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ushere wrote on 2/21/2008, 9:06 PM
hear, hear...

let's talk when there's more than a couple of overpriced recorders and players are on the shelves at $150 - then we might have a market for this over-hyped format.

oh, and they finally decide the specs....

leslie
Chienworks wrote on 2/21/2008, 9:26 PM
And when mere (poor) mortals like us can author the discs too.
Spot|DSE wrote on 2/21/2008, 9:40 PM
~mere mortals *can* author, just not in Sony Creative Software.
~the spec is determined, significantly moreso than the DVD spec was determined in its infancy.
~replicators exist and are ready to take your disc masters right now, just as DMcKnight posted.

Oops, another Blu-ray thread. :-)
apit34356 wrote on 2/21/2008, 10:31 PM
Dave, you sound sooooo "blue" ;-) The winter "blues" getting to you? ;-)
je@on wrote on 2/22/2008, 10:09 AM
Seems to me Bluray isn't that far off topic. It's a Vegas/Sony issue in many ways and the format war has been interesting - I particularly enjoyed the M$ endorsement of HDDVD having zero effect. (That's a sign that things are looking up.) And if BD is going to be the standard, let's talk about it.

Just my 2¢.
busterkeaton wrote on 2/22/2008, 10:34 AM
I don't think Bluray is off topic at all.

As long as Bluray is the Subject line, it let's you know if you want to read it or not.
Jeff9329 wrote on 2/22/2008, 10:37 AM
History (or why Sony refused to lose again to Toshiba)

In 1993, two high-density optical storage standards were being developed; one was the MultiMedia Compact Disc, backed by Philips and Sony, and the other was the Super Density disc, supported by Toshiba, Time Warner, Matsushita Electric, Hitachi, Mitsubishi Electric, Pioneer, Thomson, and JVC. IBM's president, Lou Gerstner, acting as a matchmaker, led an effort to unite the two camps behind a single standard, anticipating a repeat of the costly videotape format war between VHS and Betamax in the 1980s.

Philips and Sony abandoned their MultiMedia Compact Disc and fully agreed upon Toshiba's SuperDensity Disc with only one modification, namely changing to EFMPlus modulation. EFMPlus was chosen as it has a great resilience against disc damage such as scratches and fingerprints. EFMPlus, created by Kees Immink, who also designed EFM, is 6% less efficient than the modulation technique originally used by Toshiba, which resulted in a capacity of 4.7 GB as opposed to the original 5 GB. The result was the DVD specification, finalized for the DVD movie player and DVD-ROM computer applications in December 1995. In May 1997, the DVD Consortium was replaced by the DVD Forum, which is open to all other companies.

10+ years later, here we are with BD.
apit34356 wrote on 2/22/2008, 12:48 PM
Philips and Sony have long history in developing optical technology. Philips, IBM and Sony spend major $$$ researching and developing cutting edge technology across the board in electronics.