Blu Ray and the Blu Ray Formats
The term Blu Ray has somewhat been up and about these days. Advertised on television, promoted in the radio, and discussed in websites, it has somewhat become a buzzword when talking about optical storage media.
Basically, Blu Ray is the "next in line" for DVD, and just like DVD, there are Blu Ray Formats which complement various users' needs. Blu Ray formats differ from DVD formats in two major aspects, the first of which would be the blue hued laser utilized in its optical reading functions, as a red colored laser is utilized in DVDs and CDs. The second would be its much larger data storage capacities, outperforming DVD formats with five times more space.
A single-layer DVD could store up to 4.7 gigabytes of data, while a dual-layer DVD could store up to 8.5 gigabytes of data. With Blu Ray formats, a single layer Blu Ray disc could store up to 25 gigabytes of data, while a dual-layer Blu Ray format disc could store up to 50 gigabytes of data.
Quite impressive data storage capacities, indeed.
As a medium for recording high definition movies, Blu Ray formats are simply amazing, and perfect for the job. Blu Ray formats are actually no different from the line of CD and DVD formats. There is the BD-ROM, the BD-R and the BD-RE. The BD-ROM of Blu Ray formats stands as the read only format of Blu Ray, ideal in the distribution of High Definition Movies, software for personal computers, as well as with games for personal computer systems and/or gaming consoles. The BD-R represents the recordable type of Blu Ray formats, perfect for recording High Definition movies, as well as large quantities of data. The BD-RE or Blu Ray formats is the rewritable type of Blu Ray Formats, capable of being erased and be used again.
The Blu Ray format is the result of the Blu-Ray Disc Association, which is basically composed of media manufacturers, computer makers and consumer electronics manufacturers from all over the world. The roster included in the Blu-Ray Disc Association includes giants like Sony, Pioneer, Samsung, Philips, LG, JVC, Hitachi, Thomson, Panasonic, Sharp, Apple, Hewlett Packard, Dell, and TDK.
With such consumer electronics giants backing up its fruition, it really isn't much of a wonder why Blu Ray and the different Blu Ray formats outperform DVDs, let alone the impressive storage capacities of Blu Ray optical disc formats.
