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Blu-ray Disc™ technology represents the sharpest, most realistic video format to date. For those who crave a true cinema experience in their own living room, Blu-ray delivers breathtaking audio and video.
Blu-ray has 5x more storage capacity than DVD. This provides more space for content and higher quality video and audio.
Offering up to 6x picture resolution of DVDs and 7.1 channels of lossless high-definition audio, Blu-ray is the ultimate for your eyes and ears.
Enhance your movies with BD-Live™ technology and an internet connection. Access interactive bonus features on BD Live enabled Blu-ray Disc movies such as shorts, trailers, movie-based games and more.
Breathe new life into your DVD collection. With DVD upscaling you can view your existing DVDs in near-HD quality via an HDMI™ connection.
After one look you’ll know — this is as good as it gets. Blu-ray Disc’s Full HD 1080p resolution produces over 2 million pixels per frame to produce a razor-sharp picture with unmatched depth and clarity. That’s six times the picture data contained on DVDs, which are encoded at only 480p.
Treat yourself to 7.1 channels of enveloping surround sound that is true to the original master recording. By taking advantage of the latest HD audio surround formats like Dolby® TrueHD and dts® Master Audio, Blu-ray Disc technology creates the feeling of a state-of-the-art movie theater in your living room. This level of realism simply isn't possible with DVD's conventional 5.1 audio.
In the digital world, picture quality is not just about resolution, but also about bit rates. The higher the bit rate, the more data that is processed, typically resulting in higher video quality. DVDs have a maximum video bit rate of about 10 megabits per second (Mbps). In comparison, Blu-ray Disc is capable of video bit rates up to an incredible 40 Mbps. The bottom line, higher bit rates allow for the least amount of data compression for HD video that looks closest to the original video source.
Blu-ray Disc has 5x more storage capacity than DVD, which allows more content to fit on the disc. The extra storage capacity also means more room for special features like interactive games, deleted scenes, director commentary and more.
Yes. Plus, your DVDs play even better than on a standard DVD player.
No. In comparison to high definition cable or satellite, Blu-ray offers you full 1080p video (versus 720p or 1080i). The result is the best quality video and audio for your HDTV.
No. While your 720p won't maximize the native 1080p picture of your Blu-ray disc, the high definition picture produced by your Blu-ray player will maximize the quality of your 720p HDTV.
No. Since a DVD doesn't hold as much data, it doesn't have the picture quality, detail or color that HD can provide.
No. An upscaling DVD simulates a 1080p picture by doubling the number of lines displayed on your HDTV. Since the content on the DVD is not high definition, it will not match the picture quality or clarity of true 1080p source content on a Blu-ray Disc.
No. Blu-ray Disc media plays on Blu-ray Disc players, PLAYSTATION®3, or Blu-ray Disc drives for computers and will not play on DVD players.
Blu-ray movies are delivered in the original theatrical aspect ratio, which is widescreen. Since all HDTVs are also widescreen format, generally your movies will fill up the screen. However, depending on the film, sometimes you will see small black bars on the top and bottom of your screen, but significantly smaller than you would see when watching a widescreen movie on a standard definition TV.
No. An internet connection is not necessary to simply watch a Blu-ray Disc title, however to take advantage of the interactivity that BD-Live offers on the disc, you should have a internet connection.
