If you have never heard about the word blu-ray then this article is for you. In this article we explain the various features and advantages and disadvantages of a blu-ray product. We will also discuss the difference of blu-ray and DVD’s. There a whole lot about blu-ray in this article so read on. First of all blu-ray disc’s are storage devices. More specifically these are optical storage devices. Then as the name suggests they read and write data on to this storage device using light. More specifically lasers are used. Blu-ray discs have become such a craze because of the storage capacity they offer. The disc is very efficient in storing a lot of data. This device is thus giving the DVD a run for its money. Compared to the DVD the blu-ray disc has a lot more storage capacity. The standard DVD’s have about 4.7 giga bytes worth space. Most standard DVD’s come with this memory size. In comparison to the blu-ray the DVD’s looks like a joke. The blu-ray offers a standard space of about 25 giga bytes on each side. Hence when the disc is used such that they have data on both the phases of the disc the disc can store up to 50 GB worth of data.

But a question may arise as to why people are switching to blu-ray at such an alarming rate. First is because it offers more memory space. Second because blu-ray offers high definition picture quality. The clarity it offers is greater than that of DVD’s. Now in order to play a blu-ray disc you don’t really require blu ray players. Yet it is recommended you invest in one if plan to watch the contents of the blu ray. Blu ray players’ gives picture viewing clarity like no other. So go out and buy yourself a blu ray players.