Holographic Versatile Discs - DVD Insider Report

[Audioholics]

<A href="http://www.audioholics.com/techtips/specsformats/BluraydiscHDDVDgrowth.php"></A><FONT face=Arial size=2><A href="http://www.audioholics.com/techtips/specsformats/HVDHolographicVersatileDis.php"><IMG style="WIDTH: 125px; HEIGHT: 79px" alt=[HVDdisc1] hspace=10 src="http://www.audioholics.com/news/thumbs/HVDdisc1_th.jpg" align=left border=0></A>Almost before the first play of the game, another acronym announces it is entering the next-generation format fray. Holographic Versatile Disc (HVD) has already been approved by ECMA and JEITA and the first version of the media will hold 200GB with a technology path that has already been proven to be capable of 1TB (1,000GB or 200 standard DVDs).
<P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>Present plans call for burners and media to be introduced by multiple manufacturers in the third quarter of 2005, just in time for the holiday buying season. If the past and present is any indication of the prices, you can be certain the producers will be "competitive" with Blue technologies when they hit the field.</FONT></P></FONT>
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[duff]

oh man I hadn't even decided to cast my vote for blu-ray or HDDVD yet...

 

[BMXTRIX]

I feel the same way. I still through HVD technology was a few years down the road. If it comes out at the same time as two other new formats then it could very easily be a 3-way war of the disc, all of which are going after the DVD.

On face value, a 200GB disc really offers a lot of value. 10.3 channel audio at 192khz per channel plus 40mbit+ mpeg 4 video at 1920x1080p/24 would just blow a lot of people away.

Probably all come down to cost though and who can deliver on their promises.

 

[Rob Babcock]

I think there's a real danger of developing a "format of the week" mentality. A successful format must have "legs"- that's to say it has to last a while. It's starting to look like video wants to be like PCs and console games where you need to update yearly and completely scrap your standard and start over every five years. But people don't want to repurchase their music or movie catalogs every five years.

The new HVD looks interesting, but what will be unveiled six months from now? Or a year from now? If we have Babylon 5 data crystals in a few years do we dump whatever format we're and adopt it?

 

[howie85]

Sounds like the mud is hitting the water I guess If they are looking for a format that will accomodate upgrades in the near future ie expanded soundtracks Hd media etc... Having more space on hand is better to have now than changing all your Blue Ray discs for HVD in a couple of years when they say there is no longer enough room on the format to handle whatever. All we need now is some hardware to play them on
Curt

 

[Audioholics]

Keep in mind that the first uses of all of this stuff is going to be for computer data storage - in which case this new format looks to kill the competition - provided the pricing is competitive. But I'm through making predictions - for all we know they coudl get bought and and the technology "hid" before it even gets to market.