Low Price Combo Blu-ray

The future of media storage has arrived, and it's in the form of Blu-ray players, drives and data duplicators. Blu-ray technology has been given the acronym BD, with the term "BD-ROM" describing the format's data specifications, BD-R referring to record-once discs and BD-RE signaling that the format is rewritable.

Compatible Media Compression Formats of Blu-ray Players

Combo players are equipped with specific codecs that enable them to read the various media formats used to store information on these high-density discs. All Blu-ray players support the following formats: SMPTE VC-1, H.264/AVC and MPEG-2. Because the MPEG-2 format is standard for DVDs, Blu-ray combo players are able to read these types of video files.

The BD format heralds the beginning of the high-definition (HD) age. It was developed specifically to meet the growing data storage requirements of HD video, and a dual-layer BD-R disc is capable of storing as much as nine hours' worth of high-definition MPEG-2 video footage. Even a single-layer BD-R or BD-RE disc is capable of holding more than five times as much information as a standard DVD can.

In terms of audio playback, BD-compatible units all support Dolby Digital AC-3, linear PCM and DTS compression formats. Data duplication units are also popular for commercial applications and with individuals who need to mass-produce discs, though these units are considerably more costly than standard drives.

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