Sony Blu-ray Disc™ Player Benutzerhandbuch

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The limited capacity of DVDs results in video and audio files being 
compressed to fit on a disc. This causes a quality reduction in the 
picture and/or sound. The greater capacity of BD discs allows for 
pristine picture quality and virtually full spectrum audio.

Blu-ray Disc™ offers a convergence of technology and 
compatibility among a new generation of high definition movies, 
video players, video recorders, personal computers, and gaming 
systems. 

And what about your current library of DVDs and CDs? The 

 

Blu-ray Disc generation of home entertainment products will be 
backward-compatible with your CDs, DVDs, and other optical disc 
formats.

The technology built into each Blu-ray disc gives you, and industry 
professionals creating high definition content, the tools to create a 
viewing experience that up until now has not been possible for 
home entertainment. For example:

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Multiple video layers can now be on the screen at the same 
time. A presentation layer, customizable by a studio, allows the 
content creator to place graphics on the screen on top of the 
video or alongside it. Sitting on top of that layer is the Blu-ray 
navigation layer that will allow you to interact with the menu 
while the video is playing. 

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Support for Java applications allows the video layer to be 

 

re-sizable providing even greater flexibility. Imagine the 
possibility of watching a movie and playing an interactive game 
related to the movie—all at the same time.