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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 294. Not illustrated. Chapters: Compact Disc, High Fidelity, Super Audio Cd, Audiophile, Analog Recording Vs. Digital Recording, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, Blu-Ray Disc, Tube Sound, Audio System Measurements, Dts, Dvd-Audio, Dualdisc, Audio Equipment Testing, Sonic Holography, Paul Wilbur Klipsch, High Definition Compatible Digital, Nagra, High-End Audio Cables, J. Gordon Holt, Bob Carver, Single-Ended Triode, Dummy Head Recording, Dolby Truehd, Elcaset, Sony Mdr-V6, Dts-Hd Master Audio, European Triode Festival, 22.2, Bill Dudleston, Golden Ear, Extended Resolution Compact Disc, Gold Compact Disc, Code, Transport, 10.2, Gianni Bettini, Command Test Record, Stereophile, Blu-Spec Cd, Hong Kong High End Audio Visual Show, Yamaha Mt-100, List of Blu Ray Disc Recordable Manufacturers, Duntech, List of Blu-Ray Disc Replicating Machines Manufacturers, List of Dvd Recordable Manufacturers, List of Blu Ray Manufacturers, the Absolute Sound, Iosono, Lm3875, Audiophile Audition, K2 High Definition, Dsd-Cd. Excerpt: Blu-ray Disc (official acronym BD, erroneously also known as BR or Blu-ray) is an optical disc storage medium designed to supersede the standard DVD format. Its main uses are for storing high-definition video, PlayStation 3 video games, and other data, with up to 25 GB per single layered, and 50 GB per dual layered disc. Although these numbers represent the standard storage for Blu-ray Disc drives, the specification is open-ended, with the upper theoretical storage limit left unclear. 200 GB discs are available, and 100 GB discs are readable without extra equipment or modified firmware. The disc has the same physical dimensions as standard DVDs and CDs. The name Blu-ray Disc derives from the blue-violet laser used to read the disc. While a standard DVD uses a 650 nanometer red laser, Blu-ray Disc uses a shorter wavelength, 405 ...