What is Blu-ray? Blu-ray is the name of a next-generation optical disc format. The format was developed to enable recording, rewriting and playback of high-definition video (HD), as well as storing large amounts of data. This format and can hold up to 25GB on a single-layer disc and 50GB on a dual-layer disc. [...]
Will Blu-ray replace DVDs? Yes. The Blu-ray format has received broad support from the major movie studios as a successor to today’s DVD format. In fact, seven of the eight major movie studios have released titles in the Blu-ray format. Also, with the withdraw of HD-DVD from the "format war," Blu-ray has been crowned [...]
Image quality: Superior resolution is a big part of what makes Blu-ray look great. In layman’s terms, this means you’ll see a more detailed image: more clearly defined strands of hair, wrinkles in clothing, etc. The technical difference is that Blu-ray’s maximum resolution is 1,920×1,080 (1080p), while DVD is limited to 720×480 (480p). Beyond [...]
Blu-ray’s main drawback is cost. Prices for players are still generally over $200 and movies cost about $25. While the one-time cost of a player isn’t that bad, the cost of building up a new Blu-ray library really adds up. At least it’s possible to pick and choose which movies you "buy Blu," since [...]
A decision by Warner Brothers to withdraw support for the HD DVD video disc format sent shock waves through the electronics industry and appeared to hand the future of home entertainment to Blu-ray, a rival format. But many eyes will be on Blu-ray, which for the first time has the floor largely to itself [...]
Up until now, blu-ray playback support in Linux has been very complicated and quite an aggravating experience. First you would have to hope you had the right BD-ROM drive and that there was a hacked firmware for you to flash it with. Then you had to hope the correct AACS keys were out on the [...]
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Blu-ray and HD-DVD disc competing storage formats, with a view to the standard DVD format to replace. In fact, they look to the standard DVD in terms of replacing the storage capacity. While there is always a need to improve on an existing system, these two formats have been received much attention because of the [...]
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One of the most complex components on a Playstation 3 is the Blu-ray drive. The blu-ray drive is a very sophisticated piece of technology that allows you to use the gaming console to play the best PS3 games and to watch movies in amazing high definition resolution. However, like many pieces of sophisticated technology, the [...]