HD-DVD is prior in sight of our "precious" Microsoft

[thunderhawk]

The forgot to mention it's the weakest format in the war and that their support suits perfectly in their plan to penetrate the market and take it over once they've made their knowhow and partners...
+ They also forgot to mention that the first 2 reasons mentioned are faulty.

And I need to make some time for BCI ..

[adeel_bm]

Originally Posted by thunderhawk

They also forgot to mention that the first 2 reasons mentioned are faulty.

Regarding Number#2 (ie. Easy to damage): then what is THIS ->

Each Blu-ray disc is about the same thickness (1.2 millimeters) as a DVD. But the two types of discs store data differently. In a DVD, the data is sandwiched between two polycarbonate layers, each 0.6-mm thick. Having a polycarbonate layer on top of the data can cause a problem called birefringence, in which the substrate layer refracts the laser light into two separate beams. If the beam is split too widely, the disc cannot be read. Also, if the DVD surface is not exactly flat, and is therefore not exactly perpendicular to the beam, it can lead to a problem known as disc tilt, in which the laser beam is distorted. All of these issues lead to a very involved manufacturing process.

The Blu-ray disc overcomes DVD-reading issues by placing the data on top of a 1.1-mm-thick polycarbonate layer. Having the data on top prevents birefringence and therefore prevents readability problems. And, with the recording layer sitting closer to the objective lens of the reading mechanism, the problem of disc tilt is virtually eliminated. Because the data is closer to the surface, a hard coating is placed on the outside of the disc to protect it from scratches and fingerprints.

So saaad Microsoft is taking decisions on hypothetical grounds!


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Being in the World, where blind is leading the blind...

[thunderhawk]

Originally Posted by adeel_bm

So saaad Microsoft is taking decisions on hypothetical grounds!

Ofcourse. They haven't got another choise. *-*

If they'd actually READ the technical papers, they would know they were wrong.
But that ofcourse isn't in favor for their profit...

[phloyd]

Copy Protection: Blu-ray utilizes not one, but two different forms of copy protection, adding an extra layer of protection and complexity that just didn't appear necessary.

Except to Disney and Fox ... hahaha...