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- Developed: 2003 in Japan
- Developers: Blu-ray Disc Association
- Released in US: 2006
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A Blu-Ray player is a device used to play Blu-Ray discs. It uses a blue-violet laser used to read the data on the disc.
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Blu-Ray Background
Blu-Ray was first announced at the CEATEC exhibition in October 2000, becoming an official project of in February 2002. The first Blu-Ray players were available to consumers in Japan, beginning in April 2003, costing approximately $3,800. After many changes were made to the format, the first consumer DVDs were made available for sale in June 2006. Shortly after the first discs were made available, Sony began to mass market their Blu-Ray player for approximately $699.Format War
Blu-Ray and HD-DVD were in a format war, each attempting to be the high-definition standard. Early on, HD-DVD was the favored type due to Blu-Ray having few titles available and the players having many bugs. The PlayStation 3 was released, doubling as a Blu-Ray player. This caused Blu-Ray to become the more popular choice, selling double the amount of HD-DVDs during the first three quarters of 2007. The war ended in January 2008 because Warner Brothers announced they would only sell Blu-Ray beginning May 2008.
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Blu-ray Players Questions
Does anyone know if Blu-ray Players play regular DVDs? 2 AnswersAll bluray players WILL play regular DVDS. All Bluray players also upconvert regular DVDS to HD. Not the quality of a Bluray disc but definitely better than a r... read more
I'm in the market for a Blu-Ray player - any suggestions or advice? 4 AnswersI'd also like to recommend getting a PS3. I bought a Sony Blu-ray and love it... but I continually find disks that don't work because the player needs an firmwa... read more
Cheapest blu-ray player? 4 AnswersMy answer is not cheapest, but best deal: Samsung BD-P2500/BD-P2550 is Blu-Ray, built-in NetFlix, built-in Pandora Radio, and 1GB flash memory installed (to re... read more
Is a Blu Ray player worth getting? Why or why not? 1 AnswerIn my humble opinion, a blu-ray player is worth getting if the following things are true: You own an HDTV with a size greater than 42"You are not happy with how... read more
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