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if yes post the experience.
Blu Ray. does anybody here have owned BLU-RAY drive?
if yes post the experience.
Last edited by just4kix; 01-09-09 at 10:31 AM.
It is Blu-Ray and not Blue-Ray.
I have seen Blu-Ray player at my friend's home in US. Blu-Ray discs are awesome in clarity and sound. What exactly do you wish to know?
i just to want know whether anybody owned here the next generation media.Originally Posted by just4kix
that's it.
I don't, as yet.
the blu ray computer drives are quite expensive at this time... a fall is surely expected, only then will it catch on in india... it has become common in the US though... since the launch of PS3..
Blu Ray players are retailing at sub $200 in US. I would have purchased one during my last trip but US players are restrictive:
a) Play Region A BDs only
b) Play Region 1 DVDs only
Minor issues, though not serious:
c) 110V / 60 Hz
d) NTSC
Hacks are not available for most as yet.
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what exactly is blu ray?
An advanced version of DVD which uses a blue laser which can "burn" a smaller area of a DVD than the normal red laser used in DVD. Hence more data can be stored.
Currently upto 100 Gb in a disk compared to ~15 gb in DVD
it is a next generation storage media in optical format.
It is a successor of DVD and HD-DVD.
it can hold up to 25GB in a single layer of BD. so for now dual layer is produced commercially. so it can hold upto 50GB now.
it can be read and burnt faster than current optical media.
this was mainly developed for support High-definition Format multimedia.
High-definition(HD) is the next generation video format.
Because of its high cost, it was not get support in india yet.
yes it can hold if it is an quad layer BD.
research was progressing now to make further layers.
they say, upto 10 layers can be build upon a single BD but it needs higher processing and producing technology.
If 10 layer is achieved, then a single BD can hold upto 250GB.
Last edited by prasannaganesh; 01-09-09 at 04:04 PM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost
That is wrong information.
A single layer DVD can store 4.32 GB of data whereas the a dual layer DVD can store twice as much.
The Blu-Ray disc is capable of 25 GB and 50 GB (SL and DL respectively).
After the DVD, HD-DVD and Blu-Ray discs emerged as the strong contenders for storing high definition video (1080p) with hi-fi sound that is less compressed. HD-DVD (promoted by Toshiba) withdrew from the format war last February and now Blu-Ray discs (BD for short and promoted by Sony) is the sole inheritor of the HD media.
To experience High Definition video, one needs to see it to believe it. Visit a Sony World showroom and ask them for a Blu-Ray demo.
here in chennai ,i inquired about it.
they have a LG blu ray Rom, it cost around 16.5K.
yes just4kix, i did it when we went to buy a LCD.
its amazing, thats why i started this thread , whether anybody owns here.
Last edited by prasannaganesh; 01-09-09 at 04:09 PM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost
As I said, I don't (as yet) :2guns: for it.
Well I used the word "upto" to mean the best case ~ Dual LAYER and DUAL sided disks.
Ofcourse the values are not pin-point jus approximated.
DVD Storage max ~ Wikipedia
Commercial Bluiee Ray has max of 50 gb as J4K specified, but current max is 200gb in labs
Blue Ray Storage max ~ Wikipedia
(scroll down to get details)
currently it is 250GB. just now read the wikipedia.
As it is in wikipedia,
Ritek revealed that they had successfully developed a High Definition optical disc process that extends the disc capacity to 10 layers. That increases the capacity of the discs to 250 GB. However, they noted that the major obstacle is that current reader and writer technology does not support the additional layers.
Last edited by prasannaganesh; 01-09-09 at 04:23 PM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost
OK. OK. me --> :3: <-- you me --> :9: <-- youwell i used the word "upto" to mean the best case ~ dual layer and dual sided disks.
Ofcourse the values are not pin-point jus approximated.
dvd storage max ~ wikipedia
commercial bluiee ray has max of 50 gb as j4k specified, but current max is 200gb in labs
blue ray storage max ~ wikipedia
(scroll down to get details)
thx for the update
most welcome.thx for the update
:lol: i nvr meant to correct you, jus cleared up the confusion i created..
Does Anybody here downloaded any full version HD movie and watched.
Nope. Reasons:
a) Too big a size
b) No HD viewing capability (laptop is 1024x768, monitor is 1280x1024).
c) Projector is 720p.
I will buy a 40"+ Full HD LCD TV and Blu-Ray player soon - maybe in six months.
Media type High-density optical disc
Encoding MPEG-2, H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, and VC-1
Capacity 25 GB (single layer)
50 GB (dual layer)
Read mechanism 405 nm laser:
1× at 36 Mbit/s
2× at 72 Mbit/s
4× at 144 Mbit/s
6× at 216 Mbit/s[1]
8× at 288 Mbit/s
12× at 432 Mbit/s
Usage Data storage,
High-definition video
High-definition audio
PlayStation 3 games
Developed by: Blu-ray Disc Association(9 MEMBERS)
Sony, Matsushita, Pioneer, Philips,
Thomson, LG Electronics, Hitachi, Sharp, and Samsung.
Blu ray disc type:
Type:Standard disc size:
(SL)12 cm 25 GB (23.28 GiB)
(DL)50 GB (46.56 GiB)
Type:Mini disc size
(SL)8 cm, single sided 7.8 GB (7.26 GiB)
(DL)15.6 GB (14.53 GiB)
Last edited by prasannaganesh; 01-09-09 at 08:43 PM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost
this may sound like an overkill, but in CES, they will display BLURAY QUALITY AUDIO(not video) !!!!!(very high bit rate)
Also, a newer version of bluray is coming soon. So dont invest in a PS3 yet.
Its rare to find TRUE HD movies. Most are upscaled versions. But, even the upscaled versions r very very good. I have all 3 LORT in upscaled HD. The quality is brilliant. Its abt 1.7GB each movie. Lot lesser than HD, but still look good on a LCD screen. Also, LG bluray writers are 12k in blore, chk techshop.in, eve there its quiet less.
Last edited by rajan1311; 01-09-09 at 09:32 PM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost
ok i will do it.
Are we talking about BD-Writers (for PC) or independent BD players?
Are u sure ?
As far as i know BR read-only drives cost 11k ... writers cost around 18k
u can check Techshop
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