Tuesday 1 October 2013

Blu-ray Disc

     The Blu-ray Disc (BD), too the special recorders and players that read and/or write to the brand new format, are for simplicity's sake all referred to as Blu-ray. The technology was jointly developed and standardized by the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA), a umbrella organization comprising leading computer, electronics and media makers Apple, Sharp, JVC, LG, TDK, Pioneer, Philips, Mitsubishi, Panasonic Samsung, Dell, Hitachi, HP, Sony, and Thomson.
Over 200 leading computer, gadgets, music, recording media and video game companies secure the Blu-ray format. It also has solid support through the major Hollywood studios and the vast majority of the smaller ones. Blu-ray will be the heir apparent to today's reigning DVD format, and lots of studios have got to releasing movies on BD "day-and-date" with DVD (Hollywood code for "at the same time"). Every month sees new titles released on this stunning new format, and the catalog of classic films can be growing steadily. The Internet is awash with sites and information about Blu-ray movies, from dedicated Blu-ray "movie review" pages that preview new and upcoming Blu-ray releases, to simple but comprehensive lists of the movies are presently available in the BD format.

Of course, HD-DVD is nowhere found anymore, and Blu-ray stands alone as the new "next-generation" technology that empowers consumers to record, rewrite and play HD (high-definition) video. Even more, it gives you huge amounts of safe-keeping, greater than five times as much as a standard DVD at 25GB over a single-layer disc, 50GB on the dual. This phenomenal capacity is matched through the high-quality, advanced car stereo "codecs" (compression/decompression processes) that deliver an unprecedented viewing and listening experience.

Over 200 leading computer, electronics, music, recording media and video game companies offer the Blu-ray format. It also has solid support from the major Hollywood studios and the vast majority with the smaller ones. Blu-ray will be the heir apparent to today's reigning DVD format, and lots of studios took to releasing movies on BD "day-and-date" with DVD (Hollywood code for "at the identical time"). Every month sees new titles released on this stunning new format, and the catalog of classic films is also growing steadily. The Internet is awash with sites and information about Blu-ray movies, from dedicated Blu-ray "movie review" pages that preview new and upcoming Blu-ray releases, to simple but comprehensive lists of the movies are presently available in the BD format.

At the time of Blu-ray's introduction, optical disc recorders writing such formats as DVD, DVD-RW and DVD-RAM all used red lasers for reading and writing data. The new Blu-ray technology works on the blue-violet laser, however, that is how it takes a name. Because a blue-violet laser has a shorter wavelength (405nm, nanometers, or billionths of your meter) compared to a red one (650nm), the device can focus the laser far more precisely.

As with any new technology, the first BD players were pricey. The very first unit debuted on June 25th, 2006, from Samsung. Its market price tag was a staggering $999.99. The world was ready to the technology, however, as several generations of buyers have finally grown up with digital technology. The comfort factor is high, the "technoliteracy" level is, too, and everyone appears to like a gorgeous, lifelike, color picture on screen and surround sound over the speakers. This initial acceptance led to a rapid decrease in retail cost, obviously. In February 2009, less that 36 months after the very first unit rolled out with a thousand-dollar price point, tech news website DigiTimes reported these:


The fact is, there are much greater advances waiting for you for the future, with optical technology, flash memory, processors and all manner of other marvels. Blu-ray has stopped being on the horizon, it's up close and personal, and will be in your living room for half the price of the entry-level iPhone.

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