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Foundation

Blu-ray disc (BD) is appropriately named after the blue laser used to write the data The first blue laser was developed in 1996 by Shuji Nakamura (Nichia Corporation) In 2002, an alliance was formed, called the Blu-ray Disc Association, including the likes of Sony, Samsung, Sharp, Hewlett-Packard, and Royal Phillips The e is intentionally left out of the name due to trademark restrictions

Evolution

VHS: analog DVD: digital BD: high-definition Enables recording, rewriting, and playback of high-definition video Capable of storing information that the DVD and CD are not capable of holding

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Disc Characteristics

Single layer: 25 GB Dual layer: 50 GB Diameter: 120 mm Thickness: 1.2 mm Center hole diameter: 15 mm Uses GaN laser of wavelength 400 nm The smaller laser, compared to the DVD and CD, keeps the process more efficient (~5 mW)
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Disc Structure

The power conservation allows the development of multi-layer platforms and high-speed recording. BD-ROM: read-only format. BD-R and BD-RE: recordable formats (RE: rewritable; R: recordable once)

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CD, DVD & Blu-ray Disc

Due to the fact that the data layer on a Blu-ray Disc is placed much closer to the laser lens than in DVD , there is less distortion resulting in significantly improved tolerances. Hence, more precision and ultra high storage densities are made possible.
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Capacity Comparison

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Compatibility

This issue has introduced a competitor, the HD-DVD, that based its technology around being compatible with the DVD. Recently the BDA has developed recorders that are BD/DVD/CD compatible. JVC has advanced the BD by developing a BD/DVD combo disc that stores both DVD and BD data. It is composed of two DVD layers and a third BD layer storing 33.5 GB total.

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Manufacturing
* BD Cover Manufacturing Process

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Recording & Playback

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Address Format
*Using Groove Wobbles

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Write pulse waveform

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Future Trends

Expect the BD to become more prevalent once the HDTV market establishes its presence. Audio and video will reach higher qualities with larger storage space. Look for BD with more than two layers as the technology is further refined. Sony has made the Disc with size 200GB already. Pioneer announced on August 5, 2008 , that they have got success in making BD with increased Disc Size of 500GB.

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http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/254136 http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=1616, http://www.docstoc.com/docs/424938/White-paper-General-Blu-ray-DiscFormat http://allfreedownloadlinks.com/free-softwares/free-multimediasoftware/blu-ray- to-dvd-pro-v120/ http://reviews.cnet.com/1770-9991_7-0.html?query= blu+ray+disc&searchtype=products&tag=ltcol;narrow http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu-ray_Disc# Technical_specifications http://www.thefreelibrary.com/_/search/Search.aspx? SearchBy=0&Word=blu+ray+disc&By=0

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