Online Blu-ray Tutorial - What is Blu-ray?

What Exactly is Blu-ray?

Blu-ray, also known as Blu-ray Disc (BD) 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. The format offers more than five times the storage capacity of traditional DVDs and can hold up to 25GB on a single-layer disc and 50GB on a dual-layer disc.

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• What exactly is Blu-ray?

• Why the name Blu-ray?

• Who developed Blu-ray?

• What Blu-ray formats are planned?

• How much data can you fit on a Blu-ray disc?

• How much video can you fit on a Blu-ray disc?

• How fast can you read/write data on a Blu-ray disc?

• What video codecs will Blu-ray support?

• What audio codecs will Blu-ray support?

• Will Blu-ray discs require a cartridge?

• Will Blu-ray require an Internet connection?

• Will Blu-ray down-convert analog outputs?

• Will Blu-ray support mandatory managed copy?

• When will I be able to buy Blu-ray products?

• What will Blu-ray products cost?

• Will Blu-ray replace DVDs?

• Will Blu-ray be backwards compatible with DVD?

• Why should I upgrade from DVD to Blu-ray?

• What is the difference between Blu-ray and DVD?

• Will Blu-ray replace VCRs?

• What about Blu-ray for PCs?