What you need to know about Blu-ray format?
Originally one of the reasons for the popularity of the Blu-ray format was its anti-copy system. Alas, the creators were never able to fully protect the video content with its help. High definition video is ubiquitous on file hosting services - both compressed and uncompressed. Logically speaking, the BD format (Blu-ray Disc) was about to fade into oblivion. However, in practice, there has been no significant drop in demand for BD players - on the contrary, it is growing. What is the reason for this paradox?
Blu-rayReason number one is habitual habits. For a certain part of people, the "modernity" of technology is not a value in itself. For many, simplicity and familiarity are more important. BD players are not much different from DVD players, which have already become part of everyday life. Experienced PC users will most likely prefer to download an HD movie, but those who use a computer only occasionally may find buying a disc a simpler undertaking. Finally, not everyone has an internet connection that allows them to download high quality videos in a reasonable amount of time.
Blu-ray video is about high definition. The image has a resolution of 1920x1080. Frame rate is cinematic (24p True Cinema format). Also, when watching videos, you can enjoy eight-channel sound in studio quality. The BD Live function allows you to receive subtitles, audio tracks and other accompanying content from the Internet.
Disc Players Blu ray can be used to play DVD-ROMs. This converts the output signal resolution to 1080p. The AVC-HD standard, typical for amateur camcorders, is also reproduced on almost all models. What a Blu-ray player cannot boast of is the ability to read VCD and SVCD formats, but such a video can already be called a rarity today.
In terms of audio files, the first generations of BD players could only read CD-DA format, and some did not play audio at all. It was often impossible to listen to music in MP3 and other common formats. Today the problem with MP3 has been resolved, its support has become the de facto standard. Some models support several more popular formats, for example, WMA, OGG, WAV.
Some manufacturers strive to make their products as multi-format as possible. The device adds support for DivX, MPEG4, VC1, H264 / MKV, WMV9 files, including high definition. Unfortunately, it is difficult to call this support full-fledged, since the user often encounters problems of incompatibility of codecs and containers. Also, there is almost always no support for the corresponding media.
Multi-format BD players are produced by manufacturers such as LG, Samsung, Philips, BBK, JVC, Panasonic. The latter has added DivX-HD support to all new models. The NTFS format is supported only by LG players, but in the future, according to the manufacturers, Samsung and BBK will also have it.