The Close and Competitive Blu Ray vs HD DVD Battle
The competition among manufacturers in digital data storage industry is very competitive. As a matter of fact, several manufacturing giants in the field of digital data and multimedia have grouped together with the purpose of providing better and much more innovative technology to the consumers. Since the 80's format wars multimedia companies have been fought by various companies.
The Blu Ray vs HD DVD battle has made the digital data storage industry a lot more competitive. The Blu Ray vs HD DVD battle is a competition between two different data medium formats. In addition to that, the said battle between the two formats is considered as a competition of high definition optical disc formats. The main objective of the Blu Ray vs HD DVD battle is to further improve and replace the standard DVD.
Of the two formats, the Blu Ray has a bit of advantage; it has a much higher storage capacity than the HD DVD. The Blu Ray can store up to 25 gigabytes of digital data on a single layer disc while the HD DVD can only store 15 gigabytes of digital data. Dual layer Blu Ray discs has a capacity of 50 gigabytes of digital data while the HD DVD dual layer disc can store 30 gigabytes of digital data.
The Blu Ray disc stores its data near its surface which can cause problems if the surface is scratched. To compensate for this problem, the surfaces of Blu Ray discs are protected with "scratch resistant coating". The scratch resistant coatings of Blu Ray discs can withstand direct abrasion.
On the other hand, HD DVD discs utilize traditional materials used on a regular DVD. HD DVD has the same characteristic that of a standard DVD. It stores its data deeper than the Blu ray disc to minimize the damage of the disc.
The film industry in the United States splits its support for the Blu Ray and HD DVD. Blu Ray is supported by Sony Pictures, Columbia Pictures, MGM, Buena Vista, Pixar, Walt Disney, 20th Century Fox, HBO, Lionsgate, Warner Brothers, and New Line. HD DVD is supported by NBC, Universal Studios, Paramount, Dreamworks, Warner Home Video, Warner Brothers, Weinstein Co., New Line and HBO.
The Blu Ray vs HD DVD battle is an indication of the constant development of technology. It just proves that Man is in constant search for a much more efficient life. The Blu Ray vs HD DVD battle is a competition that we must keep an eye on.
