Blu-Ray Killing, Tech?

Citing Toshiba sources, the "Yomiuri Shimbun" newspaper has reported that Toshiba is set to launch a "Blu-ray killing" technology later this year.

The technology, which will be an "extension to the DVD format" will offer comparable video quality to that of current Blu-ray titles and now defunct HD DVD discs. The sources cited even said that the company will begin offering DVD players with this technology implemented within 6 months, an exciting proposition if true.

There is very few details available right now, but it is clear that these new "enhanced" DVD players will be significantly cheaper than Blu-ray players, perhaps even with a price point under $200 USD. On average, Blu-ray standalones still cost over $350 USD, so these new DVD players could put another nail in the coffin of the slowly adapted format.

If these players can somehow add an upscaling engine more powerful then the ones in Toshiba's current HD DVD player lineup, the quality should be outstanding and worth looking into.

interesting, I would imagine they're still using 405nm lasers but one can never know

They might start using UV wavelengths.

I read about this before...just cant seem to find the article now.

now lets all cross our fingers for 445nm diodes

GooeyGus said:

now lets all cross our fingers for 445nm diodes

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drools at the thought

445nm AAAAAAAAaaaAAAAHHHhh!!! *faints*

But I don't see how those would be better or cheaper unless they already have them mass produced.Anyway, it should be pretty cool.Maybe even a weaker version of the HVD? :-/

Anyone know how much the blue ray diode 'COSTS' the manufacturer of the Blue Ray drive? That might affect what happens down the road.

It probably costs sony 10 or 15 bucks to make one.... :-/

It wouldn't be any other color than red or violet. Certainly not 445 or green or anything like that. Those diodes are only more expensive than violet diodes, because they're made of mostly the same stuff but they're harder to make. They're probably doing something different with red diodes to get better compression, storage, whatnot, because going back to red would be the only way to make it significantly cheaper.

I don't know exact prices about now, but violet is almost certainly still more than 10 or 15. I'm almost positive $18 drives from geeks are being sold at a point where Toshiba or someone else had to have lost money on them. GaN laser diodes are EXPENSIVE. When the PS3 came out at it's several hundred dollar price, up to 1/4 of the cost of it and the entire reason that it got delayed several times was that little violet diode.

But .....oh yea....the xbox sled is hddvd too.....forgot about that :-/ But still, it can't be more than 25-30 bucks for a low power diode(?) :-/

Let's just hope it's something awesome like an 8 layer dvd that requires a 600mW red diode or something.

Switch said:

But .....oh yea....the xbox sled is hddvd too.....forgot about that :-/ But still, it can't be more than 25-30 bucks for a low power diode(?) :-/

Let's just hope it's something awesome like an 8 layer dvd that requires a 600mW red diode or something.

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We know, for sure, that 8X and 10X write speeds are in the works for blu-ray.

Peace,
dave