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Blu-ray is the next-generation of
media storage designed to meet the high standards of high
definition (HD) video and high density data storage.
The Blu-ray technology standard was created by the Blu-ray
Disc Association, a consortium of some of the top technology
and content companies in the world.
The Bluray board
of director companies include Apple, Dell, hp, Hitachi, LG
Electronics, Mitsubishi Electronics, Panasonic, Pioneer,
Thomson, Philips, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, TDK, 20th Century
Fox, Walt Disney and Warner Brothers. There are
over 170 other companies that are supporting this project.
Bluray is designed to take CD storage to
the next level. The CD now in common use was designed
20 years ago, primarily for the music industry. While
it was a huge leap forward from albums and cassette tapes,
the storage limit eventually became too limiting.
About 10 years later, a new generation of media was
introduced: the DVD. This new media could hold up to 10 times the
information than a CD. It was perfect for video distribution and storage
for large amounts of data.
Now, we are ready for the next step: Blu-Ray.
This is a technology that can store 25 to 50 GB of data - perfect for the
growing amount of data we use today and for distribution of the large files
involved in High Definition (HD) video.
Similar to the move from CD to DVD, Bluray is based
on the same physical dimensions, allowing for compatibility between all three
formats.
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