Blu-ray technology is defined by Wikipedia as the name given to a particular disc which is read and written on by a blue laser. The wavelength of a blu-ray’ beam is shorter; therefore, it allows a lot more data to be stored on a Blu-ray disc than a typical DVD can hold. DVD’s are burned using a red laser.

Blu-ray discs can store a significant amount of information. They can actually hold as much as six times the amount of data a two-layer DVD can hold, and as much as ten times the amount of data as a two-layered DVD. This allows the picture and sound quality embedded in the disc to have a much greater quality than those on a DVD.

Blu-ray disc will not play in your DVD player. This is because a Blu-ray disc uses a blue or violet beam of light to read and write data to the disc. A standard DVD player reads data with a red laser and will not read the Blu-ray.

The time has come when you will need to upgrade your DVD player to a Blu-ray player. This will enable you to watch and enjoy high definition movies the way the manufacturer wants you to see them, in 1080 pixel definition.

The same is true for HD-DVD technology. Blu-ray players cannot read HD-DVDs because they are created with a different kind of blue laser. Blu-ray players will not read HD-DVDs. HD-DVD players will not read Blu-ray DVDs either. The two technologies are incompatible and have practically made the HD-DVD obsolete.

This is the perfect time to outfit a new home theater room. You no longer have to buy a DVD player because Blu-ray players can play standard DVDs and new Blu-ray discs. It will not harm your DVD format or alter the disc to play it on a Blu-ray player.

Standard DVD’s will look better when played on a Blu-ray. They will not have the same quality as a Blu-ray, but the picture quality should be improved. You will most enjoy viewing high definition Blu-ray movies in your Blu-ray disc player.

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