One question, one poll, separate topics.

[tzikeh]

One question:

Can someone explain to me why I should get a Blu-Ray player, and why Blu-Ray is better than not? I'm not going to be buying one anytime soon (no money for either the player or the HDTV I understand it's only worth buying a Blu-Ray player for), but I would like to understand why it's better.

I understand tech-talk, so don't be afraid to use big words, big numbers, and intialisms.

One poll:

[Poll #1599741]

Comments

[dua-186.livejournal.com]

I can't attest to all of the techy stuff, but it looks like other people have it covered :D

I do know that Blu-Ray discs can hold much, much more data than your (current) standard format DVD disks. So, for example, when I wanted to buy the new Star Trek movie on DVD, I made frowny faces upon finding out that there were a lot more extras on the Blu-Ray version, which I couldn't get because my player doesn't have the right spectrum of light to read the disks! I also don't have a giant, fancy tv, but really, it is the DVD extras that I care about.

[tzikeh.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I yearn for the super-awesome picture, but at this point, I'd happily settle for the DVD goodies. *sigh* I'm a big fan of DVD goodies.