Optical Storage Advances

Andrew Paul tells of a new optical disk technology that can store the contents of a thousand DVDs. The technology was invented by Miao et al.

-DD

The DVD and Blu-Ray Discs Have a Role in a 4K World

Andy Patrizio warns that we have lost the video store infrastructure needed to support 4K video in the US.

This is what I mean when I say we were too quick to abandon the old ways. Streaming appeals to the laziness in people who find it too much trouble to drive a few miles to a video store. The result is wiping out an entire segment of our economy that pretty much can't be revived even though we could still use it.

-DD

Vudu Cloud Video Distribution

Vudu is a new service for accessing DVD video content on the web. DVD owners takes their videos to a participating vendor to verify that they own the disc, and then for a five dollar fee obtain access to the online video in HD format over the web. The service is of interest to those who want a web backup for their film library, or who feel the five dollar fee for watching their old DVD in HD format is worthwhile.

According to Lucas Mearian's article, the Vudu service already has a larger share of the online video distribution market than either Sony or Amazon.

-DD