M edia type High-density optical disc Encoding M PEG-2, H.

264/M PEG -4 AVC, and VC-1 25 GB (single-layer) Capacity 50 GB (dual-layer) 100/128 GB (BDXL) Block size 64 kb ECC Read m echanism Developed by 405 nm laser: 1 @ 36 M bit/s (4.5 M Byte/s) Blu-ray Disc Association [1] Data storage 1080p High-definition video High-definition audio Usage stereoscopic 3D Future possibility:

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Hig - e sity o tical isc -1, H.264, a MPEG-2 15 GB (si gle layer) 30 GB ( 1 al layer)

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Digital Video Disc

y The DVD was introduced in 1995 by Sony and Philips. This second-generation optical disc uses a 650 nm wavelength laser diode, allowing for increased capacity and speed.

Blu-ray
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Available in June 2006, Sony's Blu-ray disc format was the direct competitor to HD DVD. Blu-ray also uses a 405 nm laser but has a smaller spot size--or the area where the laser can be focused--allowing for a larger capacity than HD DVD.

HD DVD Specifications
y HD DVD had a layer capacity of 15 GB of data. Video had a data rate of 29.4 Megabits per second and a ma imum resolution of 1920 by 1,080 pi els. For high-fidelity audio, HD DVD was licensed to use Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio and LPCM.

Bl -ray

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y Eac Bl -ray layer ca ol 25 GB of ata. i eo as a ata rate of 40 Megabits er seco a a maxim m resol tio of 1920 by 1,080 ixels. Hig ort is available i olby fi elity a io s io a PCM. Tr eHD, DT -HD Master