Meanwhile, however, two top Warner engineers, Alan Bell and Lewis Ostrover, have been working on a cheaper and more elegant solution.
Blu-ray uses a 405-nanometre wavelength laser to read data from tracks 0.1-millimetres-deep on the top surface of a disc. HD-DVD, on the other hand, uses the same wavelength to read recordings at a depth of 0.6 mm.
Warner’s plan is to create a disc with a Blu-ray top layer that works like a two-way mirror. This should reflect just enough blue light for a Blu-ray player to read it okay. But it should also let enough light through for HD-DVD players to ignore the Blu-ray recording and find a second HD-DVD layer beneath.
An ordinary DVD recording could be put on the other side, so that conventional DVD players can read the disc as well.
Although the triple-standard disc will cost more to make, it should still be cheaper than pressing three, and shops should be pleased not to have their shelves overloaded with so many different discs.
Do you mean to imply that someone in the DVD industry actually has common sense? This would be great if they can accomplish it. However they run the risk of being committed to a mental institution by the rest, just so business can run normally. I mean it just isn't normal to have 1 disc that can be used for all. We've got to have the confussion, about which one to use for what technology..
I reckon that by the time the High Definition war gets settled we will not be using discs at all. They are susceptible to scratches and being snapped in half. It is also a 'moving part' liable to pick up dust and dirt.
I can see in my crystal ball some form of solid state circuitry taking over such as a cartridge or a more sophisticated SD card type of thing.
Even then there will be the danger of the plug and socket getting damaged.
vidoman wrote:Do you mean to imply that someone in the DVD industry actually has common sense? This would be great if they can accomplish it. However they run the risk of being committed to a mental institution by the rest, just so business can run normally. I mean it just isn't normal to have 1 disc that can be used for all. We've got to have the confussion, about which one to use for what technology..
Great article Terry, thanks...
Well, and if you want to print a lable on your disk, forget this "solution" also.
Sounds a bit like the proverbial "egg laying milking pig" to me. I think Steve is onto something. Optical disks have been around for a long time and solid state memory is getting bigger in capacity and cheaper to make. Just look at the costs of SD or CF memory cards. You get 4 GB now cheaper than you could buy a 128 MB card only a few years ago.
IMHO SD will still remain for a long time. HD age is not coming so quickly. However, it's only my own opinion.
H.T.
Ted (H.T.)
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Biggest problem with HD in my opinion is the size of your living room.
Two of my sons have one of those gigantic 48" screen TV sets in their living rooms. To be honest I don't want one - they are too big for the room and look well out of place.
Those things are great in Pubs.
Alternatively you need one of those that are very thin and hang on the wall.
Far too expensive and then there is the problem of wiring it in, if its hanging like a picture. To do it correctly you would probably need to replaster the wall to hide the wiring.
Dunno about the UK but HDTV's are starting anywhere from $700-800 for a 32" LCD, <$1500 for 42" plasmas and <$2000 for a 61" Panasonic DLP here. This places them in a lot of households as most major dealers have relatively few CRT's these days, at least in the Detroit area. The vast majority are compact sets.
I was in a local Wally World (wal-mart) 2 days ago, and had a look at what they are offering. First, no BlueRay DVD players. Then like Terry stated, they have very few CRTs, mainly the Plasma and LCDs. Prices are about the same here, hovering around the $2k mark for the better quality larger ones..
This would be great if they can accomplish it. However they run the risk of being committed to a mental institution by the rest, just so business can run normally. I mean it just isn't normal to have 1 disc that can be used for all. We've got to have the confussion, about which one to use for what technology..
