Archive for May, 2006


   

Blu Ray Movies in 3D – Don’t Buy Until You Read This!

For a while now, consumers have been able to enjoy amazing, crystal clear resolution and incredibly crisp sound when watching their favorite movies or playing their favorite video games. This fantastic viewing experience can be attributed to Blue-ray disc technology, offering up to 48 megabits per second of viewing perfection, combined with the availability of High Definition Television (HDTV) sets. But now there’s something new to get excited about. Blu Ray movies in 3D are coming soon to a store near you!

After HDTV sets became available to the general public, technology companies raced to create an easy-to-use, consumer friendly way for people to record and playback the high definition data required to capture that all-important sound and video quality. The Blu-ray Disc Association was the first to launch their groundbreaking Blu-ray technology, and the high-resolution, superior sound world of Blu-ray movies was born. This system is even more attractive because regular CDs and DVDs can still be played on Blu-ray specific players. Eventually this technology spilled over into video games as well, making the gaming world even more realistically interactive.

Thankfully for all of us who love our high definition entertainment, technology companies like the Blu-ray Disc Association are always looking ahead to see what’s next, trying to find new ways to make our in-home theater experiences even more amazing. And the “what’s next” is finally here! In January, Blu Ray movies in 3D will be launched, which will allow the home viewer to enjoy 3D movies in all their three dimensional glory right from the comfort of their own homes. Enjoying this amazing new technology will require a Blu Ray DVD Player 3D, and a High Definition Television (HDTV).

This amazing news is coming at the perfect time, as Hollywood studios produce such groundbreaking productions as Disney Pixar’s “UP” and James Cameron’s newest blockbuster “Avatar”. When these 3D Movies become available to the general public, as long as the consumer purchases their Blu Ray DVD Player 3D, home viewers will be able to be transported to the same magical world that movie-goers in the theaters were able to experience.

Hopefully, as more and more people enjoy the fun of the 3D home theater experience, studios will produce more and more exciting films in 3D, thus leading to even further advances in technology. Maybe someday, viewing a 3D movie in all its glory won’t require the use of those clunky 3D glasses anymore. But until then, maybe someone will invent a more stylish, comfortable way to enjoy the 3D movie viewing experience, both at home and at the theater. Exciting innovations always breed more exciting innovations!

So all you home theater aficionados out there, be on the lookout. Blu Ray movies in 3D are about to make their appearance and you know you’ll want to be one of the first in line to give them a whirl. Just hook up your new Blu Ray DVD player 3D, pop on those snazzy red and blue glasses and let yourself be transported to another world.

By: Dennis Miller Tan

Can Bluray players display photo CDs at higher quality than DVD players?

Digital photos can obviously be very high quality and pixel dimensions so can easily be HD quality (1080p/i = 1920×1080). Both DVD players and Bluray players have playback for photo CDs. If you have an HDTV and use both to play a photo CD, is Bluray clearer? I guess the question boils down to if DVD players are limited in output quality to prevent them from displaying a photo at the same dimensions/resolution. I guess they would be since they are made for regular NTSC standard definition, correct? However they have analog output which isn’t in itself limiting as analog output can really display anything. I’d guess the limitation is in the DVD player though. Right?
Note: I know the quality of the disc does not matter. It is just photo files on a disc, no quality is lost burning photos to a CD.

By: lindo_wvw

Why Do BluRay DVD’s have more SPECIAL FEATURES than regular DVD’s?

I HATE THAT!!!!
I can understand that BluRay will look more clearer than a DVD(but leave it like that), but why can’t the Special Features in movies be the same in both regular DVD and Bluray? I am a big fan of special features and I am upset they are doing this! I think they want money, they know when u have the regular DVD and the Bluray have a couple of added features, ppl would want to buy see the extra featurs

By: Flatbushbrooklyn