Summary History Disc structure Recording speed Software standards Backward compatibility Ongoing development Variants
2000 First prototype of a « DVD Blue » drive presented at the CEATEC by Sony in a Partner ship with Pionner. CEATEC (in Japan) Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies Annual exhibition organized so that companies in a specific industry (trade show )
2002 Sony, Matsushita, Pioneer, Philips, Thomson, LG Electronics, Hitashi, Sharp & Samsung created the « Blu-ray Disc Founder group » which has the aim to develop the « blu-ray Disc ». This disc will have a bigger capacity.
2003 The production and the commercialization of the Blu-ray format started. First Blu-ray record in Japan, by Sony (3800$). Proclaims to read a blu-ray disc of a 27 GB capacity
Sony and Thoshiba tried to make Blu-ray and HD DVD becoming one. But it doesn’t work. - Sony announced the PS3 will have a Blu-ray drive. - First film on BR-Disc in HD : « Charlie’sAngels 2 » - First BR drive for computers
First BR drive by Samsung, BD-P1000 (999$) - First double-layer disc, 50Go - TDK announced they have stocked 200Go on BR-disc - Sony - First BR drive, BDP-S1 (1000$) - The Playstation 3 by Sony (400$)
First laptop by Sony (VAIO AR30, 600$) with a BR drive and a BR record - The BR sales are better than the HD DVD ones - First BR porno movie - First movie with the interactive format : people can chat while watching the film =>
2008 End of the HD DVD for Toshiba Warner Brothers Paramount Studios Microsoft’s new builds : only BR players The BR is now the only HD format End of format war (incompatibility)
Disc structure Laser and optics Wavelength of 405 nm. Store more information. Decreasing the wavelength Classic Red infrared laser is about 700 nm Test!
Disc structure Hard-coating technology Thinner than regulars => more vulnerable (scratches) TDK : first scratch protection Durabis Sony Verbatim
Recording Speed Very Fast !! CD-ROM (Drive Speed 12x) : 14,4 MB/s DVD (Drive Speed 16x) : 21 MB/s BR-Disc (Drive Speed 12x) : 54 MB/s
Software standards Codecs: compression MPEG-1,2 and 4 : 2h Paramount Pictures VC1 and H.264 : 4h Warner Bros Java software support
Software standards Region code Region A Region B Region C Play in the region sold Control Without region code
Backward compatibility Read standards DVDs and CDs
Ongoing Development More capacity for the BR-Disc TDK have created a disc capable og holding 200 GB JVC developed a BD/DVD combo : enable the consumer to play the disc on current DVD players More layers on a disc. Now : 2 to 4 Tomorow : 5 or 6 !
Variants NameSpecializationWhat? Mini Blu-raySize8cm BD9 / BD5 Blue-rayTranfert speed3 times better AVCRECCapacityLower Blu-ray Disc recordableSpeed> rpm HD DVD/Blu-ray hybridHybridHD DVD/ Blue Ray
Conclusion The blu-ray laser is a new technology which invite you to enjoy movies and games like you never did! What will be the next technology?