When 2008 started, everyone hoped to see a conclusion of the next-generation DVD format war between Toshiba's HD DVD and Sony's Blu-ray. In the end, Blu-ray has officially won this "battle," with Toshiba admitting defeat and moving on to other segments of the CE market. However, this victory might be relatively short-lived (compared to the lifespan of the DVD format, for example), at least according to what a Samsung manager has to say.Thus, in an interview for the Pocket-lint website, Andy Griffiths, director of consumer electronics at Samsung UK, stated that the format backed by Sony "has 5 years left," then adding that he "certainly wouldn't give it 10." Nevertheless, the format will most likely enjoy a huge level of success over the course of 2008 and the next 2-3 years, before its possible rivals emerge. Moreover, Samsung seems to be taking a pretty big slice of this pie, the company's standalone players enjoying a considerable level of success.Unfortunately, the Samsung representative doesn't point out any technologies as a possible Blu-ray replacement, and it's quite difficult to place a bet on just what the respective tech will be, especially since there are so many to choose from: flash memory, cloud-like computing environments, holographic storage... who knows, sky's the limit.
OK, so all in all, this might be just the personal opinion of Mr. Griffiths. However, since he's a top-executive of one of the world's largest consumer electronics manufacturers, he might actually be on to something.
Actually, if this prediction turns out to be right, we might witness a very strange situation: the parallel death of both last-gen (DVD) and next-gen (Blu-ray) optical discs, since the DVD will most likely still be around in 5 years. Yes, folks, the future's a very interesting one...
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The format war might be over for Toshiba's HD-DVD, but it seems that the next target on the list of casualties will be the victorious Blu-Ray.
Those of you who are already prepared to toss the Blu-Ray movie titles and jump in the new
format's bandwagon, are advised to wait a little more, as the new format is still in diapers.
The mighty Red-Ray format is a new standard, able to deliver "Beyond-HD" video quality, namely movies at impressive 4096 x 2048 pixels screen resolutions.
Blu-ray players are also marketed as "Beyond-HD" devices, but this labeling is at least misleading, since high-definition specifications say that the HD standard is achieved at 720p (1280 x 720), 1080i (1920 x 1080i), and 1080p (1920 x 1080p) resolutions. The Blu-Ray standard is only able to deliver 1080p, which is in the HD range.The "Beyond-HD" image quality is achieved by increasing the essential specifications of the standard, namely the rendering resolutions. The only format able to support "Beyond-HD" definitions is the one backed by Red. Its playback device is able to display videos running at blaring resolutions of 4K (4096 x 2048), 2K (2048 x 1024) and regular 16:9 4K (3996 × 2160).
The Red One camera is able to record images at Quad-HD resolutions
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However, the Red-Ray player cannot work with either Blu-Ray or HD-DVD discs, but instead, it allows users to play back video content from SD and Compact Flash memory media. The player is still a work in progress and is expected to hit the market sometime in 2009, just in time to force the transition from the Blu-Ray to another HD standard.
The device already sports a couple of important drawbacks, such as its pretty salty price. The new players will come with a price tag of $1000, and is almost useless, given the fact that there are no movie titles to offer 4K screen resolutions. Actually, such resolutions can only be caught on digital supports using a Red One camera, which is quite expensive ($25,000).
Provided that you have the device and the accompanying movie titles, there's still one question left unanswered. Average HDTV screens are able to work with video content of up to 1080p resolutions, and the only Quad-HD TV sets can run at maximum resolutions of 3840 x 2160 pixels. Such displays are not only hard to find, but they are also expensive.
However, a lot of things could change until 2009. Let's not forget that When Pentium 4 chips hit the market, they cost a fortune, and now they're powering the kitchen toaster.
Those of you who are already prepared to toss the Blu-Ray movie titles and jump in the newformat's bandwagon, are advised to wait a little more, as the new format is still in diapers.
The mighty Red-Ray format is a new standard, able to deliver "Beyond-HD" video quality, namely movies at impressive 4096 x 2048 pixels screen resolutions.
Blu-ray players are also marketed as "Beyond-HD" devices, but this labeling is at least misleading, since high-definition specifications say that the HD standard is achieved at 720p (1280 x 720), 1080i (1920 x 1080i), and 1080p (1920 x 1080p) resolutions. The Blu-Ray standard is only able to deliver 1080p, which is in the HD range.The "Beyond-HD" image quality is achieved by increasing the essential specifications of the standard, namely the rendering resolutions. The only format able to support "Beyond-HD" definitions is the one backed by Red. Its playback device is able to display videos running at blaring resolutions of 4K (4096 x 2048), 2K (2048 x 1024) and regular 16:9 4K (3996 × 2160).
The Red One camera is able to record images at Quad-HD resolutions
Enlarge picture
However, the Red-Ray player cannot work with either Blu-Ray or HD-DVD discs, but instead, it allows users to play back video content from SD and Compact Flash memory media. The player is still a work in progress and is expected to hit the market sometime in 2009, just in time to force the transition from the Blu-Ray to another HD standard.
The device already sports a couple of important drawbacks, such as its pretty salty price. The new players will come with a price tag of $1000, and is almost useless, given the fact that there are no movie titles to offer 4K screen resolutions. Actually, such resolutions can only be caught on digital supports using a Red One camera, which is quite expensive ($25,000).
Provided that you have the device and the accompanying movie titles, there's still one question left unanswered. Average HDTV screens are able to work with video content of up to 1080p resolutions, and the only Quad-HD TV sets can run at maximum resolutions of 3840 x 2160 pixels. Such displays are not only hard to find, but they are also expensive.
However, a lot of things could change until 2009. Let's not forget that When Pentium 4 chips hit the market, they cost a fortune, and now they're powering the kitchen toaster.
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