10/12/2004 -- Jobwerx News -- The consumer electronics industry is firmly behind the Blu-ray Disc high-definition optical-disc format and so is JVC.

JVC has joined the Blu-ray Disc Association because Blu-ray Disc is the better technology for the consumer electronics industry.

HD DVD's and Blu-Ray, developed for high-definition video and high-capacity software applications, have a greater data storage capacity and truer high definition than today's DVDs. Blu-ray Disc is a true high-definition optical-disc format.

These disc players employ a blue laser rather than a red one and can pack more data onto a multi-layered optical disc. According to BDA, a single-layer Blu-ray Disc will hold up to 25GBytes of data and a double-layer Blu-ray Disc will hold up to 50GBytes of data. The new formats can hold full-length feature films with a resolution six times as sharp as today's DVDs.

BDA's founding members include Dell, Hewlett Packard, Hitachi, LG Electronics, Panasonic, Philips, Samsung, Sharp and Sony. The BDA began accepting applications for membership last month, and the organization was officially launched in Tokyo on October 4. Toshiba and NEC are currently working on the competing HD DVD, called Advanced Optical Disk (AOD).

Many more companies representing all segments of the consumer-electronics, PC and optical media industries are expected to join and become members of the BDA soon.

First models, due sometime in late '05 or early '06 and could cost as much as $1,000 plus.

- JVC Everio GZMC100U 2MP Digital Media Camera with 4 GB Microdrive & 10x Optical Zoom

JVC also to introduce the Everio Tapeless Camcorder

JVC Everio GZMC100U 2MP Digital Media Camera with 4 GB Microdrive & 10x Optical Zoom

Still images or video--capture either 60 minutes of DVD-quality MPEG-2 movies or thousands of super-high resolution UXGA-size JPEG pictures with the Everio--the first camera to use Microdrive technology. The included 4GB Microdrive card, though it is the same size as Compact Flash card, has such unprecedented capacity because it is has its own built-in HDD (hard disk drive).

The first camera to use Microdrive technology Includes a 4GB Microdrive card that can hold 60 minutes of DVD-quality video or more than 5000 high resolution still images Completely tapeless format for a ultra-compact, lightweight body Includes software for easy video editing and DVD creation Also supports CompactFlash and SD Memory Cards, USB2.0, DV-AVI, Windows-AVI, MPEG-1 and MPEG-2, Windows Media Video, and RealVideo.

Item model number: GZMC100U

Availability: This item will be released on October 14, 2004. You may order it now through Amazon and they will ship it to you when it arrives. Buy Now! You Save: $100.00 ( 8%)



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