What is Blu-Ray?, Blu-ray is on the scene now. Blu-ray discs can hold High Definition video, the latest and greatest video games, volumes of music and could create a home back up solution for anyone’s data. Blu-ray disc is owned by Sony. Sony has invested major amounts of money in this technology. Blu-ray discs primary use is for movies, when Sony was planning for the release of the PS3 they used blu-ray technology. Sony also formed the blu-ray Disc Foundation. This is an organization composed of Sony, Panasonic, and 11 other major electronic companies.
Blu-Ray refers to the technology of how the disc is printed. A high performance blue laser closely imprints the image onto the disc. The data layer on a blu-ray disc is also printed closer than ever before. At 32mm away from the data layer of this blu-ray disc, the laser impresses all the data onto it.The video resolution that is native in a blu-ray disc is 1080p. That is 1080 pixels of color and images at a resolution of 1920x1080, with crystal clear quality. It also has the ability to transmit at up to 54MBPS. blu-ray discs use a menu feature supported by Java technology, for clean menu’s that have easy navigation. Blu-ray disc use MPEG-2, H.264, and VC-1 encoding technology. The encoding is the only limitation this technology has. HD-DVD, Blu-Ray’s competitor, has more flexibility in encoding. Blu-ray discs hold 15GB of data on a single layer, and 50GB on a dual layer. HD-DVD is only released with 30GB dual layer discs. The staggering Linear PCM, Dolby True HD audio and the phenomenal clarity of 1080p, 1920x1080 video resolution, transforms the room, instead of just enjoying the show, you become a part of this lifelike presentation.
For manufacturers blu-ray has many significant benefits. Blu-Ray disc has a proprietary digital rights management, and a copy protection that prevents users from making multiple copies without a key. Even if one disc is cracked, manufacturers can change the serial number keys, so that it does not affect future copies. The benefits of what blu-ray disc can do for the consumer are more numerous than can be counted. You sit down in a living room to watch a movie with your family.The hard coating technology of Blu-Ray disc also offers a heightened protection from scratching, smudging and fingerprints. What this means, simply is each time you wish to enjoy this vacation in your living room, Blu-ray delivers.
The availability of Blu-ray disc is wide open. All of the latest and greatest high definition players, recorders, computers, aftermarket drives and the previously mentioned PS3 support Blu-ray technology. Another great ability of Blu-ray disc technology is its backward compatibility, you will be able to view your old DVD’s on this device.
Currently 90% of the Hollywood studios are releasing their movies exclusively on blu-ray disc. So the ability for you the consumer to experience this wonderful new technology is wide open. Blu-ray like its predecessor the DVD or CD comes in recordable or re-recordable formats. Blu-ray disc technology has opened up the possibilities for manufactures to remain protected, and for consumers to be entertained like never before. Blu-ray disc technology is being improved all of the time. As the Blu-Ray Disc Association makes more technical advances, it keeps getting better and better. When DVD technology was released, it was surprising to see and hear the quality of these discs. For being released only in the last couple of years, blu-ray discs have three times the amount of space and quality of DVD technology. Blu-ray disc brings the best of audio and video together to create the best (oh and its not bluray or blue-ray , it will take time)
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Once intended as a feature for Johnny Depp, the long-germinating feature film adaptation of Marvel Comics' cult title Ghost Rider stars Nicolas Cage as motorcyclist Johnny Blaze, who transforms into a skull-faced angel of vengeance to battle the forces of evil. Though perhaps a bit too mature for the role, Cage brings a degree of humor to the outrageous proceedings; he's well matched by the Easy Rider himself Peter Fonda, amusingly cast as Mephistopheles, the demon with whom Blaze strikes a bargain to save his father, and in turn, causes his transformation into Ghost Rider. Wes Bentley is also fine as Blackheart, the rebellious offspring of Mephistopheles, and Blazes' chief opponent in the film. They're joined by a solid supporting cast which includes Donal Logue, Eva Mendes, and Sam Elliott, but their participation and a relentless barrage of CGI effects can't hide the fact that the story itself, though largely faithful to its comic origins, is rife with clichéd characterizations and glum B-movie dialogue. Fans of the venerable title may cry foul over this adaptation (as they did over helmer Mark Steven Johnson's previous comic-to-movie feature, Daredevil), but less stringent viewers may enjoy the fiery visuals and Cage's typically quirky performance. --Paul Gaita
