Just last year we had two formats battling it out for supremacy. Blu-ray and HD-DVD were competing high-capacity disc technologies backed by various consumer electronics and computer manufacturers. Blu-ray being backed by Sony, with a rosterof supporters includingPanasonic, Samsung, Dell, HP, Philips, and several other industry heavyweights.HD-DVD conversely was backed by Toshiba, NEC, and a couple of major studios such as Warner Brothers and Universal.
Blu-Ray technology was developed in February 2002 to be DVD's successor by a consortium made by companies that include Apple, Dell, Hitachi, HP, JVC, LG, Mitsubishi, Panasonic, Pioneer, Philips, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, TDK and Thomson. HD-DVD, on the other hand, was created by Toshiba and had support from Microsoft, HP and Intel.
Both formats used blue laser technology, which has a shorter wavelength than red, allowing it to read the smaller digital data "spots" packed a lot more densely onto a standard-size disc. HD-DVD is capable of holding 30GB or a full-length high-definition movie, plus extras, on a prerecorded double-layer disc (compare that to today's limit of 9GB for standard double-layer DVDs). Blu-ray stores up to whopping 50GB.
Both Blu-Ray and HD-DVD discs have the same physical size of DVD discs (and CDs), with a diameter of 12 cm (120 mm, around 4 ").
The end of HD-DVD came when Wal-mart and Best Buy announced that they would no longer carry HD-DVDs. With this Toshiba decided to no longer support the HD DVD format. What this means to you is that you can now purchase your Blu-Ray player with confidence that is will not go the way of Beta Tapes.LaserDiscsor 8 tracks. When combined with a high quality 1080p High definition television and a audiophile quality sound system, the Blu-Ray experience is simply stunning! Blu-Ray supports true lossless audio in two formats TrueHD and DTA-HD, with up 7.1 discrete audio channels.
As late a 2007, you could pay over $1,500 for a Blu-Ray player. Fast forward a year and you find Blu-Ray Christmas deals for as little as $125. Almost all new titles are coming in in Blu-Ray as well as DVD and old titles are being remastered to take advantage of this new technology. Your favorite classic titles have had new like breathed into them and re-released with better video and sound quality. Best of all - they will play any of your DVD titles as well,When the home video format of choice changed from VHS to DVD, it was a rough change for consumers whose existing tape collection was slowly rendered obsolete. Luckily, that's not the case with this transition, as every Blu-ray player is capable of playing back standard DVDs. In fact, every Blu-ray player is also an upconverting DVD player, but remember the benefits from upconversion are still minimal. The bottom line is that all your existing DVDs will play in your new Blu-ray player. Most players will also upscale DVDs to 1080 dpi, making your existing DVDs look even better than they did before.
If you are serious about having your own dream home theater, a Blu-Ray player must be part of your home theater. Get your popcorn out and get ready to enjoy the big theater experience in your living room.
Roger Sandoval - A home theater enthusiast and movie buff. Learn how to build your dream home theater, get equipment reviews and best prices at Roger's website, http://www.dreamhometheater.net
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