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Earlier this year, Blu-ray emerged as the winner in the highly publicized high definition format war, edging out it's rival, HD DVD. What does this mean, exactly? Blu-ray disc ---which can deliver true high-definition (HD) 1080p resolution on a compatible television--is now the universal standard as replacement for the DVD. All of the major Hollywood studios are supporting Blu-ray.

As Blu-ray becomes more popular, it's a good time to take a look at this new format: what it is, what you need to get going and what Blu-ray player features are worth looking for.
 

What is it?
DVD's look good, sure, but Blu-ray Disc looks spectacular. Going from DVD to Blu-ray is like slipping on a pair of prescription glasses for the first time. Because of its unprecedented level of detail, Blu-ray movies can look so real it's like being there.

A movie on Blu-ray deliver up to 1,080 lines of resolution on a compatible high-definition television, compared to 780 lines of resolution on a DVD-based movie. A more accurate way of thinking about it is a Blu-ray Disc can display up to about 2 million pixels (the little dots that make up the image), compared to about 345,000 pixels for a DVD.

This is possible because a blu-ray disc can hold up to 10 times more data than a DVD-even thought they look virtually the same. This extra space on the disc is required to deliver gorgeous visuals, along with better-sounding audio tracks and many bonus features.
 

What you need
You don't need to have an HDTV to see Blu-ray movies, but a 1080p HDTV enables you to enjoy the full benefits of Blu-ray.

What is required, however is a Blu-ray player. Available form many manufacturers, such as Sony, Panasonic and Samsung, Blu-ray machines are "back-ward compatible"--they'll play your current DVD movies. In fact, these high-definition players can also "upconvert" your existing DVDs to essentially double their output resolution, which means they will look much better than when they are played on a regular DVD player. A PlayStation 3 video game console can also play blu-ray discs.

Finally, for an immersive movie-theater-like experience, you can connect the Blu-ray player to an audio-video receiver instead of the TV. This allows you to hook up a 5.1 (or higher) speaker setup: a center speaker for most of the movie dialogue; left and right front speakers; left and right rear speakers; and the subwoofer, which delivers the rumbling bass.
 

1080p, BonusView and BD-Live
There are a few other buzzwords to know when researching a Blu-ray player.

• Blu-ray players are capable of displaying movie in 1080p resolution, the higher-quality video available. The "p" refers to "progressive," meaning all 1,080 lines on the screen are drawn simultaneously. The older interlaced ("i") method draws the even and odd lines in a quick alternating fashion. The bottom line is that progressive resolution produces a sharper and smoother picture than interlaced.
  
  The caveat is that you need a 1080p-compatible HDTV to take advantage to his feature. Otherwise, the lines will be drawn in an interlaced fashion. (Don't worry, it will still look great.)

• One of the newest Blu-ray player features is the picture-in-picture functionality, also known as BonusView> this allows for the simultaneous video and audio streams, such as having a small window with video commentary while watching the feature film.

• The latest Blu-ray players add online connectivity with a feature called BD-Live. When the player is connected to a high-speed Internet connection or wireless, as with the PlayStation3 console--you can do neat things, such as access trailers for current theatrical releases, download language packs for the films, text chat in real time with friends in another city during films, get free movie-related ring tones, play online multiplayer games or upload custom-made content such as you won audio commentary. Feature will vary by movie title.

As you can see, Blu-ray has a lot to promise. Are you ready to jump on the Blu-ray bandwagon?
 

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