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The Next Generation High Definition Disc Formats

Authors: Foster, Bill

AES Conference: UK 21st Conference: Audio at Home · Paper 7 · April 2006

Abstract

The significantly larger amount of data generated by high definition video has created the need for a higher capacity optical disc. Not unexpectedly, there have been several proposed solutions, two of which are about to be launched into the US and Japanese consumer markets, with Europe expected to follow later this year. This paper provides an overview of the two formats –Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD – and analyzes the different approaches adopted by their developers.

Details

Published in
AES Conference: UK 21st Conference: Audio at Home
Paper number
7
Publication date
April 6, 2006
Session subject
Audio coding and distribution
Affiliation
Understanding & Solutions (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Conference Paper