Is Blu Ray Worth The Money?
Do you desire for the ultimate in high definition entertainment and to bring your favorite movies to life with crystal clear picture and amazing surround sound? Well, now your desires can become yours, thanks to technology provided by the Blu-ray DVD. Blu-ray technology was developed for the purpose of recording, rewriting and the playback of high definition video (HD).
Blu-ray, also known as Blu-ray Disc (BD), is the next-generation optical disc format jointly developed by the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA). Current optical disc systems, such as DVD, DVD-R, DVD-RW and DVD-RAM, use a red laser to read and write data. The new format uses a blue-violet laser instead, thus giving its name, Blu-ray.
Blu-ray is currently being supported by 200 of the world’s leading electronics, personal computer, gaming, music and recording media companies. All Hollywood studios are supporting this format as the new HD format, and countless other smaller studios as well.
Many studios have already announced that they will be releasing feature films on the Blu-ray disc day-and-date with DVD, including a continuous array of catalog titles every month, as Blu-ray discs can fit a lot more data compared to CDs and DVDS, even though they are the same size. A single layer Blu-ray disc can store 25GB, while a dual layer stores up to 50GB.
An internet connection is not required to play Blu-ray movies, but it is required for value-added services, such as downloading new extras, watching recent movie trailers, web browsing and etc. It will also be required when authorizing managed copies of Blu-ray movies that can be transferred on the home network.
So do you need to get Blu-ray? The answer is simple, High Definition Television (HDTV). IF you’ve seen high-definition (HD) video on an HDTV, then you have realized just how sharp the pictures are and how lively the colors are. HD offers five times the amount of detail compared to standard-definition (SD).
Blu-ray devices can vary in price from $120 to $500, but you can always buy them wholesale and save a large amount of cash. This would be the safest option if you want to purchase Blu-ray, since you will not be taking a big gamble with your hard earned cash.
