What is Blu-ray?

Blu-ray, also known as Blu-ray Disc(BD) is the name of a next-generation optical disc format. The format was developed to enable recording, rewriting and playback of high-definition video(HD), as well as storing large amounts of data. The format offers more than five times the storage capacity of traditional DVDs and can hold up to 25GB on a single-layer disc and 50GB on a dual-layer disc. For more general information about Blu-ray, please see our What is Blu-ray? section.