It can be confusing for consumers to understand the differences
between Blu-Ray and HD. In many ways they are very similar and they both
offer amazing picture quality. Many people don't realize that the
formatting for both of them was the same until early in 2008. Due to the
manufacturer known as Toshiba backing out of the deals to make HD
players, the door has been left wide open for people to use Blu-Ray
technology.
The fact that the Playstation 3 marketed by Sony chose to go with the
Blu-Ray instead of HD technology is said to have paved the road for it
as well. With so many people buying the Playstation 3 since it was
introduced they are also going to discover and use the Blu-Ray option
that it features.
The biggest differences between Blu-Ray and HD are that the Blu-Ray uses
a laser to transfer and protect the data onto the disc. The fact that
there is a protective coating in the disc means that it won't be easily
damaged as other types of HD and even basic DVD's are. This laser
technology allows the material to be recorded with greater density than
ever before.
The process for advancing to HD and to Blu-Ray technology from basic DVD
information wasn't easy though. It took almost ten years of practicing
and updating in order for things to go according to the plans. There
were some early formats of Blu-Ray introduced in 2000 but they weren't
good enough to be what the industry was looking for. Many believe HD was
beat out by Blu-Ray due to the fact that they kept on working on the
technology to move it forward.
Yet HD definitely has more than the lion's share of the market right
now. This is likely due to how many movies are available in that format
though. It has only been in the last year that almost all new releases
come out in the Blu-Ray format as well as HD. Yet the forecast for the
future indicates that Blu-Ray will be taking it over as more companies
will only be releasing new materials in this format. The prices will
continue to be more affordable too and that always works well with
consumers.
