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How does the capacity of a Blu Ray DVD compare with that of a standard DVD?
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∙ 11y ago
Single-layered DVDs hold around 4.7gigabytes, with Dual-layered DVDs holding around 8.5gb A single layered Blu-Ray disc can hold up to 25gb, with a dual-layer holding up to 50gb. There is also a Holographic Versatile Disc (HVD) in the research stage that, if it works, will be able to hold up to 3.9 terabytes.
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∙ 17y ago
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Can you play a Blu-ray DVD on a standard DVD player?
can not. DVD could be played on blu-ray player.
What is a Blu-Ray DVD Drive?
It's a drive that can play Blu-ray discs and standard DVD discs. Most DVD drives can only play standard DVDs-they can not play Blu-ray discs. All Blu-ray drives can play standard DVDs, unless the DVD is not a region recognized by the Blu-ray player.
Is the only difference between a Blu-ray disc and a standard DVD the size of its data storage capacity?
no blueray is better quality for hd tvs
What advantages does Blu ray offer over CDs or DVDs?
Blu ray has hi storage capacity than dvd. Dvd has hi storage capacity than cd- Kiran b
Can regular DVD's be played on Blu-ray DVD's?
A Blu ray player will play a standard DVD (as long as the region code is compatible). You should check your Blu ray player for upscaling capability (with upscaling, the Blu ray player will deliver the highest possible quality even from standard DVD's - otherwise you will only get full performance from Blu ray discs).
How do you play a standard DVD on your Blu-ray?
Blu-Ray technology includes backwards compatibility
Can you play a standard DVD in a blu-ray player?
Yes
Can you play a standard DVD on a blu-ray player?
Yes
Can a normal DVD play on a Blu-Ray player?
A Blu-Ray player is capable of playing normal DVD's - even upconverting to make a better picture. However, a standard DVD player cannot play Blu-Ray DVD's.
What is Blu-ray DVD?
Blu ray DVD uses a lower wavelength scanning laser than standard DVD players, which permits more picture information to be encoded on each Blu ray DVD disk. Basically: it is a higher-quality DVD image.
What is Blu-ray device?
It's a drive that can play Blu-ray discs and standard DVD discs. Most DVD drives can only play standard DVDs-they can not play Blu-ray discs. All Blu-ray drives can play standard DVDs, unless the DVD is not a region recognized by the Blu-ray player.
Can a Blu-ray drive play a standard DVD disc?
Yes
