Blu-Ray: Advantages and Disadvantages

Blu-ray is an optical disc format that was developed to enable recording, playback, and rewriting of high-definition video. Its main uses are for storing high-definition video, PlayStation 3 video games, and other data. Advantages and disadvantages of Blu-ray are listed below. Please comment based on your experience with Blu-ray.

Advantages:

• Large Storage Capacity
• Digital Rights Management (DRM)- like Itunes Blu-ray will only let a disc be copied a certain number of times to help prevent piracy
• Universality, meaning major corporations already are or are planning to support Blu-ray compatability in recent and future technology
• Inclusion in gaming consoles (one device multiple benefits)
• Backwards compatability

Disadvantages:

• Very Expensive Technology
• High Definition capacity is not a substantial amount even though storage space is great
• There is a slim selection of enticing movies titles that are blu-ray, should increase in the future but currently the daunting price for blu-ray without a large selection of films leaves the technology at a disadvantage
• Due to increasing popularity of High Definition DVD players, blu-ray may be nullified because consumers will settle for the less expensive competitor
• Not only is the technology expensive but Blu-ray discs have a higher price tag as well