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  2. Comparison of high-definition optical disc formats - Wikipedia

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    Warner Bros., which used to release movies in both formats prior to June 1, 2007, often used the same encode (with VC-1 codec) for both Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD, with identical results. In contrast, Paramount used different encodings: initially MPEG-2 for early Blu-ray Disc releases, VC-1 for early HD DVD releases, and eventually AVC for both ...

  3. Comparison of popular optical data-storage systems - Wikipedia

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    DVD-RAM rewriteable, capable of random write access, not generally format-compatible with DVD; Blu-ray Disc: DVD successor, capable of high-definition video [1] BD-R: WORM Blu-ray Disc by the Blu-ray Disc Association; BD-RE: rewriteable BD; HD DVD: failed HD format defined by the DVD Forum [2] Ultra HD Blu-ray: BD successor, capable of 4K ...

  4. Optical storage media writing and reading speed - Wikipedia

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    For Blu-ray discs, 1× speed is defined as 36 megabits per second (Mbit/s), which is equal to 4.5 megabytes per second (MB/s). [7] However, as the minimum required data transfer rate for Blu-ray movie discs is 54 Mbit/s, the minimum speed for a Blu-ray drive intended for commercial movie playback should be 2×. The fastest Blu-ray speed is 16×.

  5. High-definition optical disc format war - Wikipedia

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    The Blu-ray/HD DVD conflict resembled the earlier videotape format war between VHS and Betamax, partly because of Sony's strong involvement in both episodes. These format wars have often proved destructive to both camps because consumers, afraid of committing to a losing standard, would refrain from purchasing either. [3]

  6. Smart Shopping: Blu-ray & DVD Players - AOL

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    DVD and Blu-ray players give you all sorts of control over the picture. The aspect-ratio control DVD player feature lets you choose between the squarish 4:3 viewing format of conventional TVs (4 ...

  7. Blu-ray - Wikipedia

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    Blu-ray (Blu-ray Disc or BD) is a digital optical disc data storage format designed to supersede the DVD format. It was invented and developed in 2005 and released worldwide on June 20, 2006, capable of storing several hours of high-definition video (HDTV 720p and 1080p).