Term: Blu-ray

A new High Definition video disc standard developed by Sony and other partners that is not compatible with existing DVD players. A rival standard, HD-DVD, developed by Toshiba is currently engaged in a format “war” to decide which will become the High Definition video disc standard.  Both are capable of delivering spectacular HD image quality on HD TV displays. Neither type of disc will play on a conventional DVD player, however, a Blu-ray or HD-DVD player will play conventional DVDs with the existing video quality.

Return To Glossary