With all the news about Bluray and HD DVD versions of next generation media and hardware, its ncie to actually report about a different format. This time we get VCDHD, a Single layer 4.7 GB with no extra charges tagged on from licensing. It is also half the thickness of a regular single layer DVD and promises lower levels of errors due to a new improved production system.
"Last week three distinct entities from different parts of the world, Sprout CD of Ukraine, Russia-based Antrop-Studio, and the Dutch firm VDL ODMS, came together to introduce a new high definition format media called VCDHD, or Versatile Compact Disc High Density, which is said to compete with the current DVD standards.
VCDHD holds just as much data as curent single sided DVDs at about 4.7GB, but what the format leaves out is licensing requirements that our good old DVDs hold. According to VCDHD.com the VCDHD media is half the thickness of regular DVDs but are backwards compatible with current DVD players.
Other upsides to VCDHD over DVD, according to VCDHD.com, are the "reduction of errors in the beginning of the information zone" which is possible by an improved manufacturing process and overall improvements in the geometry of the disc. The materials used in manufcturing these discs are also said to not only make the media more reliable, but also to reduce the production time from 6-9 seconds it takes to manufacture a DVD to about 2 seconds to make a VCDHD disc. The rejection level is also decreased to about 1% compared to current processes.
Blu-ray and HD-DVD players and movies are set to launch within the next few months and many are already sick of the format war between them. Since these two formats are the top dogs in the media wars it will be impossible for any other formats to be adopted, let alone make make an entrance onto the playing field."
So another format to worry about for the end user and the promise of newer and better productions methods is not a new claim in the industry. One of the main advantages is this format is backwards compatiablewith modern DVD players unlike Blu ray or HD DVD.
Thursday 30th at 23:37 
Thursday 30th at 23:37 
