Computer meets video player in the next generation of Blu-ray disc players. Not only do these high-tech wonders display an amazing 1920 x 1080 lines of high-def resolution, they also feature internet connections and Java technology. BD Java interactive technology promises a whole new experience when viewing Blu-ray movies.
Picture-in-picture features have been included in Blu-ray’s rival, HD-DVD, since the get go however it wasn’t a required part of the Blu-ray technology until October 2006. To meet the demands of BD Java requirements, Blu-ray players must meet minimum hardware requirements including memory storage (at least 256MB of persistent memory) and at least 1GB of storage for downloaded internet content.
The days of downloading movies to your laptop are numbered. Who wants to watch movies on a tiny laptop screen anyway? Blu-ray recorders equipped with an internet connection let you watch your HD movies on your own terms, on your own giant screens!
Blu-ray technology incorporates many formats familiar to computer geeks including MPEG-2 which is enhanced for high definition as well as for the playback of HDTV recordings and DVDs, MPEG-4 AVC, and SMPTE VC-1 which is based on the familiar Microsoft Windows Media Video technology. While these video codecs are cool for the geeks among us, for the rest of the world, it simply means your Blu-ray disc player will support these features and the movie studios know it. They’ll use whichever codec best meets their needs with the understanding that these are the common choices from which to choose.
Likewise Blu-ray incorporates a variety of audio codecs including the mandatory codecs such as Linear PCM, Dolby Digital, and DTS Digital Surround. Optional audio codecs include Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD High Resolution Audio, and DTS-HD Master Audio. For the audiophiles out there pick your favorites but don’t expect all Blu-ray movies to have the sound of your choice, it’s purely up to the movie studios to decide what to use.
Contributed by: Martin Wyman
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