Blu-Ray questions
Why is Blu-Ray better than DVD?
Blu-Ray has been designed to fully utilize the new high definition screens that are now becoming popular, it will give you a far more detailed picture than a DVD can. A Blu-Ray disc can also hold a great deal more information than a standard DVD, allowing for more bonus material and things like that.
What do I need to watch Blu-Ray films?
You need a TV that's capable of high resolutions (known as a HDTV) and a Blu-Ray player to put the discs into.
Glossary of Blu-Ray terms
- 1080p
- (See Full HD).
- BD Live
- An online service that lets users download extra content related to their Blu-Ray disc through the Internet. A growing number of players are now supporting BD Live.
- Full HD
- The highest resolution supported by the HD standard, i.e. 1920x1080 pixels, also abbreviated to 1080p.
- HD-DVD
- HD-DVD was a rival format to Blu-Ray but has now been rendered obsolete.
- HDMI
- HDMI stands for High-Definition Multimedia Interface and is a standard type of connector/socket used for linking HD devices together. The cables look like this:
- HDTV
- A TV set that supports the HD standard, in part or in full.
- High Definition (HD)
- A standard aiming to take TV viewing to the next level by offering higher resolutions (resulting in a clearer picture) than those previously seen on standard TV screens.
- Pixel
- A picture on a TV or monitor screen is made up from thousands of coloured dots, a pixel is one of these dots. The more pixels a screen can support the more potential it has for showing a detailed image.