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A DVD Standard
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Posted by: TotalRecall
It appears as if the DVD media companies have finally agreed on one standard. The standard does not cover current DVDs, but rather technology that should be seen in a year. The new technology uses blue lasers:
TOKYO--Nine consumer electronics makers including Japanese giants Sony and Matsushita Electric Industrial said on Tuesday they agreed to uniform standards for next-generation blue-laser DVDs.
The pact aims to avoid the fragmentation of standards for DVD (digital versatile disc) recorders that has plagued the current line-up of red-laser products, which feature three separate formats.
Blue-laser light, with a shorter wavelength than the red variety, can be honed into a finer beam, enabling it to read and write more bits of information on a given area of disc space.
If all goes well, expect DVDs to hold at least 27 Gb by next year. Since lasers are smaller, readers also must change. ZDNet has the scoop.
Posted by: SKYHN
Gah, new readers. That sucks. I assume this is for storage purposes only? 27gb would seem like much for a DVD movie.
Posted by: steadyeddy
Well......If you ask me thi is a load of tripe. Do really really need this extra space..I think the take up for DVD's has been very slow and they need to overcome this issues first. And another thing I think we should decide on a DVD-RW standard before messing about with different laser types!!
The three competing standards -- DVD+RW, DVD-RW and DVD-RAM -- are vying for market supremacy, confusing compatibility issues and keeping prices high, according to ZDNet. This Blue laser crap just apperas to me to be another technology that we don't need just yet!!!
Leave it 4 years, and lets sort out theDVD-standard first
Posted by: steadyeddy
More research needed!
Researchers are also using experimental blue lasers to:
Diagnose cancer. Scientists at Oak Ridge (Tenn.) National Laboratory have developed a blue laser-based technique for locating tumors in the intestinal tract by threading an endoscope into the patient's stomach or colon and shining a blue light. Cancerous and precancerous cells fluoresce differently in this light than do healthy cells, making them easier to spot.
Detect chemical and biological weapons. Blue lasers cause certain otherwise invisible chemical and biological agents to fluoresce.
Shuttle optical data. Blue lasers could potentially be used to carry more data over short distances than current fiber optic technology.
Build better printers. Since blue lasers have shorter wavelengths, they can be crammed tighter together in laser printers. Blue laser printers will have at least twice the resolution of today's best models.
Some of these applications, however, will take several years to develop.
Posted by: iTaL
I just hope they make this a dvd mp3 car player 
my whole album collection 1 on DVD
Posted by: redwench
um, this would be the new standard, and would possibly be backwards compatable with old discs. the 27gb would only hold 2 hrs of high definition movies.
i guess ill put off getting a dvd player for a couple years now 
Posted by: SKYHN
Current Dual Layered 9gb DVD Discs already hold 2 hours of High Definition. What is the need for 27gb?
Its nice that its backwards compatable, but you still have to buy a new player. DVD has barely been out for 2 or 3 years and they are already shoving new players and formats down our throats. CDS Went from 650mb to 700mb and could still be read in the same player. We saw variations of the CD such as mini discs, but never saw an actual laser change.
This whole 27gb thing is good for TV recording and System Storage/Backup, but thats about it. Im making the transition from VHS to DVD, I dont wanna have to make the Transition from DVD to DVD in such a short period of time.
Posted by: redwench
so? most people replace thier old drives long before they die. usually for speed, rw, or other features. ive still got my old cd drive, 5 years old, works just fine. its still installed even. ^^
i just use my new one mostly, since its faster.
Posted by: SKYHN
I dont mean for PC. I know that PC technology is always moving. Im talking about for DVD Movies. It just seems pointless to move on to a Disc that would hold even higher quality when the discs out now can hold quality higher than the highest quality TV in the world can produce. And now we are starting to get to the point where human organs are putting limits.
Example: Framerate in games. Some games with the right hardware can run at 200fps, but the Human eye can only see 60fps. Thats an extra 140fps that is useless.
We are either going to have to evlove into supreme beings or put a halt on some technology.
Posted by: iTaL
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Originally posted by SKYHN
I dont mean for PC. I know that PC technology is always moving. Im talking about for DVD Movies. It just seems pointless to move on to a Disc that would hold even higher quality when the discs out now can hold quality higher than the highest quality TV in the world can produce. And now we are starting to get to the point where human organs are putting limits.
Example: Framerate in games. Some games with the right hardware can run at 200fps, but the Human eye can only see 60fps. Thats an extra 140fps that is useless.
We are either going to have to evlove into supreme beings or put a halt on some technology.
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Thats true
Because the average consumer dvd doesint even know about this or will not until it hits em which creates more problems
Hope they have a better advertisement and marketing plan for this then they did for the superbowl commericals
90 % of the marketing execs needs to fired for allowing some of those dumb commericals
Posted by: redwench
well, the new standard is designed to go with hdtv, so it probably will be noticable.
Posted by: Null Actor
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Originally posted by SKYHN
Current Dual Layered 9gb DVD Discs already hold 2 hours of High Definition. What is the need for 27gb?
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Higher mpeg bitrates for higher movie quality. Try watching one of those superbit dvds next to the standard dvd version. You can see a noticeable difference. The Superbit dvds sacrifice extras for extra space on the dvd, and encode the movies in a higher bitrate.
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