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Monday, March 17, 2008

Reasons Why You Should Try Blu-ray Discs

Author: Michael Zeet

Happy St Patrick\'s Day

People have always recognized the need for file transfers by
means of discs. Although flash drives are now available for
people to freely share their multimedia data and files, discs
are still considered to be highly preferred because of its
flexibility. Discs can be used in all types of medium. You can
play it on a component, a CD player, or on a laptop or desktop
computer so that you can finally see what's inside of it. Discs
also provide a safer way to store data. One can safely store
data on a disc without having to worry about it being erased.
Unless duly authorized, data on discs will stay as they are
recorded.

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But this is not reason enough for people to celebrate. At
present, discs are taken up further with the introduction of
blu-ray covers eventually brought about by blu-ray technology.
Blu-ray discs are deemed as the new and upgraded version of
DVDs. It boasts of a greater capacity when it comes to storing
valuable data. It now has better capacity when it comes to
recording information with its 25 GB memory capacity for each
layer. Dual blu-ray covers can even hold as much as a whopping
50 GB of information in all. And this is not the only capacity
of blu-ray discs because it can be expounded further into
multi-layers thus amounting to a maximum of 200 GB memory
capacity. This is actually the main feature which sets blu-ray
discs apart from the competition. It can be used and flexibly
fitted in with additional layers for extended memory usage.

When it comes to speed, blu-ray discs will also be leaders in
their own right. Whether packed inside the player to read or for
writing on files, blu-ray discs has a speed of reading 36
megabytes per second which is still notched on a 1x speed. The
elevated system of numerical aperture found in blu-ray discs in
also expected to enable it to function way better in terms of
recording and speed of rotation. Moreover, blu-ray discs also
see no need in using cartridges or jacket casings which are used
to protect the usual type of discs. Due to its hard coating,
blu-ray discs are made more resistant to unwanted fingerprints
and scratches which are believed to damage the quality of the
stored data.

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In addition, blu-ray discs can also be played even without the
aid of an internet connection. Anybody can pretty much treat it
like a regular type of disc in terms of playback conditions. One
will only need to use an internet connection in playing blu-ray
discs is there are certain features available online or for
upgrade purposes. But in any other case, blu-ray discs can be
played and recorded on comfortably without having to use an
internet connection.

And of course, blu-ray discs are also deemed more useful because
it is set to follow suit under a mandatory managed copy format.
In effect, consumers will eventually be able to produce legal
copies of bu-ray films to be transferred via their home network.
Because it is a mandatory feature, all movies will be subject to
such feature.

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Thursday, March 13, 2008

Going Head To Head: Upconversion Vs. Blueray

Author: Michael Hehn

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In the fast world of electronics and gadgets, upconversion vs.
blueray is the latest controversial battle. These two powerful
technologies have been very useful and remarkable in a lot of
ways but belonging in the same category has placed them in a
tight competitive situation. Will blueray finally replace
upconversion or is it too sophisticated for the majority?

Upconversion Vs. Blueray Details

Blueray is an optical disc format originally developed by BDA or
Blu-ray Disc Association which is a manufacturing group focusing
on electronics, media and computers. The format was improved to
allow recording, playback and rewriting of HD or high-definition
video. Due to the use of blue-laser technology, storage capacity
is significantly increased compared to conventional DVDs by up
to five times more. There are single-layer discs that can store
around 25 GB while a dual-layer disc can store twice as much.

Upconversion is an HD-DVD process which uses optical disc
formats originally developed by Toshiba and NEC. Ironically, it
also uses much of blue-laser technology to boost storage
capacity. Upconversion vs. Blueray has posed a number of
problems to consumers since supporting companies like Sony,
Toshiba and NEC among others have chosen sides. The rivalry of
the two next-generation formats pushes consumers to choose
between the two. At present, there is still no universal format
when it comes to ultimate HD experience.

Upconversion Vs. Blueray: Choosing Your Side

Here are some differences in the upconversion vs. Blueray
battle. Blueray has a storage capacity of 25 GB on a single
layer disc compared to upconversion's 15 GB. Blueray's
dual-layer disc can hold up to 50 GB while upconversion can hold
30 GB. Both technologies use blue laser with a wavelength of 405
nm. Blueray has a numerical aperture or NA of 0.85 while
upconversion has 0.65. Both discs measure 120 mm in diameter and
are 1.2 mm thick. Protection layer is only 0.1 mm in blueray
discs and has a hard coating compared to the thicker 0.6 mm in
upconversion with no hard coating.

Data transfer speed for both devices are almost identical at
around 36 Mbps but Blueray discs have an advantage in video and
audio transfer at 54 Mbps. The two tie at the top in terms of
video resolution at 1920x1080 (1080p). Maximum video bit rate is
40 Mbps for Blueray while upconversion is at 28 Mbps. Video
codecs are similar for both supporting MPEG-2, MPEG4-AVC and
SMPTE VC-1. As for audio codecs, both are also identical
supporting Dolby and DTS Digital Surround. Upconversion vs.
Blueray seems to be a race to the finish and the days of
standard DVD will soon be over. People only need to determine
which best suits their needs and is most convenient and
practical.

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