The Name

The blu-ray name is a combination of blue, for the color of the laser that is used and ray for optical ray. The e in blue was purposefully left off, according to the manufacturers, because an everyday word cannot

be a trademark.

History
1st GENERATION: Compact disc (CD): --- 650/700 MB It is with us for over 20 years. Wavelength of laser which reads data: 780 nm Color of laser: Red 2nd GENERATION: Digital versatile disc (DVD): --- 4.7 GB It offers high quality sound and video than CD. Wavelength of laser which reads data: 650 nm Color of laser: Red 3rd GENERATION: Blu-ray disc (BD): --- 25/50 GB -Next generation optical disc format. -Developed by blu-ray disc association (which includes Apple, Hitachi, HP, LG, Panasonic, Pioneer, Philips, Samsung, Sharp, Sony) -Wavelength of laser which reads data: 405 nm -Color of laser: Blue-violet

Format of Blu-Ray
It comes in four different formats: BD-ROM (read only) : for reading recorded content. BD-R (recordable) : for PC data storage. BD-RW (rewritable) : for PC data storage.

BD-RE (rewritable) : for HDTV (high definition television) recording.

The Technology
blu-ray disc: Pit size 0.15 microns (more than twice as small as the pits on DVD) Track-pitch is : 0.32 microns Laser needed : blueviolet laser (405 nm) Data transfer rate : 36 Mbps

Blu-Ray Durability Advantage

Various hard coating technologies make Bly ray disc most durable and family -friendly Hard-coating technology provides resistance to: - Finger prints - Marks - Scratches - Dust Much more ROBUST than todays polycarbonate-based CD/DVDs (and HD DVDs)

On Guard
Blu-ray discs are better armed than current DVDs. They come equipped with a secure encryption system a unique ID that protects against video piracy and copyright infringement.