Blu-ray, HD-DVD, Standard DVD- all in One!
With new Blu-ray DVD's popping up everywhere in the very near future and the HD-DVD manufacturers trying to hold on to their current market position for blue laser technology, some DVD manufacturer's are getting very creative and very smart actually. JVC and Toshiba have both created a triple layer DVD disc. They use a special highly reflective film that both blue lasers and the current standard red laser can read. JVC has come out with a Blu-ray and standard DVD disc while Toshiba has a HD-DVD and standard DVD disc. However a few engineers at Warner have a patent for a hybrid disc that will allow all three formats to be read on one disc. One side will have the Blu-ray and HD-DVD technologies while the other side will have the standard DVD format.
Everyone knows how quickly technology can and does change. This new hybrid disc should make lots of people happy and obviously some a little more wealthy. By a customers view point they don't have to rush out to buy a new DVD player but when they do decide to splurge, than this same DVD will work just as well on that new player. Movie studios should be able to save money by only having to make one disc for all new releases instead of three. If, or should I say when, this patented technology comes to life, Warner and their engineers could be rolling in the money!