Blu-Ray Rental » HDTV http://iblurayrental.com Rent Blu-Ray Movies Online Thu, 04 Aug 2011 19:48:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Netflix HD Streaming to Samsung Blu-Ray Players http://iblurayrental.com/2008/11/26/netflix-hd-streaming-to-samsung-blu-ray-players/ http://iblurayrental.com/2008/11/26/netflix-hd-streaming-to-samsung-blu-ray-players/#comments Wed, 26 Nov 2008 20:11:36 +0000 admin http://iblurayrental.com/?p=111 The streaming video news is coming hot and heavy.

Samsung just announced that it’s BD-P2500 and BD-P2550 Blu-Ray players will be able to download HD videos from Netflix’s streaming service as soon as the first week of December.

This is great news – because if you have the Blu-Ray players, you are probably hoping to stream HD content. Previously, only Xbox 360 owners have been able to stream HD video from Netflix.

]]> http://iblurayrental.com/2008/11/26/netflix-hd-streaming-to-samsung-blu-ray-players/feed/ 0 What Is HDMI? http://iblurayrental.com/2008/10/10/what-is-hdmi/ http://iblurayrental.com/2008/10/10/what-is-hdmi/#comments Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:46:06 +0000 admin http://iblurayrental.com/?p=66 Short for High-Definiton Multimedia Interface, HDMI is a cable that hooks to just about all the electronics that we use today. In technology terms, its an audio and video connector that transmitts uncompressed digital streams. There are three different types – type A, type B, and type C. Type A has 19 pins, providing bandwidth to allow all SDTV, EDTV, and HDTV modes. Type B has 29 pins and can double the video bandwidth of type A. Type B can not be used with any CE products. Type C mini-connector is for portable devices, it’s very similar to Type A.

Development of HDMI began in April, 2002. The goal was to make an AV connector compatible with DVI. HDMI was designed to support audio and enhance the support for YCbCr, and the CE functions. The specification defines the protocols, electrical interfaces and signals, and the standard requirements. Computers also use the HDMI cables, although they had some problems with the way it was performing. There were issues with a bluish tint and also the audio and video quality. These issues have largely been resolved. 

There are a few advantages that HDMI has over different cables that are supplying the same function. HDMI is more advanced and has alot more space for color space. It’s also compatible with many more devices. HDMI connects sources of digital audio and video to personal computers, dvd players, video games and now even blu-ray disc players. The cable is the same size no matter what the type , the difference is the version such as 1.0,1.2 or 1.3a. Each version has different rates that bandwidth will be transmitted at through the cable. The standard cable has been tested for speeds of up to 75mhz. The advanced high speed cable has been tested at speeds of 340mhz and also can accomodate higher resolutions on displays.

HDMI products started shipping in 2003, and since then over 900 CE and PC companies have adopted their products. Shipments of HDMI are expected to exceed the Digital Visual Interface in 2008, driven primarily by the Consumer Electronics Market. Founders estimated that over 229 million devices will be sold in 2008, which will be their biggest number yet.

]]> http://iblurayrental.com/2008/10/10/what-is-hdmi/feed/ 0 About Blu-Ray http://iblurayrental.com/2008/09/19/about-blu-ray/ http://iblurayrental.com/2008/09/19/about-blu-ray/#comments Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:46:20 +0000 admin http://iblurayrental.com/?p=27 As HDTV’s became more common, consumers needed an effective way to purchase and record high definition video. The Blu-Ray format was created by Sony (with Pioneer) in order to satisfy this demand.

Blu-Ray discs, as you may infer from their name, utilize a blue laser to read their source material. This compares to the red laser used for older formats, such as CD and DVD. The blue laser is less wide, allowing for higher data densities.

The high density of Blu-Ray discs allows them to store ~25 GB of material, which translates to ~2 hours of high definition video with the MPEG-2 codec, and up to 4 hours with more advanced codecs.

When Blu-Ray was first released, it had a serious competitor in HD-DVD. Similar to the VHS/Beta VCR wars, the competing formats made choice difficult for consumers. Luckily, HD-DVD has recently watched studios and retailers drop support, making it the clear also-ran. The large number of studios backing Blu-Ray, combined with the substantial player base created by Sony’s Playstation 3, managed to end this consumer-unfriendly battle.

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