Blu-Ray

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Blu-Ray

• By Adam Tolman

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What is Blu-Ray?

• Next-generation optical disc
• BDA (Blu-Ray Disc Association)
• Apple, Dell, EA, Hitachi, HP, JVC, LG,
  Mitsubishi, Panasonic, Pioneer, Philips, Samsung,
  Sharp, Sony, TDK, Thomson, Vivendi
• Recording, rewriting and playback of HD video

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Advantages

• Current Technologies
• DVD, DVD/-R, DVD/-RW, DVD RAM
• Red Laser (650 nm)
• 4.7 GB 9.4 GB
• 11.1 Mbps Transfer
• 1-2 hours video

• New Technologies
• BD-ROM, BD-R, BD-RE
• Blue-violet laser (405 nm)
• 23.3 GB 46.6 GB (optional multi-layers 200 GB)
• 36.5 Mbps v1.0
• 72 Mbps v2.0
• 2 hours HDTV or 13 hours standard TV

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Costs and Availability

• Blu-Ray recorders not available in the U.S. until
  2006-2007
• Products based on format late 2005 to early 2006
• Japan
• Sony Recorder - 2,150
• Panasonic Recorder - 1,830
• Disc 26

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PS3/EA/Vivendi

• PS3
• Blu-Ray and backwards capability
• EA Vivendi
• Games

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Future

• VHS?
• DVDs?
• Backwards Capability
• Games/Systems?
• XBOX
• Movies?

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Questions?

• Video
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