably, In the CES of 2008, Warner, LG, acer has launched a disk drive that compatibles two format of BD and HDDVD. They make the compatible into the practice of two formats truly. However many professionals is not recognized by the trend. In the words of ForresterResearch " To compatible two formats, it needs two laserhead and hardware cost will be high naturally, and the cost of dics will also raise. The issue fee is also high after compatibility relatively, so that the market is hard to promote".

So, the scheme of compatible is strangled in the cradle. Since it cannot rely on manufacturers, it can only rely on conversion tool. The author thinks, as consumers, we wouldn’t combine both of major faction offered by the products of two camps. According to the personal needs, the converting tool can satisfy the requirement. In this regard, the author recommended related products of iToolSoft. The company started earlier and there are mature technology and complete conversion formats for the blu-ray conversion tool alone,. It covers the conversion of Blu ray ripper, Blu Ray to DVD|Blu ray to HD|Blu ray to AVI|Blu ray to MP3|Blu ray to MP4|Blu ray to iPod|Blu ray to MPEG|Blu ray to WMV|Blu ray to PS3, etc.

To seek the integration of consumer demand, this work is a long-term and arduous task. We expect numerous manufacturers can take better solution, so It is a win-win situation for manufacturers and consumers.

Above content comes from http://fastsoft.blog.com

 

Interesting, but it's too bad the translation to English isn't too clear... I still understand most of it, but a few statements just make no sense: "This kind of high capacity cannot transcend by all other streaming format". WTF? :confused

 

Some of itoolsoft's comments are about as clear as mud to me. Let's face it Blu-Ray won, HD-DVD didn't, case closed.