Term Of The Week: Blu-ray

Blu-ray is one of two major High Definition DVD formats ( see also HD-DVD ) that are vying to replace the current DVD standard in the U.S. market. Blu-ray is supported on the hardware side by Hitachi, LG, Matsushita (Panasonic), Pioneer, Philips, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, HP, Dell, Apple, TDK, and Thomson (Note: Thomson also supports HD-DVD). On the software side, Blu-ray is supported by Twentieth Century Fox, Walt Disney Studios, MGM, Paramount (also supports HD-DVD) and Warner (also supports HD-DVD). Apple Computer has also announced support for Blu-ray. For more details on Blu-ray, check out my Blu-ray and HD-DVD FAQs.

For additional terms and definitions, check out my Home Theater Glossary