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Blu Ray Vs HD DVD Photography Shack Guide

Blu Ray vs HD DVD War Is Over

By Nikos L Maxwell

There’s good news and there’s bad news regarding the Blu Ray vs HD DVD match. The good news is that the format war is over and the best consumer product triumphed. The new technology is both innovative and sensible, offering the best audio-visual experience money can buy, which brings us to the bad news.

You’ll have to say goodbye to that old DVD player, and if you were one of the eager beavers to purchase the HD DVD player, then you’ll have to get rid of that too. Since the demand is so high and is currently exceeding the supply, the $400+ price isn’t expected to drop on the new Blu Ray players for at least another year or two.

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Blu Ray Disc Have More Storage Space

First of all, when looking at the Blu Ray vs HD DVD specifics, you’ll notice that Blu Ray discs have far superior storage space. Traditionally, DVDs were first made to hold 4.7 GB of material on a single-layer, and later, the double layer boosted storage capacity up to 8.5 Gigs.

HD DVD promised to more than triple that, delivering 15-30 GBs. Blu Ray DVDs, however, can hold an astounding 25-50 GBs of data, meaning that they use more advanced coding to include more audio tracks and more stunning visual information, as well as adding more bonus features.

Blu Ray Has Better Definition

You will notice the high definition of a HD DVD or Blu Ray disc at once. Regular DVDs supported a resolution of 720x480 pixels, while HDTV offers 1920x1080 pixels.

The next major difference between Blu Ray vs HD DVD was their alliances. Early on, motion picture companies, manufacturers and distributors understood that they would need to get aligned with the new technology.

But could Blu Ray and HD DVD coexist? It would be costly, not to mention extremely confusing for consumers. When the DVD format first came out, there was no mistaking a VHS tape and a DVD on the shelves. However, with Blu Ray discs and HD DVD discs looking almost identical, buyers would really have to scrutinize the packaging to be sure they were not buying the wrong thing.

Blu Ray Vs HD DVD War Has Been Fought And Won

Traditional DVDs will still play on the new machines, but manufacturers are working on phasing out the old DVD format, releasing all new movies as Blu Ray discs. In the Blu Ray vs HD DVD war, Paramount/DreamWorks and Universal initially supported the HD DVD format, while Warner Brothers, Disney, Sony, Lions Gate, Fox and MGM signed exclusive deals with Blu Ray. Finally, Toshiba pulled the plug on HD DVD and conceded defeat.

While the Blu Ray vs HD DVD war has been won, consumers are well advised to hold off on any major Bluray player purchases until the dust has settled. Tech geeks still warn that other versions of the players are scheduled to come out.

The next version, the Blu Ray players 2.0 will have more memory, moving from 256 MB to 1 GB, will include an ethernet port for connection to the internet and will offer online content capacity, also known as "BD-Live." Therefore, holding off will give consumers more advantages than just a lower price.

About the Author:
Nikos L Maxwell has written a number of articles on digital photography and digital editing software including Digital Editing Software, Adobe Photoshop Tutorial, Large Images, Edit Pictures, Fuji Film Digital Cameras, Video Editing Computers, Digital Image Processing, Ray Disc, Blu Ray, Blu Ray Disc, Blu Ray HD DVD, Blu Ray Reviews, DVD Duplication, Ray HD, HD DVD.

Keep a lookout as more articles are added from this popular author on this website in the near future.

More Blu Ray Facts....

Have you made the switch from DVD over to Blu Ray yet? If you have not then what is stopping you? It could be the price to pay for all of those movies that you love and own on DVD.

Many people find that slowly re-acquiring those beloved movies over onto the more expensive Blu-Ray version is a tad bit expensive but there are ways around this. Did you know that some programs allow you to burn a Blu-Ray version of your favorite movie? The trick is to find the right software programs.

Owning a Blu Ray collection is something most movie collector’s dream of nightly. The problem is the expense of acquiring all those favorite movies again but in Blu-Ray format. It can quickly add up to a major expense. There is a solution to this problem though.

It involves burning the DVD’s over into Blu-Ray format with the right software program. If you do not have the software program this may be a problem but thankfully there are programs out there that you can purchase.

The opportunity to own a Blu Ray disc collection is a great one and should not be passed up. But what do you do with all of those DVD’s you collected over the years?

Plus let’s not forget that Blu-Ray discs can be quite expensive in comparison to DVD’s. Converting all of your collection over into Blu-Ray can be a chore, a very expensive one at that. The answer to your problem is to burn the DVD onto Blu-Ray format.

Are you a movie fan that just is not pleased with the quality of your DVDs? Is the color and sound not what you expect from your extensive collection? Maybe you should try swapping those old DVDs for Blu Ray discs. You will be surprised by the difference in picture quality and sound.

But these discs do not come cheap. They are more expensive than DVDs but well worth the price. The trick is to burn your own Blu-Ray movies at home with a software program designed especially for burning movies.

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