Originally posted by: JangoxFett
Triple-layer 51GB HD DVD May Be Ready
looks like HD-DVD will be bigger than Blu-Ray, HD going up too 51gb 3 layer disc.
This news from: http://www.homemediamagazine.com/
(10/4/2007)
CHRIS TRIBBEY
Several news outlets are reporting the DVD Forum has approved, or is close to approving, Toshiba’s 51GB, triple-layer, single-sided HD DVD, which was first announced at the CES show this year.
Storing 17GB on each of the three layers, the new HD DVD, if used in production, would surpass Blu-ray Disc’s 50GB. The DVD Forum did not wish to comment. However, Andy Parsons, chairman of the Blu-ray Disc Association’s U.S. Promotions Group, was quick to slam the dig at the Blu-ray 50GB with the extra 1GB, and questioned how the 51GB HD DVD would affect production costs for HD DVD backers, and whether the new discs would play on existing HD DVD players.
“It will be very interesting to see how they address production issues,” he said. “And wait a minute, wasn’t the 30GB big enough for them? They were so adamant about it.”
I now own both HD formats and I agree the price should come down below Reguler DVD for Films.
That guy's a jerk. The 30 GB is apparently enough for them judging by a table of movie releases I saw recently. Apparently a lot more movies on HD-DVD are using the VC-1 codec, which is the better codec, due to size limitations. Since BD has 50 GB available on a dual layer disc, studios are just releasing them in mpeg2. VC-1 is the better codec and should be used for all hi-def content on both formats. Rather than go the extra mile to release a movie with a better quality codec, the studios doing Blu-Ray are using mpeg2 on both the Blu-Ray and standard DVD and only going with VC-1 on HD-DVD.
The only reason for announcing a 51 GB HD-DVD is to say "Look, we've got a disc that has a capacity similar to Blu-Ray". Unfortunately, it appears that the triple layer discs aren't compatible with most players.