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Blu-Ray by Sony will conquer at least 50% of the market by 2008 according to the headlines. Many haven't even heard about the Ble Ray disc player. Fear not, as it is almost impossible to keep pace with all the newly emerging technology! The upside is that you don't feel pressured or tricked into purchasing a HD DVD player this is now outdated. We will teach you the basics so you can better understand this new technology then you will be able to determine if you really need it in your home.



Blu-Ray (BR) is the most recent version made for superlative recording, rewriting, playing and storing of high-def video. With the release of Sony's PlayStation 3 in November of 2006, the world was newly educated about current technology. Cramming in more information is the challenge SONY faces in order to produce more advanced games. While the DVDs in your current collection hold 9 GB of information, the Blu-Ray discs are able to hold 25-50 GB, making it five times more efficient! Certain companies are Sony, Pioneer, Sharp, JVC, and Panasonic as well as Philips and Samsung. (just to name some) are taking advantage of a unique type of laser (blue instead of the typical red) to store data with better faster preformance.



While 5.0 surround sound was first introduced, it magnifies the sound of movies and music. Blu-Ray features 7.0 Surround Sound, you can experience greater vibrations, more bumps, bangs, and shouts than with any other system. In addition, the quality of the picture is reported to be six times clearer and sharper than a standard HD-DVD. The good news is that old CDs and DVDs will still work on the Blu-Ray players, although all new movie releases will only work on the new Blu-Ray players.



If you plan on collecting new releases and snubbing the Blu-Ray; forget about it! Sony, Fox, Lionsgate, MGM, Paramount and Disney Studios have all entered exclusive agreements to release all new movies in Blu-Ray format, which is roughly 75% of all releases so far. Unfortunately, if you purchased an HD DVD player made by Toshiba or Microsoft, the best thing to do at this point is to cut your losses. The "hot gift" of last year is gradually being overtaken by Sony's new media offerings for 2008. Nonetheless, many people predict that consumers will simply bypass the headaches and find it less bothersome to simply download a new movie.

　

Blu Ray versus DVD

The opportunity to own a Blu Ray disc collection is a great one and should not be passed up. But what do you do with all of those DVD's you collected over the years? Plus let's not forget that Blu-Ray discs can be quite expensive in comparison to DVD's. Converting all of your collection over into Blu-Ray can be a chore, a very expensive one at that. The answer to your problem is to burn the DVD onto Blu-Ray format. If you want to know more click here:

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