Blu-+Ray

=__ Blu-Ray! __=

__About the Blu-Ray:__
The Blu-Ray disc holds the capacity of 25Gb to100Gb and is a high definition optical storage device. It started being developed in 1998.The disc was released in February of 2002 but it wasn't that popular so they decided that they were going to make some changes to the disc. The finalization of the disc was made in 2004. The disc was developed to a better standard during the format war over high definition optical discs. This was when the Blu-Ray was competing with the HD DVD. The format war stopped at the end of 2009. Its main uses are:
 * Storing high definiton video
 * Movies (films)
 * PlayStation 3 video games
 * And lots of other data.

The Blu-Ray disc uses a blue laser to read and write data onto the disc. While other discs (like DVD, DVD/R, DVD/RW) use a red laser to read the data. Blu-ray is currently supported by about 200 of the world's leading consumer electronics, personal computer, recording media, video game and music companies.

__Advantages:__

 * The format of the disc holds up to five times the capacity of a DVD.
 * It holds about 4.5 hours of high definition video on only one side.
 * Its high storage capacity allows for storage savings in the long run.
 * It has a higher resolution than the DVD this gives the viewer an image with more detail.
 * It gives a higher quality audio compaired to the DVD.



__Disadvantages:__

 * The Blu-ray is still very expensive.
 * You have to have a TV that supports the high definition of the disc or else it won't work properly.
 * It is very easy to lose data that is on the disc.
 * For the disc to keep working you need to keep getting a new software for it every now and then.