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Blu-ray Disc (which is also know as BD and Blu-ray) is a type of optical disc storage that has surpassed the storage capacity of DVD. Blu-ray is mainly used for gaming on the Playstation 3 console, for viewing BD movies and for mass data storage. Each Blu-ray disc hold up to 50 GB's of storage.

Blu-ray is called Blu-ray because of the blue/violet lasers that are used to read the discs instead of red. This is partly what allows Blu-ray to hold so much information as the blue laser used a shorter wavelength to read the disc.

In early 2008, Blu-ray won the format war against HD DVD by Toshiba. Though many film studios decided to only release their films exclusively on one brand or the other, Blu-ray won out. As of June 2009, there are over 2500 Blu-ray discs available for purchase.

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review by Husher315. July 22, 2009

Blu-ray Revolutionizes the HD Video Era With Its Brilliant Sound and Picture!

Though Blu-ray may be just a bit expensive right now, it is definitely the superior format out there today. While digital downloads are restricted to your computer as of right now, Blu-ray has no such restrictions. Whether you want to play movies on your computer, BD player or your Playstation 3, Blu-ray allows this. The format also offers superior sound quality and is always presented in full HD 1080p. While most nay-sayers are of the belief that we are truly in the … more

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