Physical media has been making a comeback in recent years, with 4K Blu-rays leading the charge as the most popular option available. Pretty much every major ...

It’s no secret that physical media in general, and Blu-ray in particular, has been in decline. Best Buy began removing Blu-ray discs from its stores and website at the beginning of 2024, and some ...

From a manufacturing standpoint, one of the banes of Blu-ray Disc’s existence has long been the muddled licensing process. To incorporate the Blu-ray Disc format–as well as the CD and DVD formats–into ...

September 2, 2007 Officially announced just a month ago in Japan, Hitachi’s Blu-ray disc camcorders were one of the big hits at IFA this week. The camcorders use the world's highest resolution 5.3 ...

Pioneer Electronics (USA) today introduced one of the world's first Blu-ray Disc players, marking an innovation in home entertainment that allows consumers to experience the ultimate in ...

A hardware feature that used to be standard on computers and consoles has quietly disappeared. Several practical shifts explain why it stopped mattering.

A math problem for 21 st Century grade school student might look like this: At 25 GB per layer, how many layers would it take to provide a Blu-ray disc with a 400 GB capacity? The answer is 16 layers ...

The dust has barely settled on the format war between HD-DVD and Blu-Ray (in which Blu-ray took the honors), but now the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) has announced two new media specs. The final ...

CNET examines on the ongoing problem of disc compatibility on Blu-ray players, and why it's something reviews won't always catch. Matthew Moskovciak Senior Associate Editor / Reviews - Home theater ...

Who knew about Blu-ray discs? One of the best ways to store high-definition movies and television shows because of their high-density data storage, Blu-ray discs also improve the performance of solar ...