subject: Facts Regarding Blu Ray Movies [print this page] Blu ray films rose very quickly in popularityBlu ray films rose very quickly in popularity. It's crazy to think it wasn't that long ago either that blu ray disc's were released. They bring a new sense of clarity and presentation to film like dvd's and certainly VHS never did.
There was and still is a higher volume of buyers of HDTV's since the very first release in 1998. The only issue was there wasn't a match for it's high quality in disc. With the HD's new clarity they required something that would compliment yet take HD to the next step. Not to mention they needed something that was inexpensive that would be able to handle playing HD content. Thus came along the idea for the DVR-blu, shortly after coined blu-ray.
Sony-Phillips introduced the very first blu ray disc at an exhibition in late 2000. The item was widely accepted from the crowd, who all wanted to know when it would be introduced to the public. In April of 2003, about three years later, the very first blu ray discs and devices were on shelves everywhere.
A ton of excellent movies are now available on blu ray. These excellent titles, however, where among the first to be released on blu ray: The Terminator, The Fifth Element and Underworld: Evolution. This exciting new method to watch movies was and will continue to be exciting to individuals around the world.
The number of people who bought blu ray went from 1.6 million in 2006 to an incredible 177.2 million people now. Most people prefer blu ray not to dvds. The number of individuals purchasing blu ray now are even higher than the number of people purchasing dvd back at this same point in their beginning. Studios have even started changing the way they do things. They're starting to release movies in only blu ray. Some are doing a mix of both blu ray and dvd or a flipper disc which has them both on either side.
Blue ray has even adapted to this new 3D age. They began making their movies compatible for 3D film and 3D television. Playstation has even released the update for their game system's to play not only 3D film and television, but also 3D games.
The mini-blu ray, just like the mini-cd or mini-dvd, are about 8cm. They hold a little bit less information but are now able to fit in camcorders and other smaller recording devices. You can record on these and then download into any computer that's blu ray compatible.
The new way of watching films on blu ray is incredible. It is so clear and crisp and also the sound makes you feel like you are right there in the action. Most companies and homes are switching over to blu ray. It's becoming more apparent that blu ray might be taking over the entertainment industry until they come up with something even better.
