Blu Ray Home Cinema

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Blu-Ray recently competed with HD-DVD in the high definition format wars and came out victorious. So what's it all about?

Blu-Ray gets its name from the blue laser used to read/write on this type of disc. As the Blu-Ray light beam has a short wavelength, more data can be put on a Blu-Ray disc than a standard DVD disc which uses a red beam light. This results in a Blu-Ray disc storing about six times more data than a two-layer DVD and over ten times that of a standard DVD. All this extra data, as you'll have realised, gives a much better, clearer picture. Blu-Ray discs also store more data than DVD-R and DVD-RW discs, holding up to 25GB of data on a single layer disc and up to 50GB of data on a dual layer disc. This equates to 9 hours of high-definition video on a 50GB disc.

Will Blu-Ray discs play on regular players? The answer is no as Blu-Ray discs use a blue light beam to read the data that a convential DVD player's red beam can't understand. This also applies to HD-DVD. Even though they both use a blue beam the technology is different so they aren't compatible with each other.

Next question. Will conventional DVDs play in a Blu-Ray player? The answer is yes! They'll even have better sound and vision than they did in your old DVD player but will certainly not have the high definition you would get from a Blu-Ray disc. They'll also play your CDs for a wonderful electrical experience.

There are several brands on the market but they all offer excellent high definition quality differing only in the player's features such as BD-live. This supports internet-based activities like online gaming and social networking if there is an Ethernet connection to the player.

Blu Ray Home Cinema Systems are now more affordable than ever. In the past, it was a costly experience to purchase all the separate components required for a Blu Ray Home Cinema System. Nowadays though, you can buy everything you need at once for a great value price.

Your Blu Ray Home Cinema System will need five speakers to get the full effect of the sound as most systems use five channels of sound. How you position these speakers is crucial and your Blu Ray Home Cinema System manual will guide you through this. Generally, you will have two speakers either side of your screen, a central speaker near the screen and two rear speakers behind the seats on either side. A subwoofer will make all the difference to the sound of your Blu Ray Home Cinema System and is highly recommended for watching action films.

The surround sound processor, or AV receiver, is used to decode the audio signal from your Blu Ray Home Cinema System's sound source which in turn is sent to the relevant channel and speaker. The processor creates surround sound from a variety of audio signals. One of these is a traditional stereo output which uses Dolby Pro Logic or Dolby Pro Logic II to create the surround sound. Better audio results for your Blu Ray Home Cinema Systems are achieved with the latest digital surround sound formats which use the original surround sound signals used by the film studios.

So with the various components of a Blu Ray Home Cinema System, how will you need to arrange it in your home for the full Home Cinema experience? Where you locate the equipment is as important as the equipment itself. Your room size and number of windows will have an effect on your Home Cinema experience. Big windows along with laminate or wooden flooring will be detrimental to your viewing by causing glare. Thick, dark curtains will reduce this and laying carpet will improve the audio factors.

So what can we expect next from Blu Ray Home Cinema? Watch this space for news on wireless systems

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