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Blu-ray for beginners

0 Comments | Concord Monitor, Mar 19, 2010 | by CLAY WIRESTONE

You’ve seen the aisles at Walmart or Target or Best Buy. You’ve seen the distinctive short DVD cases, often with blue tops. You might have heard a stray reference, on TV or from a younger family member. But you’re still not quite sure.

What is Blu-ray? And do you need it?

Blu-Ray discs are the next generation of DVDs. They’ve been around for the past few years, but they broke into the mainstream over the last holiday season. People are buying Blu-ray players, picking up Blu-ray discs, and readying themselves for (as the format’s promoters put it) an entirely new way to watch movies at home.

Well, maybe. Here are questions to consider before making an upgrade.

Do you have a high-definition TV?

The traditional, boxy TV had 480 lines of resolution. When you looked at the screen up close, you could see them, narrow horizontal lines that made up the images on the screen
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