Blu-ray Media

The Blu-ray logo found on blank Blu-ray media is like a flag flapping in the wind, basking in glorious victory.  Harkening back to the videotape format war between VHS and Betamax in the 1980s, Blu-ray Disc’s path to the throne was complete after defeating rival format HD-DVD. The proliferation of high definition televisions from the late 1990s to today saw the need for discs capable of storing more information and displaying higher resolution images.  To this end, Blu-ray was developed in the early 2000s and backed by several big names including Sony, Hitachi, and Pioneer with the first Blu-ray player entering the market in 2006. However, it was not alone in competing for DVD’s crown, as the rival standard of HD-DVD was introduced by Toshiba and backed by a handful of key players such as RCA and Microsoft.  Support from major movie studios was sprinkled along both sides of the battle, with some supporting both formats. The introduction of Sony’s Playstation 3 video game console in 2006 and its inclusion of a Blu-ray drive turned the tide against HD-DVD and the format war was won within a couple of years.

As a result of Blu-ray’s victory, Blu-ray recordables (BD-R) and Blu-ray rewritables (BD-RE) are the current standards for both high capacity burning (up to 50GB) and high definition playback. Blu-ray provides greater storage capacity than DVD, offering 5 times as much when compared to DVD’s highest capacity disc.  This is the benefit of Blu-ray’s blue colored laser which allows data on the disc to be packed closer together. Currently there are four types of Blu-ray media: BD-R 25GB - single layer, write once. BD-R DL 50GB - double/dual layer, write once. BD-RE 25GB - single layer, rewritable. BD-RE DL50GB - double/dual layer, rewritable.

Everyone loves a winner, which is why SuperMediaStore offers an extremely generous selection of blank Blu-ray media, available at everyday low prices, and backed by our 100% satisfaction guarantee!

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