The PS3....?

Question

I heard that the PS3 will have a blue ray, so my question is what is a blue ray?? best details will get best answer

Answer 1

Blu-ray, also known as Blu-ray Disc (BD), is the name of a next-generation optical disc format jointly developed by the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA), a group of the world's leading consumer electronics, personal computer and media manufacturers (including Apple, Dell, Hitachi, HP, JVC, LG, Mitsubishi, Panasonic, Pioneer, Philips, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, TDK and Thomson). The format was developed to enable recording, rewriting and playback of high-definition video (HD), as well as storing large amounts of data. The format offers more than five times the storage capacity of traditional DVDs and can hold up to 25GB on a single-layer disc and 50GB on a dual-layer disc. This extra capacity combined with the use of advanced video and audio codecs will offer consumers an unprecedented HD experience.

While current optical disc technologies such as DVD, DVD±R, DVD±RW, and DVD-RAM rely on a red laser to read and write data, the new format uses a blue-violet laser instead, hence the name Blu-ray. Despite the different type of lasers used, Blu-ray products can easily be made backwards compatible with CDs and DVDs through the use of a BD/DVD/CD compatible optical pickup unit. The benefit of using a blue-violet laser (405nm) is that it has a shorter wavelength than a red laser (650nm), which makes it possible to focus the laser spot with even greater precision. This allows data to be packed more tightly and stored in less space, so it's possible to fit more data on the disc even though it's the same size as a CD/DVD. This together with the change of numerical aperture to 0.85 is what enables Blu-ray Discs to hold 25GB/50GB.

Blu-ray is currently supported by more than 170 of the world's leading consumer electronics, personal computer, recording media, video game and music companies. The format also has broad support from the major movie studios as a successor to today's DVD format. Seven of the eight major movie studios have already announced titles for Blu-ray, including Warner, Paramount, Fox, Disney, Sony, MGM and Lionsgate. The initial line-up is expected to consist of over 100 titles and include recent hits as well as classics such as Batman Begins, Desperado, Fantastic Four, Fifth Element, Hero, Ice Age, Kill Bill, Lethal Weapon, Mission Impossible, Ocean's Twelve, Pirates of the Caribbean, Reservoir Dogs, Robocop, and The Matrix. Many studios have also announced that they will begin releasing new feature films on Blu-ray Disc day-and-date with DVD, as well as a continuous slate of catalog titles every month.

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Answer 2

All blue ray is, is a differnt type of disk. A single layer blue ray disk can hold 25 gigs, and a dual layer blue ray can hold 50 gigs. The PS3 is the only next generation console to support it. The Xbox360 supports HD Dvd. Its 15 gigs on single and 30 gigs on dual.

Basically, Blue Ray is the next generation of Dvds. They hold alot more information. The downfall is, alot of people will need new dvd players to use them. The upside is, a larger game or movie.

Answer 3

In a nutshell, Blu-ray and HD-DVD are the new disc formats for movies and other digital media.

So, for the next couple of years, instead of movies coming out on DVD discs, they will come out on Blu-ray discs or HD-DVD discs. Unfortunately, a Blu-ray player might only be able to play Blu-ray discs, and a HD-DVD player might only be able to play HD-DVD discs. It's going to be a very annoying battle.

Sony is promoting Blu-ray. Other companies are promoting HD-DVD. Sony is hoping that putting Blu-ray in the PS3 will help Blu-ray to "win the battle". After all, if a household has a PS3, then they already have a HD movie playing machine. Why would a household buy a HD-DVD player if they already have a Blu-ray player in their PS3?

If you want the gory details of Blu-ray, try these websites:
http://www.blu-ray.com/info/
http://www.blu-ray.com/faq/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu-ray <-- this is from Wikipedia so it might be less biased than Blu-ray's official website

Answer 4

Blu-ray Disc (BD) is a next-generation optical disc format designed for high-density storage of high-definition video and data. The name Blu-ray is derived from the blue-violet laser it uses to read and write to the chalcogenide disc.

Capacity for blu-ray disk http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/blu-ray-4.gif

Answer 5

i think all that stuff up there is true....but i heard that the blue ray thing is going to be made in a way that once you put it in your PS3 it will only be able to be played in that exact same PS3. If thats true, you can say good-bye to renting PS3 games....i hope it itsnt true!! lol

Answer 6

The short answer: it's one format for Hi-definition DVD. The competing version is HD-DVD.

Answer 7

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