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http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/003423.html
Well.. so much for the 50gig advantage. Its good news though.
Sanchezps3
01-08-2007, 08:11
WOW, a triple layer disc? I still feel Blu-Ray is better not just in quality but blue ray (in theory) should only need to be a dual layer to achieve 50G. The thing i am most interested in is about a year or so down the road, when the ps3 games start getting bigger(example 25G's plus) how will the 360's DVD format fight back.
SuperSJ-PS3
01-08-2007, 08:14
And tomorrow Sony will announce 400gb bluray disc. :p
WOW, a triple layer disc? I still feel Blu-Ray is better not just in quality but blue ray (in theory) should only need to be a dual layer to achieve 50G. The thing i am most interested in is about a year or so down the road, when the ps3 games start getting bigger(example 25G's plus) how will the 360's DVD format fight back.
Well... first off ill say that I like both formats!
But... having said that the HD DVD triple layered disc comes months after Toshiba announced a 45gig disc... but where is that one?
The 50gig disc inst a totally SURE thing yet because they still need to go through the process of getting it approved and all this other stuff. Its a strange deal they need to go through. Blu-ray and HD DVD have the potential to be EXACT same quality NOW..... its just a matter of what they do with it down the road with some certain titles. Some things need to have so much extra work done on them to make them look good and extra space would be important in some cases. Plus you can fill up a lot of space with super high quality audio. ;)
Existing HD DVD drives probably couldnt read triple layer discs..... so current players and the 360 drive included wouldnt handle it, if it happens.
meh, its almost useless, after all... HD DVD isnt used for games.
This is true. Its not totally useless though. For most movies you dont need more than 30gigs. But in some special cases it could come in handy.
meh, its almost useless, after all... HD DVD isnt used for games.
keep in mind lossy and lossless audio formats
keep in mind lossy and lossless audio formats
Yeah defenitly. But even at a certain point there is not going to be such space needed.
One example where more room could be totally used is in live Concerts in 5.1/6.1/7.1 .... the more Uncompressed the better. That stuff takes up a LOT of room.
Those will be more expensive to produce with 3 layers though. Plus isn't HD-DVD the same as Blu-ray when movies are considered. They are locked to 30 GB while Blu-ray is locked to 50 GB? To make the players compatible with the discs.
If not I could easily see the 200 GB discs out in a while for movies. They tested some 200 GB discs last year I remember. :)
The CURRENT players are supposed to be stuck with the current formats.. but BD isnt locked to 50gig, not all BD movies are 50gig discs.
Its just a matter of enough room, 200Gigs is not needed at all for movies, perhaps the SUPER EXTENDO ULTRA MAXIMUM EDITION OF LOTR. Hehehe.
It doesn't effect anything.
Since all players only read dual layers.
You can make BD 100gig, but until new drives get installed(or flashed) it doesn't matter.
In the end, it's a paper marketing.
http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/003423.html
Well.. so much for the 50gig advantage. Its good news though.
Haha, good news because you have an HD-DVD player?
All the information over the last week is jhust extending the war, I don't even know what to think anymore...
janenba352
01-08-2007, 15:52
Its 51GB... not 50... but who cares... Toshiba is releasing it to late anyways. end of 2007.... yea.. the format war will be going to strong by then for minor additions to do any damage. Sony will release a triple layered Blu-Ray disc thats 75GB... wow... Sony topped Toshiba again.
The primary reason I am excited about larger discs:
TV shows in HD without having to buy one season on 7 freakin discs!
:)
like Reflex said, its mostly useless as players cant read the triple layer discs anyway. So guess what, that 200 dollar xbox drive, or 400 dollar player you just bought? Cant do anything with this 50gb disc. It was put best earlier "its just paper marketing." The same way the 100gb+ BD discs are.
Yup, the same way all that higher capacity stuff is right now...... only new future drives could read it, and guess what - its painfully obvious that the companies would never release movies on discs that other players couldnt read.... so it is useless in most ways.
TDK SHOWCASES LATEST BLU-RAY DISC INNOVATIONS AND INTRODUCES 200GB DISC TECHNOLOGY AT CES 2007
GARDEN CITY, NY, January 8, 2007 – TDK, a world leader in digital recording solutions, is exhibiting its latest Blu-ray Disc innovations, breakthrough media storage solutions and award-winning packaging at the 2007 International CES, at the Las Vegas Convention Center, January 8–11, 2007 (TDK booth #N215). The company is highlighting its remarkable 200GB blue laser disc technology, the most advanced optical media ever developed. For the first time, TDK will also showcase prototype 8cm Mini Blu-ray Discs.
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One of TDK’s new prototype 200GB blue laser discs stores approximately 18 hours of high definition video (encoded at 24Mbps). These massive capacity discs are ideally suited for backing up HD editing sessions and archives.
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Also on display, TDK will showcase its prototype 8cm Mini Blu-ray Disc media. Mini BD-R and Mini BD-RE utilize a single-layer recording material structure and feature 16.5GB storage capacity. Used in combination with the upcoming generation of Blu-ray Disc camcorders, Mini BD-R and Mini BD-RE will enable unprecedented recording length and capture quality. The discs will also provide compatibility with Blu-ray drives.
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At CES, TDK will exhibit DVD and CD media in Snap N’ Save cases. Offering the ultimate combination of robust disc protection and compact media storage, Snap N’ Save cases snap closed, securely protecting your discs by sealing out dirt, dust and other contaminants that can have a negative impact on media performance. A new alternative to disc spindles, Snap N’ Save cuts down on case clutter, enables storing multiple disc sets together for superior organization, and seamlessly stows on just about any shelf.
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badz_ps3
01-09-2007, 01:38
on a side note... i havent heard much of anything in terms of hd-dvd burners for pc. are there any???? are there any hd-dvd drives even for pc's??? ive seen the blu ray drives and now the blu ray burners are close behind, but i havent heard anything comparable for hddvd. whats the deal with that?