BrikoXM to [email protected]English • 8 months agoDVDs are dying right as streaming has made them appealing againarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up159arrow-down12file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]technology
arrow-up157arrow-down1external-linkDVDs are dying right as streaming has made them appealing againarstechnica.comBrikoXM to [email protected]English • 8 months agomessage-square10fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected]technology
minus-squareEcho DotlinkfedilinkEnglish1•8 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-square@over_cloxlinkEnglish1•8 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.