Start saving now, for the DVD Revolution
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Ask yourself, do you have a DVD burner on your PC. If the answer is no, don't buy it. Why? Because save the money for the next generation...
Blu-ray v.s HD-DVD
While CDs offer 700MB of storage and DVD offers a 4700MB for single and 8500MB for Dual Layers, this can no longer satisfy the consumers.
So we ask, arn't there be more powerful storage discs? Of course there is
Blu-ray
Blu-ray disc is developed and supported by Sony, Dell, Apple, HP, LG, Samsung, BenQ, Pioneer, Panasonic, Philips, Fujifilm, JVC, Maxell, Memorex, TDK, Verbatim, Sharp, Mitsubishi, Yamaha etc.
It is also supported by Paramount Pictures, Universal Pictures, New Line Cinema, Twentieth Century Fox, Walt Disney and Warner Bros.
Blu-ray disc can hit 60GB ( 60 000MB ) in storage. The basic storage will be 25GB. Also, 27GB, 50GB and 54 GB are available.
Lab testing successful on a 8-layered disc with a capacity
of 400GB ( 400 000MB )
Disadventage - A Blu-ray disc player or PC drive will cost around US$1000.
The cost of a Blu-ray disc will be slightly more than the current DVD+Rs.
Adventage ----- Since so many big player are supporting this format, it means Blu-ray is
widely accepted and used in the market, thus Blu-ray users will have
greater flexibility.
Release Date --- 3rd or 4th quarters of 2006
HD-DVD -High Definition DVD
HD-DVD disc is developed and supported by Toshiba, NEC, Sanyo, Intel, Microsoft and HP ( HP supports both, but mainly Blu-ray )
These companies also agreed to make movies available on HD-DVD. They are Paramount Pictures, Universal Studios and Warner Bros.
HD-DVD discs are available in 15GB, 20GB, and 40GB
Lab testing successful on a 8-layered disc with a capacity
of 400GB ( 400 000MB )
Disadventage - Less storage than Blu-ray. With limited supporters, users will face
problems in terms if flexibility as well as feel very limited.
Adventage --- Since its a built-on from DVD, its only 10% more expensive. Around S$5
Player cost around US$500.
Release Date --- 1st quarters of 2006
Overview
Copyrights Protection - The new format has only 3 region codes instead of 7. Singapore was grouped with U.S this time, meaning that all games and movies showed in the U.S will be able to be view in Singapore, even if the local government banned them. Cheers!!!
- However, more powerful protection is added. All BLu-ray and HD-DVD disc can record watermarks (happen when files from 1 place is transfered to another). Their respective players will stop reading the disc immediately if these marks are detected on a disc. This feature makes piracy impossible. Meaning there will be no more downloads from online, priated DVD even if the movie is recorded from the cinema.
- Also, Sony's Blu-ray player can even scan the disc to check if the disc is legal and if the test failed, Sony can remotely lock down your player as a penalty.
Improvements - Both formats provides superior picture quality, graphic so good that it matches those in the digital cinema, all in the comfort of your home. However, a HD-TV is a must for these improvements to be seen. Normal TVs are just not powerful enough. Though HD-TV and these new Blu-ray and HD-DVD equitments can cost a fortune, all developers are confident that the market will be enormous.
- Technology is improving. Face it, whether you like it or not. Remember what's like when DVD first came out. Most consumers are against it, saying its expensive and does not worth the money to change all the equitments to suit its need. But now DVDs are so widely accepted that CDs are losing the market instead.
HD-DVD and Blu-ray are the future, and though you might say "i'm never going to pay a thousand bucks on that!" 2 years is all it takes for you to change your mind.
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u noe how expensive one disc is anot..?
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ranging from 5 to 30. Yes i know, most people will say " why the hell should i go for it?" Same here.Originally posted by Ito_^:u noe how expensive one disc is anot..?
However, since all the big powers is investing in either 1 of the 2, soon there will be plans to stop CD and DVD supports. That might happen in 1 year after release, or 5, but that day will come
If the companies cannot pursuade you to upgrade, they will force you to
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u noe..Originally posted by chenc:ranging from 5 to 30. Yes i know, most people will say " why the hell should i go for it?" Same here.
However, since all the big powers is investing in either 1 of the 2, soon there will be plans to stop CD and DVD supports. That might happen in 1 year after release, or 5, but that day will come
If the companies cannot pursuade you to upgrade, they will force you to
cd-r still functional leh. -
Ok. An example here. After Xbox 360 came out, most new and good games were only playable on 360. But like what you said, Xbox is still functional. So? Microsoft had completely cut you off! Either you keep the Xbox and play the same old games for the rest of your life, or you pay to upgradeOriginally posted by Ito_^:u noe..
cd-r still functional leh. -
i dun even wanna buy xbox.Originally posted by chenc:Ok. An example here. After Xbox 360 came out, most new and good games were only playable on 360. But like what you said, Xbox is still functional. So? Microsoft had completely cut you off! Either you keep the Xbox and play the same old games for the rest of your life, or you pay to upgrade
different leh. dun compare apple and oranges.
u noe..
got ppl still use cassette tapes. -
holy fu-ck. Sony`s gotta haf one customer less..Originally posted by chenc:- Also, Sony's Blu-ray player can even scan the disc to check if the disc is legal and if the test failed, Sony can remotely lock down your player as a penalty.
and that will be me... -
Wel, i guess i agree with you to some extent. But i post the info just for thesake of it. Not asking anyone to switch. In fact, i myself is in no hurry to do so.Originally posted by Ito_^:i dun even wanna buy xbox.
different leh. dun compare apple and oranges.
u noe..
got ppl still use cassette tapes.
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Don't worry, remember the fuss when DVD came out, talking about its protection? Look at it now, every single thing you can put in a DVD can be hacked and distributed in buck. Soon ppl will find their ways with these new techsOriginally posted by BaByBoY:holy fu-ck. Sony`s gotta haf one customer less..
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lol.. tt reminds me..Originally posted by chenc:Don't worry, remember the fuss when DVD came out, talking about its protection? Look at it now, every single thing you can put in a DVD can be hacked and distributed in buck. Soon ppl will find their ways with these new techs
i just copied 2 copy-righted movie last week -
It looks like it is time that those who sell dvd movies need to upgrade on themself.
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ill just wait and see which is cheaper and which of them have...........
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i mean.. how good do you want picture quality to be, im not criticising it but.. is such an expensive advancement in this sector that necessary?
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i think to hard disk,flash or cd-rw..
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Release Date --- 1st quarters of 2006
I have not seen a HD-DVD around.
Blu-ray will be out soon in July. -
I think I won't hope onto this new wave so soon cause I already got for myself a DVD burner.
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As much as these new formats are superior to dvd, it would take at least maybe 2-3 years before any one of the 2 would emerge as the standard. Will you wait that long? In addition, DVD burners are so damn cheap now. If you wait to purchase Blu-ray or HDDVD, it not only be super expensive, but be taking the risk of one being not the standard in the new future. No sense delaying your purchase for that. Wait and see.
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Take a look at the TV industries now. More and more HD ready TVs, which are totally useless without HD-DVD or BlurayOriginally posted by coffeeortea:i mean.. how good do you want picture quality to be, im not criticising it but.. is such an expensive advancement in this sector that necessary? -
hackers always win
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true
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pity nanotechnology have not advanced enough to make tiny storage disc that can store alot of data
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There is la. Just they are very expensive and theres very little market for them. I heard of thumb-sized drives storing thousands of gigabytes of data.Originally posted by ceecookie:pity nanotechnology have not advanced enough to make tiny storage disc that can store alot of data -
ps3 using this blu ray liao
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Yup, and considering a blu-ray drive cost 2k sing yet PS3 is only 1k by itself. What a good bargain. Sony really knows how to make business, giving out blu-ray drives so cheap with its console, so it can sercure the market.Originally posted by Technomage:ps3 using this blu ray liao -
yep wonder when 'ey come 'eapOriginally posted by chenc:There is la. Just they are very expensive and theres very little market for them. I heard of thumb-sized drives storing thousands of gigabytes of data.