Blu-ray Disc format

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digital storage medium high-definition video format optical disc format

The Blu-ray Disc format is a high-definition optical disc technology used for storing and playing back HD and Ultra HD video and large amounts of digital data.

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Observed surface forms (9)

Surface form Occurrences
Blu-ray Disc 9
Blu-ray 2
Blu-ray Disc Association 2

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf digital storage medium ⓘ
high-definition video format ⓘ
optical disc format ⓘ
abbreviatedAs BDA ⓘ
alsoKnownAs BD ⓘ
competesWith digital video streaming ⓘ
dataEncodingMethod pit-and-land optical encoding ⓘ
developedBy Blu-ray Disc format self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Blu-ray Disc Association
dualLayerCapacity 50 GB ⓘ
firstCommercialPlayersReleased 2006 ⓘ
introduced 2006 ⓘ
laserWavelength 405 nm ⓘ
layerStructure dual-layer ⓘ
multi-layer ⓘ
single-layer ⓘ
physicalMediumType polycarbonate disc ⓘ
predecessor DVD ⓘ
Blu-ray Disc format self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: HD DVD
primaryUse Ultra HD video playback ⓘ
data storage ⓘ
high-definition video playback ⓘ
quadLayerCapacity 128 GB ⓘ
regionCode A ⓘ
B ⓘ
C ⓘ
singleLayerCapacity 25 GB ⓘ
smallerDiscDiameter 8 cm ⓘ
standardDiscDiameter 12 cm ⓘ
successorFormatVariant Blu-ray Disc format self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Ultra HD Blu-ray
supportsAudioChannels 5.1 surround sound ⓘ
7.1 surround sound ⓘ
supportsAudioCodec DTS ⓘ
DTS-HD Master Audio ⓘ
Dolby Digital ⓘ
Dolby TrueHD ⓘ
supportsContentProtection ROM-Mark ⓘ
supportsCopyProtection DRM ⓘ
surface form: AACS

BD+ ⓘ
supportsInteractivePlatform BD-J ⓘ
supportsRegionCoding yes ⓘ
supportsResolution 1920×1080 ⓘ
3840×2160 ⓘ
supportsVideoCodec H.264 ⓘ
surface form: H.264/AVC

H.265 ⓘ
surface form: HEVC/H.265

MPEG ⓘ
surface form: MPEG-2

VC-1 ⓘ
supportsVideoStandard HDTV ⓘ
Ultra HD ⓘ
tripleLayerCapacity 100 GB ⓘ
usesLaserColor blue-violet ⓘ

Referenced by (22)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sony → developed → Blu-ray Disc format ⓘ
Blu-ray Disc format → developedBy → Blu-ray Disc format self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Blu-ray Disc
this entity surface form: Blu-ray Disc Association
subject surface form: Delirious
this entity surface form: Blu-ray
PlayStation → hasMediaFormat → Blu-ray Disc format ⓘ
this entity surface form: Blu-ray Disc
PlayStation → hasMediaFormat → Blu-ray Disc format ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ultra HD Blu-ray
Peter Pan → homeMediaFormat → Blu-ray Disc format ⓘ
this entity surface form: Blu-ray Disc
Raiders of the Lost Ark → homeMediaFormat → Blu-ray Disc format ⓘ
this entity surface form: Blu-ray
Snowpiercer (US distribution) → homeMediaFormat → Blu-ray Disc format ⓘ
this entity surface form: Blu-ray Disc
Sony PlayStation 3 → mediaFormat → Blu-ray Disc format ⓘ
subject surface form: PlayStation 3
this entity surface form: Blu-ray Disc
MGM Home Entertainment → mediaFormatDistributed → Blu-ray Disc format ⓘ
this entity surface form: Blu-ray Disc
Blu-ray Disc format → predecessor → Blu-ray Disc format self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Blu-ray Disc
this entity surface form: HD DVD
MGM Home Entertainment → product → Blu-ray Disc format ⓘ
this entity surface form: Blu-ray Disc
Dolby Digital → standardizedBy → Blu-ray Disc format ⓘ
this entity surface form: Blu-ray Disc Association
Blu-ray Disc format → successorFormatVariant → Blu-ray Disc format self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Blu-ray Disc
this entity surface form: Ultra HD Blu-ray
PlayStation 5 → supportsGameDistribution → Blu-ray Disc format ⓘ
this entity surface form: Blu-ray disc
Dolby Headphone → typicalContentSource → Blu-ray Disc format ⓘ
this entity surface form: Blu-ray Disc
Dolby TrueHD → typicalUse → Blu-ray Disc format ⓘ
this entity surface form: Blu-ray Disc
Dolby TrueHD → typicalUse → Blu-ray Disc format ⓘ
this entity surface form: HD DVD
AAC → usedIn → Blu-ray Disc format ⓘ
this entity surface form: Blu-ray Discs
Dolby Atmos → usedIn → Blu-ray Disc format ⓘ
this entity surface form: Blu-ray discs
Dolby Digital → usedIn → Blu-ray Disc format ⓘ
this entity surface form: Blu-ray Disc
H.264 → usedInStandard → Blu-ray Disc format ⓘ
this entity surface form: Blu-ray Disc specification