Blu Ray Blank Disks Guide

Blue Ray DVD DisksAs with DVD disks, Blue Ray disks come in specific formats for different uses. Overall Blue Ray disks allow for storage of computer data, as well as the burning of video and movies in brilliant high definition video quality.



BD-ROM

Read-only format for distribution of high definition movies, games, software, etc.

BD-R

These Blue Ray disks allow for one time recording of high definition video recording and computer data storage, it does not allow rewriting of data, so it's a one time use disk.


BD-RE

These are rewritable format disks for high definition video recording as well as for computer data storage, they can be recorded to more than once by over writing data.


Data Capacity of Blue Ray Disk Media

A single-layer disc can hold 25GB of data

A dual-layer disc can hold 50GB of data

Video Hours Capacity of Blue Ray Disks

Over 9 hours of high-definition video on a 50GB disc

About 23 hours of standard-definition video on a 50GB disc

 

Recent Blu Ray - Home Theater - HDTV Guides and Reviews

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