What is Blu-ray

If you are like many people, you haven’t bought a Blue-ray Disc player yet but you probably already own a DVD player. Blu-ray stands for (high definition multimedia interface) You only need one cable to view Blu-ray; It’s called HDMI which delivers uncompressed 1080p true HD video and up to 7.1 channels of surround sound. You get top quality video and sound, all in one cable HDMI cables comes in varies types, ranging in prices from $44.00 to $129.00.

Blu-ray Disc players

There is one other unit that plays Blu-ray Disc and it’s a play station 3 console. To get true HD, you will need to have an HDTV 1080p and a Blue-ray Disc player, along with an HDMI cable to connect the two. TV stations broadcast HD in 720p. A Blu-ray Disc play can cost you between $300 to 500 dollars. When you watch movies in this new format with a 1090p HDTV, you’ll be getting the sharpest resolution available in the HD world today.

Blu-ray capacity

This format has more than five times the storage capacity of standard DVD’s and can hold up to 25 GB of uncompressed video and audio, on a single layer Disc and 50 GB on a dual layer Disc. These new Disc is the same size as standard DVDs and CDs. Movies being made in the Blu-ray format features movie notes, menus, and interviews with directors and actors.