High Definition DVD: An Introduction
Blu-ray is an optical disc format which is set to rival http://www.the-hdtv-tuner.com/high-definition-dvd.html">HD-DVD in the race to be the de-facto standard storage medium for HDTV. The HD-DVD vs Blu-ray battle resembles that between Betamax and VHS and DVD+RW and DVD-RW.Currently, the major Hollywood film studios are split evenly in their support for Blu-ray and HD-DVD, but most of the electronics industry is currently in the Blu-ray camp. The key difference between Blu-ray disc players and recorders and current optical disc technology is that Blu-ray, as its name suggests, uses a blue-violet laser to read and write data rather than a red one. Blue light has a shorter wavelength than red light, and according to the http://www.blu-ray.com">Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA), which is made up of, amongst others, Sony, Philips, Panasonic, and Pioneer, this means that the laser spot can be focussed with greater precision.Blu-ray discs have a maximum capacity of 25GB and dual-layer discs can hold up to 50GB - enough for four hours of HDTV. Like HD-DVD, Blue laser discs don't require a caddy and the players and recorders will be able to play current DVD discs.
Codecs supported by Blu-ray include the H.264 MPEG-4 codec which will form part of Apple's QuickTime 7, and the Windows Media 9 based VC-1.The BDA says that although blue laser discs and players are already shipping in Japan, they won't ship in the US until the end of 2005 at the very earliest. It is likely that players will be very expensive initially, compared to DVD players. In Japan, they cost the equivalent of $2000. However, as with all new technology, prices will quickly fall - particularly as Blu-ray will be competing with HD-DVD for that space under your TV..
Kenny Hemphill is the editor and publisher ofThe HDTV Tuner - a guide to the kit, the technology and the programming on HDTV.HDTV Magazine Releases The State of HDTV Technology, 2006 Review, and CES Report
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(ContentDesk) March 29, 2006 -- The much anticipated HDTV Technology Review 2006, by Rodolfo La Maestra, is now available in both a PDF downloadable file for immediate access or a printed version deliverable within days. You might think you have the whole story about HDTV until you thumb through its amazing 207 fact-filled pages, said publisher and HDTV pioneer Dale Cripps. The report is a comprehensive (and searchable) desk reference detailing all existing and near-future HDTV technologies and H/DTV products. It provides a clear explanation of the present and emerging HDTV technologies incorporated in these products,
said co-publisher, Shane Sturgeon, as well as a seasoned assessment of their respective strengths and weaknesses and their likely market successes or failures.
From politics to markets, the La Maestra report delivers unerringly the entire state of the H/DTV industry.Who should have this report? Thats easy, said Cripps, If you...
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Digigami Announces Competitive Upgrade from "BitVice MPEG-2 Encoder" to MegaPEG.X
Long Beach, CA (ContentDesk) December 23, 2005 -- Digigami today announced a competitive upgrade program for current owners of BitVice MPEG-2 Encoder for Macintosh. Any current owner of BitVice qualifies for this special, time-limited offer. Pricing starts at just $59.00 for MegaPEG Pro SD and Digigami's top of the line encoder MegaPEG HDTV is only $299.00 under the competitive upgrade offer.Upgrade to Broadcast-Quality HD Encoding For All DTV/HD/DVD Post-Production"The BitVice MPEG-2 encoder is a popular product among Macintosh DVD authoring professionals. As good as it is, we find many Macintosh video professionals turning to MegaPEG.X for their high-end HD encoding jobs and for the most challenging DVD compression projects," said Digigami CTO Gen Kiyooka."Under our competitive upgrade program it is inexpensive and easy for existing BitVice customers to upgrade their studios to the state of the art MPEG-2 compression tools found in MegaPEG HDTV.With it's superb analysis tools, using...
Digigami Announces Competitive Upgrade from "BitVice MPEG-2 Encoder" to MegaPEG.X
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The Proper Tire Pressure
How important are tires? To you it may not be a great deal but you have to remember that tires are responsible for your car's grand performance. Tires must also have the right amount of pressure.
Automobile experts have proven that the right amount of pressure on your tires highly affects the performance of your car. Too much rattling and shaking may be experienced if you overinflate or underinflate your car tires. You'll also be experiencing this especially when hitting...
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