Since 2011, Lovelight has been able to offer your wedding movie on Blu-ray. If you don’t understand the difference between blu-ray and DVD, then this page will help you figure it out.
Let’s start with a story. Imagine that it’s 2001, and you are about to walk down the aisle (to the hit song ‘Lady Marmalade’) and you have just been offered the option of having your wedding on a DVD, or VHS… Do you take it? Had you opted for the VHS option, you may be feeling a sense of regret when, on the morning of each wedding anniversary, your husband has to get the VHS player from the garage, plug it in, put the TV on UHF channel 8, search for the remote, and rewind the tape. (This is valuable time he could have been using to make you french toast and a vanilla latte.)
Hindsight is a great thing, and although the comparison from VHS to DVD isn’t quite the same as comparing DVD and Blu-ray, there is still quite a vast difference when it comes to image quality.
Blu-ray offers superior resolution to DVD. Quite simply, resolution is part of what makes Blu-Ray look great. Essentially, you’ll see a more detailed image: more clearly defined strands of hair, leaves on trees, wrinkles in clothing, etc. The technical difference is that Blu-ray’s maximum resolution is 1,920×1,080 (1080p), while DVD is limited to 720×576 (576p). Roughly five times bigger :
If you click the above image, you will see it in it’s actual Blu-ray size (1920 x 1080)
Beyond resolution, Blu-ray also uses better video-compression methods, resulting in more contrast and richer colors. If you like the way TV looks in HD through Freeview or MySky HDi, you will love Blu-ray. It’s the highest-quality video format available today.
Blu-ray is still delivered on disc, just like a DVD, however that disc will need a Blu-ray player, PS3, (or PC with Blu-ray reader) to be played on. Players are still quite uncommon, and as such are still more expensive than DVD players.
Please feel free to contact us if you have any other questions about Blu-ray.
