What does BD-50 mean? - Blu-ray Forum

jeffbowers007 · 02-20-2008, 11:42 PM

In the press release for the Juno film it says "Fox Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring the Academy Award nominated comedy 'Juno' to Blu-ray on April 15th, day-and-date with the DVD release. Video will be presented as 1.85:1 1080p AVC accompanied by a DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on a BD-50".

What do they mean when they say "...on a BD-50"?

BStecke · 02-20-2008, 11:43 PM

50gb Blu-ray Disc.

jeffbowers007 · 02-20-2008, 11:44 PM

Is that the standard size at 50 gig? Enlighten me

jkwest · 02-20-2008, 11:46 PM

blu-ray movies are released in one of two options...
a 25GB single layer disk or a 50GB dual layer...

a 25GB has lower replication costs and was the original Blu-ray disc...so many of the first releases were 25GB.

with the introduction of the 50GB disc, studios can now opt for a better encoding of the movie and offer various audio choices on the disc.

BStecke · 02-20-2008, 11:46 PM

There are 25gb discs and 50gb discs. Most movies now come on BD50's . . . some earlier titles (and a few new titles) come on BD25's.

Blu As Hell · 02-20-2008, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by jeffbowers007

Is that the standard size at 50 gig? Enlighten me

50 gigs is standard size for a Dual Layered Blu-Ray, 25 gigs is the standard size for a single layered Blu-Ray.

richteer · 02-20-2008, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by jeffbowers007

Is that the standard size at 50 gig? Enlighten me

Yep. A single layer Blu-ray Disc (BD25) can store up to 25 GB of data. The dual layer BD50 can store up to 50 GB of data.

jeffbowers007 · 02-20-2008, 11:47 PM

Thank you for the insight.

nycomet · 02-20-2008, 11:51 PM

Whatever happened to the 100 Gigabyte Blu-Ray disc?

What is a pipe dream?

We will need it when 10.2 surround sound comes out.

X-Ninja · 02-21-2008, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by nycomet

We will need it when 10.2 surround sound comes out.

Haha. But I just got my 7.1!!!

CAB · 02-21-2008, 12:05 AM

No word on them releasing it on the TL-51?

WickyWoo · 02-21-2008, 12:08 AM

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Whatever happened to the 100 Gigabyte Blu-Ray disc?

What is a pipe dream?

A pipe dream is basically wishful thinking

BD-100 will almost certainly never see the light of day on a commercially pressed disc

dobyblue · 02-21-2008, 01:28 AM

You will still see titles released on BD25 discs, there are plenty of titles that will utilize this.

The BBC discs with Dolby 5.1 will have them, Vacancy from Sony was only 80-something minutes long, so it was on one, etc., etc.

Not much point releasing on a BD50 if what you're releasing comes in under the BD25 mark.

Kirsty_Mc · 02-21-2008, 01:36 AM

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Originally Posted by CAB

No word on them releasing it on the TL-51?

... and I thought we'd heard the last of them

CAB · 02-21-2008, 01:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Kirsty_Mc

... and I thought we'd heard the last of them

Sorry, was hoping to flush the Apostle Lee out. You know he's lurking.

highdefw · 02-21-2008, 03:40 AM

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Originally Posted by nycomet

Whatever happened to the 100 Gigabyte Blu-Ray disc?

What is a pipe dream?

We will need it when 10.2 surround sound comes out.

By the time that comes out, all the good movies will have been released. I highly doubt they're gonna re-master everything just to get that extra 40 gb worth of quality. It cost too much...

IcyDec · 02-27-2023, 10:40 PM

This entire thread aged very poorly, it's funny to look back on

02-20-2008, 11:42 PM	#1
jeffbowers007 Junior Member Member since:Feb 2008	What does BD-50 mean? In the press release for the Juno film it says "Fox Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring the Academy Award nominated comedy 'Juno' to Blu-ray on April 15th, day-and-date with the DVD release. Video will be presented as 1.85:1 1080p AVC accompanied by a DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on a BD-50". What do they mean when they say "...on a BD-50"?

02-20-2008, 11:46 PM	#4
jkwest Off-Topic King Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Northern California PSN Id: jkwest5 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:20	blu-ray movies are released in one of two options... a 25GB single layer disk or a 50GB dual layer... a 25GB has lower replication costs and was the original Blu-ray disc...so many of the first releases were 25GB. with the introduction of the 50GB disc, studios can now opt for a better encoding of the movie and offer various audio choices on the disc. Last edited by jkwest; 02-20-2008 at 11:48 PM.

02-20-2008, 11:43 PM	#2
BStecke Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jun 2007 4K collection:182 Blu-ray collection:567 DVD collection:1 Digital collection:1 iTunes collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:6	50gb Blu-ray Disc.

02-20-2008, 11:44 PM	#3
jeffbowers007 Junior Member Member since:Feb 2008	Is that the standard size at 50 gig? Enlighten me

02-20-2008, 11:47 PM	#8
jeffbowers007 Junior Member Member since:Feb 2008	Thank you for the insight.

02-20-2008, 11:51 PM	#9
nycomet Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Long Island, NY, USA ; I enjoy watching 3D blu-rays; 41 Blufans steels so far Home Theater Gallery:11 Blu-ray collection:1344 DVD collection:55 Digital collection:246 Blu-ray reviews:40 Trading Score:343	Whatever happened to the 100 Gigabyte Blu-Ray disc? What is a pipe dream? We will need it when 10.2 surround sound comes out.

02-21-2008, 12:05 AM	#11
CAB Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jul 2007 Location:::1 4K collection:88 Blu-ray collection:1827 Trading Score:4	No word on them releasing it on the TL-51?

02-21-2008, 01:28 AM	#13
dobyblue Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jul 2006 Location:Ontario, Canada Home Theater Gallery:71 4K collection:55 Blu-ray collection:655 Blu-ray reviews: 15	You will still see titles released on BD25 discs, there are plenty of titles that will utilize this. The BBC discs with Dolby 5.1 will have them, Vacancy from Sony was only 80-something minutes long, so it was on one, etc., etc. Not much point releasing on a BD50 if what you're releasing comes in under the BD25 mark.

02-27-2023, 10:40 PM	#17
IcyDec Junior Member Member since:Apr 2022 Blu-ray reviews: 2	This entire thread aged very poorly, it's funny to look back on

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