A Seminar on Blu-ray Disc

Evolution

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

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

Introduction
The name Blu-ray is derived from the underlying technology, which utilizes a blue-violet laser to read and write data. The name is a combination of "Blue" (blue-violet laser) and "Ray" (optical ray). According to the Blu-ray Disc Association the spelling of "Blu-ray" is not a mistake, the character "e" was intentionally left out so the term could be registered as a trademark.
Why the name Blu-ray?

What is Blu-ray? Blu-ray, also known as Bluray Disc (BD) is the name of a next-generation optical disc format. The format was developed to enable recording, rewriting and playback of high-definition video (HD). The format is also likely to become a standard for PC data storage and high-definition movies in the future.

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)

Type Capacity Single Layer Dual Layer Wavelength Numerical Aperture Data Transfer Rate Thickness Recording Method Protection layer Hard Coating

Blu-ray 25GB 50GB 405nm 0.85 36Mbps 1.2mm Phase change 0.1mm Yes

DVD 4.7GB 8.5GB 635nm 0.6 10.5Mbps 1.2mm Phase change 0.6mm No

CD 700MB 780nm 0.45 1.17Mbps 1.2mm Phase change 1.2mm No

Type Capacity Single Layer Dual Layer Wavelength Numerical Aperture Data Transfer Rate Thickness Recording Method Protection layer Hard Coating

Blu-ray 25GB 50GB 405nm 0.85 36Mbps 1.2mm Phase change 0.1mm Yes

DVD 4.7GB 8.5GB 635nm 0.6 10.5Mbps 1.2mm Phase change 0.6mm No

CD 700MB 780nm 0.45 1.17Mbps 1.2mm Phase change 1.2mm No

Recorder Characteristics

Over two hours of HDTV can be placed on a single layer BD, which correlates to over 13 hours for standard TV The transfer rate is 36 megabits per second At 1x speed, it takes approximately 1.5 hours to record an entire single layer BD At the speed of 8x it would require 12 min to read or write 25GB of data on a BD disc.

Key Features of Blu-ray

Maximum picture resolution. Largest capacity available anywhere (25 GB single layer/50 GB dual layer). Best audio possible. Enhanced interactivity. Broadest industry support from brands you trust. The largest selection of high-def playback Backward compatibility**. Disc robustness.

Application
* Backward Compatibility * Stand-alone recorders and * game consoles * PC data storage * Corporate support

Blu-ray vs. HD DVD

Courtesy <http://www.jvc-victor.co.jp/english/press/2004/bd-dvd.html>

There are several important difference between the Blu-ray and HD-DVD format but the important difference between the two are 3 important key ones: * Capacity * Codec * Hardware Support

Companies Associated with Blu-ray Disc

1) Apple Computer, Inc. 2) Dell Inc. 3) Hewlett Packard Company 4) Hitachi, Ltd. 5) LG Electronics Inc. 6) Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. 7) Mitsubishi Electric Corporation 8) Pioneer Corporation 9) Royal Philips Electronics 10) Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 11) Sharp Corporation 12) Sony Corporation 13) TDK Corporation 14) Thomson Multimedia 15) Twentieth Century Fox 16) Walt Disney Pictures

Blu-Ray Players

Blu-Ray Recorders

Medias of Blu-ray

Protection System

HDTV contains a copyright bit that is detected by the BD recorder. If the broadcast has no copyright bit, then the BD recorder is allowed to store the information Uses the Data Encryption Standard (DES) that has a key length of 56 bits A Key Block and Disc ID are written into the ROM area to prevent illegal copying

Enhancements
Error rates increased in reading and writing
after the original BD suffered scratches and fingerprints For protection, the prototype BD was enclosed in a case The case increased the size of the disc drive

Enhancements
A hard coat was derived of an ultravioletcurable resin that has a scratch resistance similar to the DVD An artificial fingerprint reagent is placed on the disc surface to resist fingerprint oils

Future
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

Blu-Ray
For Further Information Log on to

http://www.blu-ray.com/info/ http://www.blu-raydisc.info/ www.blu-raydisc.info www.sonypictures.com/homevideo/ bluray

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