HISTORY OF CD

1ST Generation

2ND Generation

3RD Generation

QUERIES ON BD
1) What is Blu-ray? Blu2) Why the name Blu-ray? Blu3) Who developed Blu-ray? Blu4) What Blu-ray formats are planned? Blu5) How much data can you fit on a Blu-ray Disc? Blu6) How much video can you record on a Blu-ray Disc? Blu7) How fast can you record a Blu-ray Disc? Blu8) What video codecs will Blu-ray support? Blu9) What audio codecs will Blu-ray support? Blu10) Will Blu-ray Discs require a cartridge? Blu11) When will people be able to buy a Blu-ray Disc Blurecorder? 12) When Will Blu-ray replace VHS? Blu13) Will a Blu-ray Disc recorder cost? Blu14) Will Blu-ray replaces DVD? Blu15) Whats the difference between Blu-ray and DVD? Blu16) Will Blu-ray support playback of DVDs? Blu17) What about Blu-ray for PCs? Blu18) Is Blu-ray the same thing as HD-DVD? BluHD-

BluBlu-ray Disc Association

              

Dell Inc. Hewlett Packard Company Hitachi, Ltd. LG Electronics Inc. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Mitsubishi Electric Corporation Pioneer Corporation Royal Philips Electronics Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Sharp Corporation Sony corporation TDK Corporation Thomson Multimedia Twentieth Century Fox Walt Disney Pictures

Innovative features of BD
 

 

Random access, instantly jump to any spot on the disc. Searching, quickly browse and preview recorded program in real-time. realCreate playlists, change the order of recorded programs and edit recorded programs. Automatically find an empty space to avoid recording over programs. Simultaneously recording and playback of video. Improved picture, ability to record high-definition hightelevision. Improved sound, ability to record surround sound.

BLUBLU-RAY DISC KEY CHARACTERISTICS

1) Large recording capacity up to 27GB 2) High-speed data transfer rate 36Mbps 3) Easy to use disc cartridge

MAIN SPECIFICATION :
Recording capacity Laser wavelength Lens numerical aperture (NA) Data transfer rate Disc diameter Disc thickness 23.3GB/25GB/27GB 405nm (blue-violet (bluelaser) 0.85 36Mbps 120mm 1.2mm (optical transmittance protection layer: 0.1mm) Phase change recording

Recording format

Tracking format Tracking pitch Shortest pit length Recording phase density Video recording format Audio recording format Video and audio multiplexing format Cartridge dimension

Groove recording 0.32um 0.160/0.149/0.138u m 16.8/18.0/19.5Gbit/i nch2 MPEG2 video AC3, MPEG1, Layer2, etc. MPEG2 transport stream Approximately 129 x 131 x 7mm

BD CHARACTERISTICS
Storage and speed  Codecs  Variations  Laser wavelength  Hard-coating technology Hard Compatibility  Studio support  Future optical media


Difference between Blu-ray & HD-DVD BluHDPARAMETE RS Storage capacity Number of layers Numerical aperture Protection layer Data transfer rate BD BD HD-DVD HDHD-DVD HD-

25GB

50GB

15GB

30GB

Single layered Dual layered 0.85 0.1mm 36Mbps 0.85 0.1mm 36Mbps

Single layered Dual layered 0.65 0.1mm 36Mbps 0.65 0.1mm 36Mbps 50GB

WORLDS FIRST BLU-RAY/DVD COMBO BLUROM DISC TECHNOLOGY Victor Company of Japan, Ltd. (JVC) has already announced that it has developed the world's first Blu-ray/ BluDVD combo ROM disc technology, which enables storage of video content in both high definition and standard definition.

The picture shows the Blu-ray/ DVD combo ROM disc Blu-

Fig. 1: Cross-section of Blu-ray/ DVD combo ROM disc

Fig. 2: Reading the Blu-ray/ DVD combo ROM disc

MAIN FEATURES :
1.

World's First Combined Storage Media for Blu-ray and BluDVD Content Triple layer structure using doubledouble-faced substrate molding

2.

Magnified cross sections (not to scale) of a standard DVD (left, with red laser) and a high-def Blu-ray Disc (right, with blue laser). highBlu-