JVC did it way back in 2004, but unfortunately it never caught on.
I still think what they should have done is used H.264 on standard dual-layer DVDs instead of sticking with MPEG2 and pushing blue laser technology (which turned out to be a nightmare). Actually, the studios were pushing for exactly that but Toshiba successfully lobbied for blue lasers.
The data layer for blu ray in on the surface. The data layer for DVD and HD DVD is on the label side. I suppose you could combine BD and DVD is a process similar to making a flipper but in the end, BD is not a DVD product and unless Sony can make nice with Toshiba, the DVD and BD will never live on the same disc.
I could be backwards but my memory is that the DVD consortium (Toshiba) wanted to go with Red lasers, Sony moved ahead with blue lasers and DVD (Toshiba) responded with their version of the blue laser.
As an aside, last year, I was recording HD material off TV and burning 3xDVD (mpeg4 compressed video in HD DVD format on a standard DVD) just like the movie companies originally planned. The quality is pretty good.
With the death of HD DVD, I’ve purchased two media players. I play my recorded files directly from a hard drive. No more spending hours converting and tweaking to get discs to work.
The data layer for blu ray in on the surface. The data layer for DVD and HD DVD is on the label side. I suppose you could combine BD and DVD is a process similar to making a flipper but in the end, BD is not a DVD product and unless Sony can make nice with Toshiba, the DVD and BD will never live on the same disc.
I could be backwards but my memory is that the DVD consortium (Toshiba) wanted to go with Red lasers, Sony moved ahead with blue lasers and DVD (Toshiba) responded with their version of the blue laser.
As an aside, last year, I was recording HD material off TV and burning 3xDVD (mpeg4 compressed video in HD DVD format on a standard DVD) just like the movie companies originally planned. The quality is pretty good.
With the death of HD DVD, I’ve purchased two media players. I play my recorded files directly from a hard drive. No more spending hours converting and tweaking to get discs to work.