Blu Ray VS HD DVD - Who Will Win The Format War ?

Blu-ray and HD DVD (High Definition DVD) are twoto most minor scratching and wear and tear.
conflicting storage technologies for digital media likeAlthough the underlying technology is important in a
high definition movies, games and other audio visualformat war, it is more often the case of the people
material. There are a few other technologiessupporting each format that has more influence on
emerging but it seems that these two rivals are thethe outcome.
big players in the battle for home consumers heartsAgain, it seems like blu-ray has the advantage.
and minds. So what are they, which one is better andBlu-ray is supported by consumer electronics
who is likely to win the latest technology format war.companies Sony, Panasonic, Philips, Sharp and Pioneer
Blu-ray was created by the Blu ray Disc Association,and a number of others. This suggests that they will
an association of major consumer electronicsproduce products that are exclusively devoted to
producers, like Sony and Panasonic, as a high capacityusing the blu-ray technology. The most recent
storage device to replace the standard DVD format.instance of this is the Sony Playstation 3 that
HD DVD was developed by the DVD forum, anfeatures a blu-ray disc player.
alternative association of high tech electronicsIn terms of computer technology companies, blu-ray
producers, including Toshiba and NEC, as theiris supported by Apple, Dell, Sun Microsystems and
replacement of standard DVD.Hewlett Packard. Their disk drives will use blu-ray.
Both work on the same principle. They use a bluePossibly more significant for people interested in
laser with a shorter wavelength than the standardhome entertainment are the major movie companies
red laser of Dvd's and CD's (405 nm compared tosupporting blu-ray. These are 20th Century Fox, Walt
650 nm). This allows for more storage space on aDisney and Warner Bros. Although Walt Disney and
disc. More storage is vital as high definition videoWarner Bros. are not supporting them exclusively and
becomes an industry standard in movies, TV andwill produce movies in HD DVD format. At this point
video games.only Universal Pictures has an exclusive deal to
Latest information on the storage capacities of eachproduce HD DVD pictures.
format sees blu-ray out in front. A single layer blu-rayOn the HD DVD side possibly the biggest player is
disc can store 25 GB compared to HD DVD of 15GB.Microsoft. They have HD DVD readers in the X box
A dual layer blu-ray can store 50 GB while the HDgames console and seem determined to throw their
DVD stores 30 GB. This would suggest that blu-rayweight behind HD DVD.
can store more detail and thus provide better extraOf the major consumer electronics companies, the
features to movies etc. Although this is notmost significant supporters of HD DVD are Toshiba,
completely true as video compression influences theNEC and Kenwood.
amount of information stored on a disc, the capacityIn terms of computer component manufacturers,
is a significant difference between the two formats.Intel is behind HD DVD.
Initial blu-ray discs stored data close to the surfaceAlthough it is still unclear who is winning the format
of the disk. This meant that if the disc waswar, it would seem that blu ray has some big
scratched in any way it would probably malfunctionsupporters. Although HD DVD have some big names
or jam when playing. Apparently a protective layertoo, notably Microsoft. Prices of individual players and
has now been introduced to newer blu-ray disc thatrecording devices might also impact the success of
protects the data much more. HD DVD have alwayseach format. At this point most products are quite
stored the data deeper in the disc and are resistantexpensive but this will change with time.