Blu-ray is the current next-generation home movie format. Much like the DVD did, Blu-ray represents a substantial leap forward in home movie quality. Blu-ray development began in 1995 as an association between Sony and Phillips. Its backers now include all the major movie studios and many of the big names in consumer electronics including Apple, HP, and Dell. Sony and Phillips found themselves in an intense battle for market supremacy with the competing technology offered by Toshiba and Hitachi called HD DVD. We will explain the differences between these two technologies and how Blu-ray managed to stay standing while HD DVD fell to the canvas.
The most apparent difference between the two technologies is the disc capacity. Dual-layered Blu-ray discs can hold up to 50 GB of media, while HD DVD can only hold up to 30 GB. This is a very substantial difference, when film makers are already claiming that 50 GB “isn’t really enough.” Beyond this fact, the majority movie......
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