01-04-2011, 09:16 AM
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Peter, Brian, and Adam
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Blue-Ray Technology
What is Blue-Ray?
Blue-Ray is the next generation of optical disc format
It has the ability to store 5 times more data on one disc than a traditional DVD and can store up to 25 GB on one single layer disc
Why the name Blue-Ray?
The name comes from the technology used to read the disc
Instead of a regular red laser used to read DVDs and CDs, it uses a blue laser
Despite the difference in lasers, Blue-Ray can easily be made backwards to play traditional CDs and DVDs
History of Blue-Ray
The Blue-Ray disc standard was originally developed by a group of consumer electronics and PC companies called the Blue-Ray Association
– More than 170 companies around the world are participants in the Blue-Ray Disc Association
The Blue-Ray Disc Association announced a release date for may 23, 2006 but it was delayed until June 20, 2006
What is Blue-Ray compatible with?
Sony PS3
Panasonic, Philips, Pioneer, Samsung, Sharp, and Sony all have Blue-Ray disc players or recorders
Panasonic, Philips, Pioneer, and Sony have Blue-Ray PC drives
Prices of Blue-Ray
Samsung Blue-Ray Player
– $700.00 to $750.00
Panasonic Blue-Ray Player
– $1300.00
Philips Blue-Ray Player
– $900.00
Sony Blue-Ray Player
– $1000.00
Pioneer Blue-Ray Player
– $1500.00
Blue-Ray in Game Consoles
Playstation 3 the brand new game console for Sony includes Blue-ray. PS3 costs about $600 dollars, but that’s not bad considering the cheapest Blue- ray players start at $700. Sony's press releases states that it supports DVD (8x), CD (24x), and SACD (2x) formats in addition to BD-ROM, BD-R, and BD-RE.
– SACD stands for super audio CD which allows for much higher digital audio creation.
Blue-Ray Supporters
Apple
Dell
HP
Hitachi
LG
Mitsubishi Electric
Panasonic
Pioneer
Philips
Samsung
Sharp
Sony
Sun Microsystems
TDK
Thompson
Twentieth Centruy Fox
Disc Space (lasers and optics)
Blue-ray disc uses a blue violet laser operating at wavelength 405nm which is similar to the HD DVD to read and write data. Normal DVD’s and CDs use red infrared lasers operating at about the wavelength of 650nm and 780 nm. NM stands for nanometer which is one-billionth of a meter.
Blue-Ray Security
The Blue-ray Disc Association, led by Sony, stated it will simultaneously embrace digital watermarking, programmable cryptography, and a self-destruct code for Blue-ray disc players.
Its solution to the nagging problem of digital rights management is to embrace every option on the table.
Blue-Ray to DVD Comparison
Storage capacity is the key difference between a Blue-ray optical disc and a DVD. Standard DVD capacities peak at around 4.7 GB for DVD-Rs. With up to 50 GB of available storage space, the capacity of commercially available Blue-ray discs is comparable to that of many external PC hard drives used for backing up data.
The Blue-Ray disc is expected to replace existing DVDs just as DVDs replaced VHS tapes
The Blue-ray format has received broad support from the major movie studios as a successor to today's DVD format.
Seven of the eight major movie studios have already announced titles for Blue-ray, including Warner, Paramount, Fox, Disney, Sony, MGM and Lionsgate.
Future Development
Engineers are constantly in work to improve this technology. Quad layer 100 GB discs have already been created. TDK has stated that they have already created a 200 GB disc all on one side, using 6,
33 GB data layers.
Blue-Ray Prototypes
TDK Corp. has prototyped a recordable Blue-ray Disc medium with its capacity increased to 200 GB by stacking six recording layers.
The new medium has the capacity approximately eight times of the existing single-layer Blue-ray Disc medium.
Peter, Brian, and Adam
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Blue-Ray Technology
What is Blue-Ray?
Blue-Ray is the next generation of optical disc format
It has the ability to store 5 times more data on one disc than a traditional DVD and can store up to 25 GB on one single layer disc
Why the name Blue-Ray?
The name comes from the technology used to read the disc
Instead of a regular red laser used to read DVDs and CDs, it uses a blue laser
Despite the difference in lasers, Blue-Ray can easily be made backwards to play traditional CDs and DVDs
History of Blue-Ray
The Blue-Ray disc standard was originally developed by a group of consumer electronics and PC companies called the Blue-Ray Association
– More than 170 companies around the world are participants in the Blue-Ray Disc Association
The Blue-Ray Disc Association announced a release date for may 23, 2006 but it was delayed until June 20, 2006
What is Blue-Ray compatible with?
Sony PS3
Panasonic, Philips, Pioneer, Samsung, Sharp, and Sony all have Blue-Ray disc players or recorders
Panasonic, Philips, Pioneer, and Sony have Blue-Ray PC drives
Prices of Blue-Ray
Samsung Blue-Ray Player
– $700.00 to $750.00
Panasonic Blue-Ray Player
– $1300.00
Philips Blue-Ray Player
– $900.00
Sony Blue-Ray Player
– $1000.00
Pioneer Blue-Ray Player
– $1500.00
Blue-Ray in Game Consoles
Playstation 3 the brand new game console for Sony includes Blue-ray. PS3 costs about $600 dollars, but that’s not bad considering the cheapest Blue- ray players start at $700. Sony's press releases states that it supports DVD (8x), CD (24x), and SACD (2x) formats in addition to BD-ROM, BD-R, and BD-RE.
– SACD stands for super audio CD which allows for much higher digital audio creation.
Blue-Ray Supporters
Apple
Dell
HP
Hitachi
LG
Mitsubishi Electric
Panasonic
Pioneer
Philips
Samsung
Sharp
Sony
Sun Microsystems
TDK
Thompson
Twentieth Centruy Fox
Disc Space (lasers and optics)
Blue-ray disc uses a blue violet laser operating at wavelength 405nm which is similar to the HD DVD to read and write data. Normal DVD’s and CDs use red infrared lasers operating at about the wavelength of 650nm and 780 nm. NM stands for nanometer which is one-billionth of a meter.
Blue-Ray Security
The Blue-ray Disc Association, led by Sony, stated it will simultaneously embrace digital watermarking, programmable cryptography, and a self-destruct code for Blue-ray disc players.
Its solution to the nagging problem of digital rights management is to embrace every option on the table.
Blue-Ray to DVD Comparison
Storage capacity is the key difference between a Blue-ray optical disc and a DVD. Standard DVD capacities peak at around 4.7 GB for DVD-Rs. With up to 50 GB of available storage space, the capacity of commercially available Blue-ray discs is comparable to that of many external PC hard drives used for backing up data.
The Blue-Ray disc is expected to replace existing DVDs just as DVDs replaced VHS tapes
The Blue-ray format has received broad support from the major movie studios as a successor to today's DVD format.
Seven of the eight major movie studios have already announced titles for Blue-ray, including Warner, Paramount, Fox, Disney, Sony, MGM and Lionsgate.
Future Development
Engineers are constantly in work to improve this technology. Quad layer 100 GB discs have already been created. TDK has stated that they have already created a 200 GB disc all on one side, using 6,
33 GB data layers.
Blue-Ray Prototypes
TDK Corp. has prototyped a recordable Blue-ray Disc medium with its capacity increased to 200 GB by stacking six recording layers.
The new medium has the capacity approximately eight times of the existing single-layer Blue-ray Disc medium.
