Blu-ray Disc

Blu-ray (Blu-ray Disc or BD) is a digital optical disc data storage format designed to supersede the DVD format. It was invented and developed in 2005 and released worldwide on June 20, 2006, capable of storing several hours of high-definition video (HDTV 720p and 1080p). The main application of Blu-ray is as a medium for video material such as feature films and for the physical distribution of video games for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X. The name refers to the blue laser used to read the disc, which allows information to be stored at a greater

optical disc storage medium

video of higher resolution than original television

advanced lossless multi-channel audio codec

standard for content distribution and digital rights management

laser that emits electromagnetic radiation

lossless audio codec for home theater, extended from the lossy DTS codec

M-DISC (Millennial Disc) is a write-once optical disc technology introduced in 2009 by Millenniata, Inc. and available as DVD and Blu-ray discs.

industry consortium that develops and licenses Blu-ray Disc technology

BD-J, or Blu-ray Disc Java, is a specification supporting Java ME (specifically the Personal Basis Profile of the Connected Device Configuration or CDC) Xlets for advanced content on Blu-ray Disc and the Packaged Media profile of Globally Executable MHP (GEM).

digital audio medium

additional audio track that plays in real time with a video

eight-channel surround audio system commonly used in home theater configurations

competition between Blu-ray and HD DVD standards for storing HD video and audio

mechanism used on DVDs and Blu-ray discs to allow the player to jump to a different scene after finishing one

Blu-Ray Disc that can be written to once with an optical disc recorder

BD+ is a component of the Blu-ray digital rights management system designed to prevent unauthorized copying or playback of Blu-ray discs.