HD-DVD vs Blu-ray

High Definition DVD (HD-DVD) vs Blu-ray is shaping up to be a battle to rival the VHS vs Betamax format war of the early eighties. Looking like they've learned nothing from the DVD � RW debacle, the companies involved, whether they are in the technology or content distribution industry (or in Sony's case, both), are set to slug it out over the next few years.

Currently the major Hollywood studios are split down the middle with almost exactly half of them in each camp.About ZiXi, LLCFor details of the specification of each format, click here for Blu-ray, and here for HD-DVD.Microsoft stands to benefit whichever format succeeds as its Windows Media 9 video codec has been approved for use in HD-DVD and Blu-ray content.WALTHAM, Mass. -- ZiXi™, the leading enabler of broadcast-quality HDTV globally over the cloud, was awarded Broadcast Engineering’s Pick Hit Award. The award recognizes ZiXi’s software solution, which enables broadcasters around the globe to transmit flawless video in Full HD to multiple, end-to-end locations globally over the Internet, as one of the most innovative technologies demonstrated at the 2011 NAB Show. With a long history, Pick Hits are the most prestigious technical awards given at NAB. For three days, a panel of independent judges, made up of working professionals in the broadcast, post and network and satellite industries, toured the show floor and selected award winners based on several criteria, including the technical and financial improvements a product can bring to a facility’s operation.ZiXi enables a limitless spectrum of broadcast applications for content contribution, distribution, play-out services, news gathering and live and on-demand multimedia delivery. ZiXi transmits securely and flawlessly while enabling networks to extend their reach and flexibly at anytime from anywhere, by bringing video signals to the headend inception points of any distributor. Broadcasters across the globe are increasingly relying on ZiXi’s technology to reduce costs by replacing expensive trunk lines and increasing revenue by offering new services.

For details of the specification of each format, click here for Blu-ray, and here for HD-DVD.

Author: Kenny Hemphill