what is the difference between HD-DVD and Blu-Ray? and which is better?
2006-11-14 07:50:01 · 6 answers · asked by Hooz 2 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Home Theater
Where does the name come from?
Blu-ray
Simply, the laser light used to read the new-style discs has a blue light HD-DVD
The letters stand for High Definition Digital Versatile Disc
Who's supporting which format?
Blu-ray
Sony are backing Blu-ray and the PlayStation 3 will use it to play games. Apple computers will use Blu-ray. 20th Century Fox is only releasing movies on Blu-ray. HD-DVD
Microsoft are backing HD-DVD. Their Xbox 360 and PCs will use it for games and other software. Universal Studios are only releasing movies on HD-DVD.
How much will fit on a disc? (A DVD has 4.7 gigabytes in a single layer, 8.5gb in a dual layer)
Blu-ray
25 gigabytes in a single layer. 50 gb in a dual layer. HD-DVD
15 gigabytes in a single layer. 50 gb in a dual layer.
How much will the players cost?
Blu-ray
The first Blu-ray machine in the UK will cost around £1,000 HD-DVD
The first HD-DVD machine in the UK will cost around £500
2006-11-14 07:53:32 · answer #1 · answered by richard_beckham2001 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well Toshiba backed HD-DVD whereas Sony backs up Blu-Ray. Note that I used past tense for HD-DVD. This is cause HD-DVD is essentially non-existent. There was for a while what was called the format wars. Sony won, therefore Blu-Ray format is the only high definition format out there now. Personally I would've wanted HD-DVD to win because people would be confused between Blu-Ray & DVD more than they would between HD-DVD & DVD.
2016-03-28 05:35:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Remember long ago during the days of VHS vs Beta? This is the same thing from the same companies. Sony is introducing Blu-Ray and will be coding all of their movies in Blu-Ray format. To help kick it off they are incorporating a Blu-Ray player in the PS3. Everyone else wants to use HD DVD. Really, the picture quality will be the same. This is just another battle in a really long war Sony has with every other manufacture of electronics.
In case you think that I'm just making this up, Sony really is notorious for this kind of thing. Everyone else uses SD memory cards while Sony uses memory sticks. Sony came up with beta and JVC came out with VHS. For camcorders, Sony came out with 8mm tape, while everyone else used VHS and then MiniDV tape. The list goes on and on. Sony wants to take over the electronics world. They still makes some pretty cool stuff though.
2006-11-15 13:45:25 · answer #3 · answered by Wiseass 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Both use blue laser. The basic method of "burning" or impressing data is the same, but the pit dimensions and formats are different.
See
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu-ray
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD-DVD
Both formats are having picture quality problems, but HD-DVD right now is doing a better job overall.
2006-11-14 15:47:25 · answer #4 · answered by gp4rts 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well they are both spelled differently and they work on different machines. i would say that the blu-ray is better as it holds way more information on it. and they are made by different companies.
2006-11-14 07:55:11 · answer #5 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Two different systems like VHS and Betamax all those years ago.
2006-11-14 07:52:37 · answer #6 · answered by Fred Flintstone 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋