Blu Ray and the Blu Ray Disc Association
Blu Ray is now well on its way into becoming the next optical storage medium to take the place of DVDs. Owing its birth to the joint efforts of the members of the Blu Ray Disc Association, Blu Ray technology was made possible through the combined efforts of giants in the field of consumer electronics manufacturing, as well as personal computer system makers.
The Blu Ray Disc Association's roster includes: Samsung, Sony, Sharp, TDK, Thomson, Apple, Hitachi, Dell, Hewlett Packard, LG, JVC, Mitsubishi, Pioneer, Panasonic, and Philips. Through the Blu Ray Disc Association, consumers are introduced to an optical storage system perfect for recording or writing High Definition movies which are in HDTV (High Definition Television) format.
Blu Ray discs could store up to 25 gigabytes of data, with dual-layer Blu Ray discs capable of storing up to 50 gigabytes. Regular DVDs could store up to 4.7 gigabytes of data, with dual-layer DVDs storing up to 8.7 gigabytes of data. CDs have storage capacities up to 700 megabytes of data.
The extra space in Blu Ray discs, combined with the utilization of advanced codec systems for audio and video, makes it the perfect medium for High Definition videos, as well as large quantities of personal computer data for games and/or software. Game Consoles which come with Blu Ray support also benefit from this storage feature of Blu Ray discs.
The Blu Ray Disc Association made Blu Ray disc formats similar to those of DVDs and CDs. There is the BD-ROM format of Blu Ray discs, the BD-R class of Blu Ray discs, and the BD-RE format of Blu Ray discs. The BD-ROM class of Blu Ray discs are the read only types of discs, similar to the DVD-ROM or the CD-ROM. The BD-R is the writable or recordable type of Blu Ray discs, while the BD-RE is the rewritable or re-recordable kind, meaning one could store data into a BD-RE disc, erase it after usage, then rewrite or re-record data once again.
Blu Ray disc players could read standard DVDs and CDs, while DVD players can't read Blu Ray discs, due to the different, newer lens utilized in reading Blu Ray discs.
All in all, the Blu Ray Disc Association truly knew what they were thinking when they thought of making the Blu Ray disc. Owing its birth to the Blu Ray Disc Association, Blu Ray is sure on its way into becoming the next optical storage standard, taking the place of DVDs.
