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 Blu-Ray?, What is this new technology? |
 
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| ironlunch |
Posted: July 21, 2006 06:27 pm
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I've heard that the Ps3 will have Blu-Ray capibilities, (Since Panisonic released a Blu ray player for about 800$, that does kinda justify the price for a PS3.)
 But, I don't really know what Blu-ray is. How is it better than regular DVDs? |
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| Twistkill |
Posted: July 21, 2006 06:29 pm
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| Shark |
Posted: July 21, 2006 06:31 pm
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yeah, you've like said that in at least 5 other posts...
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| Twistkill |
Posted: July 21, 2006 06:33 pm
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| Spiker |
Posted: July 21, 2006 06:41 pm
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No matter how many times you say it, people are still going to ask the easily answered questions like 'Where can I download soldat?', or 'Whats this about a Halo 3 Tailer?'.
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| stepself |
Posted: July 21, 2006 06:56 pm
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For those too lazy to read the linked article, blu-ray technology employs a higher frequency laser for reading data (as opposed to the standard red laser). This way, more information can be stored on the disks, and they have a larger capacity. I'm guessing blu-ray players will read DVDs, but DVD players surely won't read blu-ray discs.
I saw some blu-ray discs for sale the other day. I can't remember the price, but omg expensive. I'll stick to DVDs for a while. This post has been edited by stepself on July 21, 2006 06:57 pm |
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| smartalco |
Posted: July 21, 2006 07:24 pm
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i think they can hold like 3-4x the amount of data that a normal dvd can...
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| LittleViking |
Posted: July 22, 2006 12:05 am
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No, more than that. A dual-layer DVD can store 9.4 GB of data, and a Blu-Ray disc can hold 50 GB. What this means is that game and movie companies can put out very-high-quality video and sound to the consumer. If you have a High-Definition TV, Blu-Ray movies will look better than anything you've seen before.
However, Blu-Ray for the home is stillvery much an "early adopter" technology. You can buy a movie player or a Blu-Ray burner for about $1000 US. If you go with the burner, blank discs cost $20 each, and there's not even any software to play Blu-Ray movies on your computer. Right now, there's a so-called format war between HD DVD and Blu-Ray. Whichever one wins is going to replace DVDs as the next generation of media. --------------------  |
 
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| 47 |
Posted: July 22, 2006 12:09 am
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Reminds me of the great VHS vs. Beta war. You know how that war ended? Porn ended up on VHS first. So, before you get a HD DVD or Blu-ray... take a look at your local porn store first. -------------------- |
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| iangb |
Posted: July 22, 2006 12:37 am
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...it's the next next gen disks that look really exciting - up to 1Tb (1000Gb) on a single disk.
How does it work? I don't know details, but it's something like... normal DVDs use just the top layer of the disk, and are read by lasers. Next-gen disks use every possible layer (I don't know how), and are read by the equivalent of X-rays. If the disk is 1000 layers thick (possible, given how shallow the pits in the disk are), that's the equivallent of 1000 DVDs, in a single disk. Gosh. --------------------
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| Limer |
Posted: July 31, 2006 10:16 pm
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because of blu- ray, the ps3 will be £420 (or £340 for the other version)
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