Home entertainment was rocked with the introduction of the blue ray technology players and discs. Blue ray technology is built upon an optical disc that was designed by Sony and which gives storage on a immense scale. Blue ray discs provide 50 GB of data storage capacity. The movie titles available today to the viewer consists of 1500 plus titles and the players for public use are now very affordable and easy to buy in most larger electronics stores.

The Blue ray disc players use a blue laser (violet blue) to read and write to the disc, using a shorter wavelength. This lets far more data to be stored, up to 6 times more data than on a DVD disc. There are two main types of blue ray discs offered, the standard disc that holds 25 GB of data on one layer or 50 GB on duel layers and the mini disc which holds over 7 GB on a single layer and 15 plus GB on dual layers.

There are four Blue ray disc player options available, the audio only player that has no video decoding requirements, and three video player options. It is not a compulsory requirement that blue ray players be backwards compatible but most are capable of reading DVD and CDs. Making this a standard means more people will be able to pull in their existing DVD library without the additional costs of replacing them in blue ray format.

Sony is the leading company for blue ray technology and has many fine blue ray players on the market today. They provide quality players in many different price ranges so the consumer will always be able to find a blue ray player from Sony that fits their needs. The consumer should do a bit of homework first before purchasing so that they will be able to but the exact model that fits their entertainment needs.

One Sony blue ray player available today is the Sony BDP-S350. This player offers 1080 p high definition picture as well as 7.1 surround sound and 24p true cinema video. It also brings to the consumer Dolby Digital plus. It comes in standard black which will fit almost every dcor. The BDP-S350 blue ray player is said in reviews to be as close to a movie like experience as the consumer can get without actually going to the movies.

The Sony BDP-S350 will play all available video technology formats, from music CDs to DVD in both read and write formats. This player provides ease of use when updating firmware files by connection to the internet and will give the consumer the ability to also download various studio content, such as movie extras.

The Sony blue ray player, model BDP S550; is a blue ray disc player that gives to the consumer a richer blue ray experience due to its higher level of offered technology. S550 is a blue ray player that gives the viewer a total home entertainment system. Included in options are the 1080p high definition which is also in the S350, but it is coupled with the Precision Cinema DH technology that allows the viewer to convert the standard definition signal to a 1081 video signal through a HDMI cable. The remote that comes with this model is back lit to further enhance the movie experience by allowing for ease of use in darkened rooms.

Sony makes a wide range of blue ray players so choosing one will be the hardest part of your shopping experience. The price ranges are easy on the wallet so there is a Sony player for everyone. And blue ray movies are comparable to DVD in price making it fairly easy to switch over to the blue ray format.

'200811133098', 'http%3A%2F%2Fsmithtelevision.com%2Fa-review-of-blu-ray-players%2F', 'A+Review+of+Blu+Ray+Players')" onclick="cw(this, {id:'200811133098',link: 'http%3A%2F%2Fsmithtelevision.com%2Fa-review-of-blu-ray-players%2F', title: '+A+Review+of+Blu+Ray+Players+' })"/>