Interesting Tidbits About Blu-ray Player

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A Blu-ray player is a device on which the Blu-ray Disc (BD) runs. BD was developed for the purpose of recording, writing and playback of high definition (HD) video, audio, photos and other digital contents as well as to store huge amounts of data.

It is a type of optical disc that has jointly been developed by the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) and a group of the world's leading electronic manufacturers which include Samsung, LG, Sony, Apple, Dell, HP and many others. The Blu-ray Disc has storage capacity of about 27 GB on a single layer disc and a 50GB on the dual layer one. Besides, there are plans to develop a disc with twice that amount of storage.

The Blu-ray Disc as opposed to the DVDs (which relies on a red laser to read and write data); uses the blue-violet data and incidentally, derives its name from there too. The benefit of using this laser is that it has a narrower beam which makes it possible to focus with greater precision. Blu Ray allows one to store large amounts of data; indeed, recent development has pushed its capacity upto 500GB! Because of their huge storing capability, the Blu-ray ...
... player can easily carry your entire library of songs in a single disc! These discs have upto seven times the resolution of DVDs and therefore can produce the best possible picture quality with sharper details and accurate colour and gives a three dimensional feel even without the 3D technology!

To watch blu-ray movies one doesn't require internet connection. Internet connection is needed for value-added features which include watching recent movie trailers, web browsing, etc.

The latest Blu-ray players are also offering connectivity with the internet and are providing support for streaming video on demand. Other applications include the customized internet radio from Pandora and news and weather updates from sources such as the BBC. Though usually these different applications depend on the model of the Blu-ray player, nowadays they are quickly becoming a standard feature.

Therefore, if you want to experience a truly unique and beautiful HD visual with the perfect sound, go for the Blu-ray player. But then, before buying keep in mind and make sure that your TV and the player have matching connections.

Author's Bio:Emly Gates is an avid 3D technology fan.She writes about blu ray 3d, blu ray player, 3d blu ray player, 3D games and 3D camera, basically everything related to 3D revolution.