FAQS: Why Blu Ray?

1. Q: Why should I buy a Blu Ray Player?
A: Blu Ray is the next level of digital entertainment, concocted by the entertainment Gods. People want to be entertained, watching a movie becomes way more entertaining when the quality of the media is as real to life as possible, Blu Ray delivers just this. At more than 5 times the resolution of conventional DVD (720 x 576 pixels), Blu Ray's (1920 x 1080 pixels) video and images are astoundingly clear. A frame of a Blu Ray movie can pass as a picture in a magazine. The sound thats delivered is true to Master Sound Quality, 100% the same sound quality as when we go and watch a movie at the Cinemas.


2. Q: Will my exsiting PAL / NTSC television play Blu Ray movies or discs?
A: Yes in most cases it should do. A minimum of 480 TV Lines is required to watch a Blu Ray Movie, the quality will be more or less the same than watching a normal DVD because of the sets limitation of 480 TV Lines, which is pretty pointless if you want to upgrade your entertainment system and experience.

But oh the quality will be so much better if the Blu Ray is watched on a 720 TV Lines LCD / Plasma set. 720 TV Lines translates into an image quality of 1280 x 720 pixels. This still does not compare to watching the movie on 1080 TV lines, these sets are still a little bit pricey but boy they will deliver the best video experience. A lot of video gurus feel that watching a Blu Ray at 1080 TV lines on anything less than a 46" display does not do the Blu Ray justice, and the quality between a 720 TV line display can barely be distinguished from the 1080 TV line if the display is anything below a 46" display.

Q: So will my old DVD's play in a Blu Ray player?
A: Yes it will, not only will some advanced players play the DVD it will also upscale it to High Definition. Put simply your DVD will look awesome upscaled, again display limitations of the screen TV might limit your experience depending on the quality of the screen or TV set.

Q: Which Blu Ray player is recommended?
A: There are many good players to choose from each with its own benefits.

But I will recommend a PS3, the PS3 is not only a Blu Ray which firmware can be updated with a very simple process, meaning that the software running the Blu Ray components of the PS3 can be updated. The PS3 is also gaming console and Linux can also be installed on it as a 2nd Operating System, it can also therefore be a PC.

(Please note that I will add to this list of FAQ's and it will grow from time to time. There are plenty of questions I haven't answered and I am planning to answer as many as possible)