The Blu Ray Disc Wins
Like new mothers, movie directors suffer a little bit of post-partum when their film is finished. They were so immersed in that world for so long that they often like to release mini documentaries, new trailers, games, interviews and other supplementary material long after the movie’s release. Thanks to the new Blu Ray player technology, consumers can now go online and download this “latest breaking” material onto the rewritable portion of their 50 GB disc, as soon as it’s released. For the ultimate movie buff, the Blu Ray disc will be a whole new playground.
If you’re looking to start your Blu Ray disc collection, then you may want to consider some of the latest Blu Ray titles to come out in this new format. The added features are expected to improve as time goes on and filmmakers create BD DVDs with the interactivity in mind, but there are a few titles that promise to impress new buyers. For instance, the Men In Black Blu Ray release has an interactive trivia game and Disney/Pixar’s Cars Bluray DVD includes a “count-the-cars” game. Alien vs. Predator puts your photo into the game, allowing you to choose your character from marines, aliens or predators and play against friends. The new DVD for Saw 4 in Blu Ray comes with a “Molog” feature, which is short for “Movie-Log” and allows viewers to write and share their comments in a blog. Upcoming BD-J features include: an “Alien Scavenger Hunt” game with Independence Day, a “Global Warming Trivia” quiz with The Day After Tomorrow, and a historical geographical map tracking the characters’ voyage with Master & Commander.
It looks like the future belongs to Blu Ray and if you want to how off your brand new HDTV you are going to want a Blu Ray disc player. Before you go shopping though, there is an alternative and that’s to buy a Playstation 3 that comes with a Blu Ray player built in. The Playstation makes full use of its Blu Ray capabilities with stunning graphics within its game play so why not get a new games console to go with the new HDTV?
Are you one of the unfortunate ones who invested in HD DVDs last year? If so, then it might comfort you to know that Best Buy and Circuit City feel at least a little bad for misleading you into thinking HD DVD was “the next best thing.” Who knew that all the major players would side with Blu Ray so early on in the high-definition format bidding war? In March, Best Buy announced that it would mail a $50 gift card to any customers who purchased an HD DVD machine before February 23rd. Following suit, Circuit City offered to accept returns of the discontinued Toshiba HD DVD player, in exchange for a store credit toward the Blu Ray disc gear or whatever else the customer would like to choose from the store.