Archive for February, 2007
Review on Blu-Ray
February 23rd, 2007 | 
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There are various other reviews that relate to Blu-Ray as well. Many people are curious as to whether this new technology is worth their hard-earned money. They are looking to see what the true differences are between Blu-Ray and standard DVD’s. People want to know what else Blu-Ray offers than just higher definition and clarity.
So what is this whole Blu-Ray about, also known as Blu-ray Disc (BD), is the name of a next-generation optical disc format jointly developed by the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA), a group of the world’s leading consumer electronics, personal computer and media manufacturers (including Apple, Dell, Hitachi, HP, JVC, LG, Mitsubishi, Panasonic, Pioneer, Philips, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, TDK and Thomson). The format was developed to enable recording, rewriting and playback of high-definition video (HD), as well as storing large amounts of data. The format offers more than five times the storage capacity of traditional DVDs and can hold up to 25GB on a single-layer disc and 50GB on a dual-layer disc.
Speaking from reviews that can be found online, Blu-Ray technology is here to stay. People have been very impressed with this new product and what it offers. They are in love with the high quality and will tell you they wouldn’t choose a regular DVD over it.
There is one complaint about this new Blu-Ray technology though. There is not a large enough movie collection out in Blu-Ray yet. New releases come out in this way but the older movies that are already out aren’t available. What do you do when you want to see an older movie but it’s not in Blu-Ray?
Go out and see what this Blu-Ray technology is all about if this interests you. There is a likely chance you will find it amazin. There are so many options like even writing your own materials onto blank Blu-Ray discs. This extra capacity combined with the use of advanced video and audio codecs will offer consumers an unprecedented HD experience.
There isn’t much to complain about this Blu-Ray technology. The only main problem is that they have to release movies in this format that people have already bought in standard DVD format. In fact, seven of the eight major movie studios (Disney, Fox, Warner, Paramount, Sony, Lionsgate and MGM) have released movies in the Blu-ray format and six of them (Disney, Fox, Sony, Warner, Lionsgate and MGM) are releasing their movies exclusively in the Blu-ray format.
By: Chris L. Jensen
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USB Bluray Drive?
It is basically the LG GGW-H20L Super Multi Blue in a case, but does it work with my macbook (via USB). Please give other suggestions with links. Thank you.
By: Dr.Fuzzy
Did you own an HD DVD and get robbed by Toshiba?
By: infection
Sony Vaio F Series VPC-F115FM-B – High-End Blu-Ray Laptop
Going for clean lines and a straight cut, the Sony Vaio F Series VPX-F115FM/B is a performance laptop in the 16-inch display range. The design is simple and straightforward with a matte black cover. Opening up this cover reveals a full sized keyboard including a separate numeric keypad. The keyboard has been fashioned chiclet or raised island style with flat, rounded keys. The keys themselves have a rubberized surface for better tactile grip while a lot of space makes for very comfortable typing. By contrast the touch-pad is small but has been designed to be recessed so that it doesn’t get in the way of typing. It is very responsive and smooth to the touch giving it a very workman-like look and feel.
Running on an Intel Core i7 720QM processor the Sony Vaio F Series VPC-F115FM/B has enough power to do practically everything. On top of all this it offers a very good combination of Nvidia GeForce GT 330M discrete graphics, a Blu-ray optical disc drive and a 16.4-inch display with 1920 x 1080 pixel resolutions. This means that Blu-ray movies watched on the laptop come out in ultra smooth and super sharp 1080p Full HD, something which not many high-end laptops can actually do.
Other components for the Sony Vaio F Series VPC-F115FM/B are similarly high-end with 6GB of DDR3 memory, a HDMI port, 802.11 b/g/n wireless wi-fi and Bluetooth support. The 500GB hard disk drive might be a bit slower at 5400RPM but this should be fine for the most part. Connections and features include an Ethernet LAN port, a VGA port, two USB 2.0 ports, one eSATA/USB combo port, an SD card reader, a memory stick reader, a mini-firewire port and an expansion card slot.
Performance on the Sony Vaio F Series VPC-F115FM/B is excellent as you can play most of the latest games on maxed out settings while the real resource hogs will only require some slight tweaking to get smoother game-play. Other applications like office applications, photo and video editing software and Internet browsing go equally well with the laptop. At 6.7 pounds the Sony Vaio F Series VPC-F115FM/B is definitely more suited as a desktop-replacement-unit considering that the six cell battery only offers about two hours of portability.
All in all, the Sony Vaio F Series VPC-F115FM/B is an excellent high-end laptop which should satisfy most performance users and gamers, especially those looking for an all-in-one Blu-ray capable laptop with a 1080p Full HD display.
By: Troy Richards
