Blu-ray Replication | Blu Ray Disc

Blu ray replication produces discs with incredible high-resolution imagery, enhanced surround sound capability and innovative special features. Blu-ray discs are truly the wave of the future. Due to the huge capacity of up to 50Gb the Blu-ray disc (BD-25 & BD-50), both single and dual layer allows for more than just a movie to be stored at the highest High Definition quality. With Blu ray replication, you can now add bonus features and goodies all on the same disc. No need to add extra discs to the package for the bonus materials.

Replicated Blu-ray discs are up to six times the resolution of today's standard definition DVD's. Blu-ray is a giant leap forward for filmmakers looking for high-definition delivery to today's discerning viewers. Princeton Disc is extremely proud to offer our customers this great, and widely touted format.

• Princeton Disc offers both Single Layer (BD25) and Dual Layer (BD50) Blu-ray disc duplication and Blu-ray disc replication.
• Offered in Bulk, or fully packaged, retail-ready translucent Blu-ray disc style cases.

Blu-ray Disc (BD)

A next-generation optical disc format meant for high-density storage of high-definition video and data. The Blu-ray standard was jointly developed by a group of consumer electronics and PC companies called the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA). It is currently competing with the HD DVD format for wide adoption as the preferred next generation optical standard.

The name Blu-ray is derived from the blue-violet laser it uses to read and write to the disc. A Blu-ray Disc will be able to store substantially more data than a DVD, because of the shorter wavelength (405 nm) of the blue-violet laser (DVDs use a 650-nm-wavelength red laser and CDs 780 nm), which allows more information to be stored digitally in the same amount of space. In comparison to HD DVD, which also uses a blue laser, Blu-ray has more information capacity per layer (25 gigabytes instead of 15) but may initially be more expensive to produce.

In 1997, a new technology emerged that brought digital sound and video into homes all over the world. It was called DVD and it revolutionized the movie industry.

The industry is set for yet another revolution with the introduction of Blu-ray Discs (BD) in 2006. With their high storage capacity, Blu-ray discs can hold and play back large quantities of high-definition video and audio, as well as photos, data and other digital content.

A current, single-sided, standard DVD can hold 4.7 GB of information. That's about the size of an average two-hour, standard-definition movie with a few extra features. But a high-definition movie, which has a much clearer image, is about five times more bandwidth and therefore requires a disc with about five times more storage. As TV sets and movie studios make the move to high definition, consumers are going to need playback systems with a lot more storage capacity.