Blu-ray Player

Blu-ray players are rapidly penetrating the DVD market, as they are backwards compatible – meaning they can replace the job of an ordinary DVD player as well as being a Blu-ray disc player.

This new generation optical disc format employs the latest technology to read and write Blu-ray discs. The name ‘Blu-ray’ is derived from the colour of the laser used to write to the discs. Blu-ray discs are the same physical size as DVDs, but the blue laser uses shorter wavelengths when burning a disc, and thus more data can be stored on the same sized optical disc.

Blu-ray players are also including interactive technology DVD players do not generally offer. For example, the Sony BDP-s350 is capable of displaying 1080p high definition picture at 40 megabits per second. It also has the added features of an Ethernet port allowing for internet connectivity.