hd-dvd vs blu ray

Blu Ray vs HD-DVD

January, 2006

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HD-DVD vs Blu Ray.

Blu Ray vs HD-DVD

For the last three years major consumer electronics companies together with

Hollywood movie content providers, software developers, game platforms

develop is in the competition to develop new movie/game/software disk format

that will replace current DVD disk today. Unfortunately two competing camps

Blu Ray and HD-DVD do not have any plans to merge yet and go full steam to

the market with players and content. We at Key Digital® would like to inform our

customers so informed preparation for this major new disk format.

Blu Ray vs HD-DVD

P a ra m e te rs B lu R a y H D -D V D C o m m e n ts D is k c a p a c ity S in g le la ye r d is c – 2 5

G B S in g le la ye r d is c – 2 0 G B

B o th m a y s u p p o rt u p to 5 4 G B

V id e o C o m p re s s io n

M P E G 2 H 2 6 4 , V C -1 , M P E G 2 H 2 6 4 a n d V C -1 a re n e x t g e n e ra tio n c o m p re s s io n

a n d u s e h ig h e r c o m p re s s io n ra tio th e n

M P E G 2 A u d io fo rm a ts A ll D ig ita l A u d io

fo rm a ts A ll D ig ita l A u d io

fo rm a ts

P la y t im e T w o h o u rs + H D T V T w o h o u rs + H D T V A V Q u a lity V e ry h ig h V e ry h ig h

P r ic e s u g g e s te d a t C E S 2 0 0 6

$ 1 ,8 0 0 $ 4 9 9 P r ic e s u g g e s tio n s a t th is s ta g e a re v e ry p re lim in a ry

O u tp u t V id e o in te r fa c e fo r 1 0 8 0 i/7 2 0 p

H D M I o n ly H D M I o n ly H a rd c o m m itm e n t o n H D M I o n ly o u tp u t fo r

H D T V is id e n tic a l fro m b o th c a m p s

1 0 8 0 p O u tp u t c a p a b ility

Y e s Y e s B o th fo rm a ts c o m m itte d to a llo w 1 0 8 0 p o u tp u t fo rm a t

fo r H D M I in te r fa c e O u tp u t V id e o in te r fa c e fo r

4 8 0 i/4 8 0 p

C o m p o n e n t C o m p o n e n t C o m p o n e n t o u tp u t m a y n o t b e a v a ila b le a lto g e th e r

G a m e p la tfo rm s u p p o rt

P la y S ta tio n X B O X

R o llo u t s c h e d u le S im ila r to H D -D V D , fu ll p ro d u c tio n 3 Q /2 0 0 6

S ta r tin g M a rc h 2 0 0 6 x 1 0 ,0 0 0 /m o n th , fu ll p ro d u c tio n 3 Q /2 0 0 6

Q u a n tit ie s to m a n u fa c tu re a re v e ry p re lim in a ry

C o n te n t a v a ila b ility

M a jo r H o llyw o o d c o m m itte d

M a jo r H o llyw o o d a n d M ic ro s o ft c o m m itte d

C o n te n t p ro v id e rs a llia n c e s w ill s h ift a s

fo rm a t w in n e r b e c o m e a p p a re n t. T o d a y a fe w

s tu d io s p ro n o u n c e d to b e re a d y fo r b o th fo rm a ts .

M o s t s tu d io s s u p p o rt o n e fo rm a t e ith e r B lu e R a y o r

H D -D V D

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Blu Ray vs HD-DVD

From the table above it is clear that for the “early adapter” or high-end consumer will have to make a choice to buy Blu Ray or HD-DVD or both formats in order to view all possible HDTV movies developed.

This customer does not have to buy separate display. However to view HDTV the native resolution of the display has to be equal or better then HDTV and display must have an HDMI input.


Blu Ray vs HD-DVD

HD-DVD and Blu Ray also show a significant trend in the Consumer Electronics:

Component interface will be replaced by HDMI for true HDTV content from other content media providers: Cable, Satellite, Personal Computers, Internet. Since it is clear that Microsoft will support one of these formats (HD-DVD today) the access to Internet copy protected HDTV streaming will probably be available through Windows and HDMI interfaces on the PC’s. It is very interesting that HDMI is backward compatible to DVI – now standard digital interface for PC’s. Therefore HDMI capable PC’s equipped with HD-DVD players will work well as media centers for HDTV content or regular PC’s through DVI.


Blu Ray vs HD-DVD

We at Key Digital are fully aware of shift in HDTV interface.

We prepared enabling and connectivity products to allow smooth and high

quality shift to the new digital interface HDMI:

Key Digital Commitment to shift in HDTV Interface

Blu Ray vs HD-DVD

10x1 analog Video, HDMI and Audio format switcher/processor.High performance Switchers/Processor/Scaler loaded with image and audio processing features and cost effective. 1080p output HDMI capability.

iSync HD™ / iSync Pro™

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High-Performance 4 Inputs to 1 output Switcher/Processor/Scaler.High performance Switchers/Processor/Scaler loaded with image processing and audio switching features and cost effective. 1080p output HDMI capability.

HDMI4x1™ Processor/Switcher with Processing

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High-Performance 4 Inputs to 1 output Switcher.High performance Switcher loaded with image and audio switching features and cost effective. 1080p input and output HDMI capability.

HDMI4x1™ Processor/Switcher without Processing

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High-Performance 2x1 Switcher merged with 4 Output HDMI Distribution Amplifier.Loaded with image and audio switching features and cost effective. 1080p input and output HDMI capability.

HDMI2x4™ Switcher / Distribution Amplifier

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8x1 Analog Video, HDMI and Audio Switcher/Processor Plug-In Card for Pioneer CMX Plasma Displays.High-Performance Switcher/Processor/Scaler card loaded with image and audio processing features.

HD Xplorer™

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10x1 Analog Video, HDMI/DVI and Audio Switcher/Processor.High-Performance Switcher/Processor/Scaler card loaded with image and audio processing features.1080p Output with HDMI/DVI capability.

HD Leeza®

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Special Extender for HDMI Connectivity.High-Performance Switcher/Processor/Scaler card loaded with image and audio processing features.1080p Output with HDMI/DVI capability.

HDMI Blaster™

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High-Quality HDMI Cables Up to 75 Feet in length. 1080p Capable.

HD Python™ HDMI Cables

HD Python™ 3 (3 feet)









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