Zapped by Blu-rays!
The Blu-ray Disc format is the latest technological advancement to enhance viewing and audio enjoyment with bigger and sharper pictures on HD LCD screens. Now that Blu-ray has been accepted as the standard industry format, market penetration has ramped up bringing an increased range of products and broader manufacturer product synergy. Samsung Electronics, for instance, is integrating its Blu-ray product line (players, home theatres, PC players) with its full-HD product line (TVs, camcorders and so on). Greater volumes and product competition will inevitably mean to the consumer that there will be greater availability of product and its accessories and the prices will come tumbling down.
The PC or laptop is ideally suited for a Blu-Ray drive as its built in internet connection and hard drive expands the Blu-Ray disc’s interactive content. Similarly the Sony Playstation 3 comes with built in internet connection and a hard drive. The Blu-ray disc player gives enhanced and faster game graphics and audio along with DVD movie playing functionality. (Upgrading the hard drive from the supplied hard drive capacity is probably an early requisite!) Sony’s website allows you to download game demos, online special movie features like actor interviews, sounds, screensavers and games,etc., Blu-Ray movie trailers, browse the internet on your TV and do online shopping.
The Blu-Ray disc (BD, as in BD-Video or BD-Rom) was established to store content in high definition TV format which has a significantly higher resolution and, therefore, requires much more storage space, i.e. 25GB on a single layer, and 50GB on dual-layer discs.
The Blu-ray Disc format utilises a blue-violet laser with a shorter wavelength to enable higher storage capacities. Compared to a CD with an infrared laser and a wavelength of 720nm or a DVD with a red laser and a wavelength of 650nm, the Blu-ray Disc format utilises a blue-violet laser with a wavelength of only 405nm.
Right now, it’s hard to see how home entertainment can get any better!
© 2008 Lee Porter an author and entrepreneur for HealthSufficiency, a continuing health, personal development and life dynamic education and business development company helping people to be meet their potential to lead healthy, prosperous and successful lives.
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