| p>Blue ray technology simply known as blue ray disk | | | | length than the red it is able to fit more data into the |
| (BD) is a next generation computer storage | | | | same amount of disk space thus maximizing the disk |
| technology that is applied to the optical disk. To | | | | space better than red laser ray. One has to |
| explain the blue ray technology one must first | | | | appreciate the wonders of modern technology to be |
| understand how it was created. BD was created | | | | able to appreciate the flexibility of BD technology. |
| jointly by the leading players in the field of | | | | The flexibility of BD technology is so great that it can |
| electronics, computers and media from over 180 | | | | be made compatible to all the other existing |
| companies that formed the Blue Ray Disk association | | | | technologies by means of a compatible optical pickup |
| (BDA) the likes of Apple, Hitachi Dell and HP, | | | | unit. |
| Samsung electronics, LG Electronics, Sun | | | | Although the discovery and development phase of |
| Microsystems, Walt Disney Pictures and Warner Bros. | | | | the blue ray technology has been completed, |
| Entertainment to name but a few. | | | | research is still going on to come up with ways of |
| This format of recording equipment was created out | | | | improving the existing technology and also to stretch |
| of the need to enable the high resolution or quality | | | | its applicability and compatibility with the other |
| that lacked in other mediums of storage when | | | | technologies. The factor that explains the blue ray |
| recording data and information. It was thus created | | | | technology advantage to consumers and end users |
| to hold more data up to 5 times as much as | | | | who have blue ray compatible equipment is they |
| traditional DVDs and CDs that is it can hold up to 25 | | | | don't have to keep switching to DVD compliant |
| GB of data at any one time on a single layer disk and | | | | players as BD players can play the regular DVD's and |
| double that on a double layered disk! | | | | CD's just as well. Development of technical support |
| The name 'blue ray' is derived from its use of the | | | | for BD has been carried out hand in hand with the |
| blue laser ray in encoding data being different to the | | | | development of the storage media themselves which |
| red laser ray that is used by all the other recording | | | | has worked to facilitate introduction of the product in |
| mediums. Since the blue ray is of a shorter wave | | | | the consumer market place. |