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It's HD-DVD, also called AOD (Advanced Optical Disc), which was developed by electronics giants Toshiba and NEC. HD-DVD was actually in the works before regular DVD, but it didn't begin real development until 2003.
The advantage to HD-DVD is that it uses the same basic format as the traditional DVD and can therefore be manufactured with the same equipment, saving on costs. HD-DVD matches the storage capacity of Blu-ray.
A rewritable, single-layer HD-DVD can hold 15 GB of data, a double-layer disc can hold 30 GB, and a triple-layer disc can hold 45 GB (that's compared to 27 GB and 50 GB for Blu-ray). The read-only versions hold slightly less data. Also, HD-DVD offers the interactive capabilities of Blu-ray, with HDi.
Blu-ray and HD-DVD are the two major competitors in the market, but there are other contenders, as well. Warner Bros. Pictures has developed its own system, called HD-DVD-9.
This system uses a higher compression rate to put more information (about two hours of high-definition video) on a standard DVD. Taiwan has created the Forward Versatile Disc (FVD), an upgraded version of today's DVDs that allows for more data storage capacity (5.4 GB on a single-sided disc and 9.8 GB on a double-sided disc). And China has introduced the Enhanced Video Disc (EVD), another high-definition video disc.
There are also professional versions of the blue laser technology. Sony has developed XDCAM and ProData (Professional Disc for Data). The former is designed for use by broadcasters and AV studios. The latter is primarily for commercial data storage (for example, backing up servers).
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Who rents bluray 3D movies?
people who have bluray players
Why isn't The Avengers DVD out in 3d but the bluray is?
Beacaus bluray is newer and they think everybody has a bluray player... eventually it will come on dvd.
Does the Toshiba C55t-A play bluray?
Yes, the Toshiba C55T does play the bluray.
Does a Bluray drive play cds?
Yes all bluray drives will play cds.
Your bluray DVD player does not use five point one sound with your bluray movie but does with your music DVD?
Could be nothing more than the Bluray DVD's that you're watching aren't encoded in 5.1 surround.
play 3D discs on any bluray player?
No. You need a BluRay player that specifically says it can read 3-D disks
Do disks from UK work in Canada?
Yes, so long as they are the same type of disks, for example; bluray would work with bluray.
Does the Phillips Home Theater system have a Bluray player?
No, it will not play Bluray discs, but it is upscaling, so you can watch your regular DVDs at HD quality.
What are the Ray?
Regions are global areas defined by the BluRay consortium. In order the allow the introduction of movies in different countries on different dates, most Bluray movies have a region code embedded in them. Bluray players will only play movies authored for the region in which they are sold. There are movies on the market, however, that are region-free, and can be played on any Bluray player anywhere in the world.
Can ps3 bluray work with a component?
yes
When will avatar come out on bluray?
It's already out
Does the BlueRay headset have characteristics that are absent from other standard headsets?
BluRay headsets are good if you need secure communications. They BluRay spec has support for encryption.
