BrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 2 months agoDVDs are dying right as streaming has made them appealing againarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up162arrow-down12file-textcross-posted to: homevideo@feddit.uktechnology@lemmy.world
arrow-up160arrow-down1external-linkDVDs are dying right as streaming has made them appealing againarstechnica.comBrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square9fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: homevideo@feddit.uktechnology@lemmy.world
minus-squareEcho Dot@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoIt just looks like a DVD, with a slightly purple tint. All Blu-Rays are is DVDs with denser data encoding. You probably have had one or two and not known about it, most games consoles use blu-rays now as well.
minus-squareover_clox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoI’m very familiar with the technology, the discs indeed are a slightly different color, and the drives have an entirely separate extra lens and laser assembly to read them. And BTW, DVD-R is purple.
It just looks like a DVD, with a slightly purple tint. All Blu-Rays are is DVDs with denser data encoding.
You probably have had one or two and not known about it, most games consoles use blu-rays now as well.
I’m very familiar with the technology, the discs indeed are a slightly different color, and the drives have an entirely separate extra lens and laser assembly to read them.
And BTW, DVD-R is purple.