Blu Ray media is reasonably priced considering the amount of storage space it offers. You'll save money by buying in bulk, such as the Optical Quantum 4X Blu-ray Media White Inkjet Hub Printable 25 Pack.
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Blu-ray DVD burners can be purchased from many different stores and retailers. Some examples of stores that sell these Blu-ray DVD burners include Mr Spare Parts and Digistor.
Yes there are Blu-Ray recorders and even burners
While DVD-R DL discs are more expensive that DVD-R, they are much cheaper than they used to be. Just like all media, the longer they are produced, the cheaper they get. Blu-Ray discs are "as low as $11.99 each" on allmediaoutlet.com in early 2008. I'd be interesting to see how much they are in a year.
The brand Plextor makes solid state drives, DVD and Blu-ray burners, network attached storage, external and internal CD burners, and digital video converters.
Yes. Blu rays are more expensive, roughly 5-10 dollars per video. Keep in mind that Blu ray players still play standard DVD, so replacement of existing DVD movies for Blu ray is not required to watch them in tthe new blu ray player. in fact many Blu ray players have upcoversion that allows for clearer viewing of your older DVD's.
No, it is a different media and is read differently.
Yes just like most DVD recorders or burners also do CDs
Optical media include CD-ROMs, DVD ROMs, and Blu-Ray disks.
You don't, DVD burners come on desktop computers/laptops
CD & DVD burners are optical drives that can write data to CDs or DVDs.
you can expect to pay about 10% more for movies on Blu Ray versus DVD.