The Specifics of Blu-ray Discs

By Brian Engle

Blu-ray currently holds the monopoly for high definition discs, although most people would not complain due to its fair price and perfect quality. With a high definition television, anybody can experience the power of Blu-ray.

The Blu-ray Disc Association is responsible for creating the Blu-ray standard. It is comprised of almost two hundred mega-corporations, all of which have a stake in Blu-ray's success. They developed the format over a period of years before completing it in 2004.

The most important thing about the Blu-ray disc is its storage capacity. The amount of data a disc can hold establishes its capabilities, so the more you have, the better. A standard Blu-ray disc can hold 25GB of data.

The storage capacity of Blu-ray discs can be increased by adding more layers to the disc itself. Each layer adds 25MB of space, and as of now, only single and dual-layer discs exist, so the maximum capacity is 50GB. In the future, as many as eight layers could be installed in each disc, meaning the maximum capacity would reach two hundred gigabytes!

The reason Blu-ray discs are so much more capable than DVDs is because of the laser they utilize. DVDs are read by a red laser, but Blu-rays are decoded through a shorter blue laser.

Blu-ray discs can be played at any speed as long as the hardware can provide that speed. The regular speed of a playing disc is thirty six megabits per second, also known as 1x. Speeds can be multiplied (2x, 3x, etc.), and technology may reach the point where the rate can reach 12x.

Blu-ray can take a number of different forms, just like the computer form of a DVD is a CD, roughly. All discs share similarities, which enables some formats to be combined, such as a proposed Blu-ray and DVD disc, which could be played on either type of respective hardware. DVD is bound to become obsolete in the near future, so many people wonder what the point of making such a format would be. - 23812

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Laugh out loud at Lost Parody

By Kunal Wadhwani

Lost TV Show needs no introduction to any American alive. The television series has made its mark from the day it was aired on the ABC network in September, 2004. The series has been so successful that almost everyone in America and many more in the world know what the series is all about.

Lost is a story of 48 passengers who are victims of a plane crash. The show continues with the journey of the crash-landed survivors and their struggles in making out of the ordeal alive. Every character on this show is unique in their own respect and the portrayal has kept the audiences on their couches waiting for the next surprise in store.

Lost is the story of 48 passengers who are victims of an aero plane crash. The journey of the characters portrayed by wonderful actors and their struggle to stay alive is what the show is about.

Lost Parody is a funny rendering of the show as compared to the adventurous, exciting and fun filled side of the Lost TV Show itself. Due to Lost becoming a huge success, websites have been made to satisfy the curiosity of new audiences and its loyal fans. The most visited website for the Lost series is www.lost-tv-show.com and is loved by most fans too.

This websites has everything that a loyal fan will want from a site for his favorite show. It has everything from forums, blogs to spoilers for the forthcoming shows. Go onto the site and get spoilers on various things that are a part of the show. The site has also included videos of Parody of Lost.

Numerous Lost Parody videos are doing the rounds on the web. The parodies are pretty interesting to watch and can be a huge source of entertainment if you have missed those episodes. The site also has videos of episodes, so you can watch the episodes online if you have missed them by chance.

Lost is aired on ABC Network and 5 seasons of it are already over. Now the fans are eagerly waiting for the 6th season and they are equally eager to watch Lost Parody of this season. Abrams and Lindelof have already showed us their brilliance in the 5 seasons and the fans have appreciated this concept of theirs, hence I'm sure they will enjoy the action and adventure, fun and parody in this too. - 23812

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My Top Mp3 Bitrates

By Zachry Nest

Anyone that listens to music and has some knowledge on how to download music off the Internet, or how to rip music off a CD, or even knows how to burn a CD has probably heard of the term Mp3. However, many people out there don't quite know what an Mp3 exactly is. If you are one of those people, then its safe to say that you don't know what a bitrate is either.

If you happen to be unaware of that an Mp3 is, then don't fear because you will learn exactly what an Mp3 is, what a bitrate is and more. Once you have completely read though this article, you will be more aware of what Mp3's are and the role the bitrate plays in the quality of an Mp3. To begin, the question must be asked: What exactly is an Mp3? The Mp3 is a highly efficient, patented form of compression.

All that means is that an Mp3 is the compressed form of the original audio file. You may ask yourself: Why compress an audio file to begin with? The reason why we compress audio files is because original, uncompressed audio files tend to have massive file sizes. Without compressing audio files, it would be unpractical to store. On the opposite end, if you decrease the file size of an audio file too much, the audio quality will be negatively affected.

The Mp3, also known as MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3, is meant to deal with that issue by shrinking the file sizes without negatively affecting the audio quality. Here is where the bitrate comes into play. The bitrate is the number of bits (units of information) that is processed per second. Now I know that sounds somewhat technical, but just look at it like this. The bitrate is the amount of information that the Mp3 player, computer, or other device reads per second.

The more information the device reads per second, the higher the audio quality. But on the other end, the more information per second, the bigger the file size will be. A common bitrate of an Mp3 file is 128 kbit/s. Just in case you aren't aware, the 128 kbit represents the number of kilobytes and the /s means per second. Now consider this example: Imagine you have an Mp3 player with 20 gigabytes of storage and you have 100 Mp3 songs each with a bitrate of 128 kbit/s.

Now imagine that you have another Mp3 player with 20 gigabytes of storage and you have in your Mp3 player 100 Mp3 songs each with a bitrate of 192 kbit/s. You would have less space in the 2nd Mp3 player because the file sizes of the 100 Mp3 songs with the bitrate of 192 kbit/s are bigger.

Bitrate is important because it helps determine the audio quality of the file. Now that you have a basic understanding of what an Mp3 file is and what the bitrate is and why it is important, I would like to share with you my favorite bitrates and why.

To be more specific, my favorite bitrate changes depending on what device I will be playing my Mp3 file on. If Im going to play my Mp3 file on my Mp3 player, then my favorite bitrate to encode at is 192 kbit/s. I prefer that bitrate because it is the same bitrate songs are encoded on CD's (also known as CD quality) and the audio file size generated is relatively small. If I plan to listen to my Mp3 music on my computer, then my favorite mp3 bitrate is 256 kbit/s.

Though the increased bitrate will produce a slightly higher file size, the audio quality would be improved. If I plan to listen to my Mp3 music on my cell phone or a device with a small amount of storage, then the bitrate I would encode my Mp3 files at 128 kbit/s. Now that you know my favorite bitrates, I recommend that you use them because I believe they produce the best combination of audio quality and file size. - 23812

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Otaku Online - Find Your Favorite Manga And Anime With Ease

By Ben Pate

The cultural phenomenon of anime has only grown over the years. With the incredible outreach of Japanese culture and animation, it's easy to see why anime is quickly becoming an international sensation and amongst its most rabid fans "Otaku" is the loanword chosen to embody the anime craze.

The word "Otaku" is a loanword taken from the Japanese language and is used to describe someone with an obsessive fandom in a certain hobby or interest. The word has become uniquely attributed to those who love anime and all forms of Japanese animation and culture. The word is now internationally recognized and attributed to fanboys and fangirls of anime globally.

Perhaps the greatest intrigue that Best Animes have to offer is its unique art form and style. Using a mix of painted backgrounds and drawn characters, anime brings a foreign medley of artistic doctrines into a singular form of media. With outlandish plot devices and artistic sequences and a fast-paced animation style, anime brings fresh and fun styles to western animation.

Dating back to as early as the 1930's, Japanese animation has come a long way. What started as short films and movies in black and white quickly took on a popular artistic edge. After seeing the success of Disney's animated films in the 1960's Japanese animation took a turn to adapting itself to more modern animation techniques. By the 1970's a surging growth in animation swept over Japan and by the 1980's the animation industry was booming. As of the year 2000 anime had forged a definitive place in the world's animation industry.

Having inspired new waves of media and art and reinvented plenty of old ones. Japanese anime has redefined the way the world looks at animation and perceives the cultural impact of what would have once been considered "cartoons". Anime has established animation as an art form.

Having only grown in world popularity, anime in the modern day is an internationally recognized industry and genre with dedicated internet followings and rabid communities full of fans all proudly calling themselves "Otaku". Each year hundreds and thousands of anime conventions are held and attract droves of fans eager to share their passion.

The term "Otaku" is taken from a Japanese phrase and is used to describe one with an interest or passion that is obsessive and deep. Western fans of Manga Online have proudly attributed this term to themselves to describe their love of Japanese animation and the word can seen commonly in many communities and social circles. - 23812

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Anime and Manga have come a long way in a very short time. Extreme fans of the art are commonly referred to as Otaku.

Stream Online Movies - Online Movie Streams

By Chris Jensen

Movies and online videos have become increasingly popular with the emergence of handheld web cameras. Therefore, online movie streams have become popular as well.

Streaming refers to an immediate and instantaneous viewing capability of video feed that is happening in real time. The previous method of online video watching began with a lengthy download of a video file. Once the full file was downloaded, the viewer could enjoy the video in it's entirety.

There are many uses for online movie streams. The main reasons are for viewing entertainment movie trailers or clips. Even popular music labels have been known to stream premieres of music videos for viewers online before television broadcasting. News programs are also prime candidates for video streaming for live news updates and news conferencing. Sports is another venue that has benefited from video streaming online.

It seems that online movie streams have not only infiltrated the entertainment world, but also business and education as well. Business meetings and video conferencing have become workplace norms. Also a newer option for all students within higher education is online classes. Online classes allow the benefit of streaming class lectures and videos for education purposes.

As technology continues to grow in capacity and ability, many more uses for online movie streams will become normal for tech users. It is important to also note that for streaming purposes a high bandwidth and the size of the video stream need to be considered. A higher bandwidth helps the stream to be clearer and less choppy, while not compressing a video can help the quality to remain pure. - 23812

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