3X DVD-ROM Enables HD DVD Video on Traditional DVD-9

Vikingod · Feb 22, 2007, 03:50 PM

Source: DailyTech
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Doug Carson & Associates, Inc. (DCA) announced this week that it has successfully mastered and replicated first 3X DVD-ROM disc at Sonopress' North Carolina facility using DCA's MIS 8.5 DVD formatter software.

The 3X DVD-ROM format was originally proposed at a HD DVD Forum meeting in Tokyo, Japan in 2005. Using dual-layer, red layer technology, the media format is physically identical to traditional DVD-ROM. 3X DVD-ROM differs from the traditional format in that it includes setting instructions that tell the player to spin the disc three times faster to ensure smooth playback of high-bitrate, high-definition video and audio. Simply put, 3X DVD-ROM has the same data structure and guidelines as HD DVD, but written on 650nm red laser wavelength as opposed to the smaller 405nm blue laser wavelength.

calidan · Feb 22, 2007, 05:25 PM

If you still need a HD-DVD player what is the point in buying a movie that is in this format? If it's available on HD-DVD then I would buy that. The whole point in buying a HD player (Blu-ray or HD-DVD) is to get HD movies, not something in-between.

Iria · Feb 22, 2007, 05:28 PM

The idea is that the DVD itself (the media) will be red-laser media, thus cheaper. However, this is a dupe (sorry); please continue discussion here.

Feb 22, 2007, 03:50 PM	#1
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,187 Rep Power: 109 System Specs	3X DVD-ROM Enables HD DVD Video on Traditional DVD-9 Source: DailyTech _________ Doug Carson & Associates, Inc. (DCA) announced this week that it has successfully mastered and replicated first 3X DVD-ROM disc at Sonopress' North Carolina facility using DCA's MIS 8.5 DVD formatter software. The 3X DVD-ROM format was originally proposed at a HD DVD Forum meeting in Tokyo, Japan in 2005. Using dual-layer, red layer technology, the media format is physically identical to traditional DVD-ROM. 3X DVD-ROM differs from the traditional format in that it includes setting instructions that tell the player to spin the disc three times faster to ensure smooth playback of high-bitrate, high-definition video and audio. Simply put, 3X DVD-ROM has the same data structure and guidelines as HD DVD, but written on 650nm red laser wavelength as opposed to the smaller 405nm blue laser wavelength. __________________ *How You Can Help DriverHeaven By Using Digg*

Feb 22, 2007, 05:25 PM	#2
calidan Frozen in Carbonite Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 1,409 Rep Power: 57 System Specs	If you still need a HD-DVD player what is the point in buying a movie that is in this format? If it's available on HD-DVD then I would buy that. The whole point in buying a HD player (Blu-ray or HD-DVD) is to get HD movies, not something in-between. __________________ Steam Community :: ID :: calidan "Don't try to be like Jackie. There is only one Jackie.... Study computers instead." - Jackie Chan

Feb 22, 2007, 05:28 PM	#3
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	The idea is that the DVD itself (the media) will be red-laser media, thus cheaper. However, this is a dupe (sorry); please continue discussion here.