Is there a reason why they named Blu-ray Blu-ray?

Question

Is there a reason why they named Blu-ray Blu-ray?

Answer 1

Blu-ray is called such because of the laser used in reading the discs. It is actually blue. Blue has a shorter wavelength than that of the red laser used in DVD's and as a result can read data more precisely, thus enabling the data to take up a smaller area.

They had to use Blu-ray instead of Blue-ray for legal reasons.

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Answer 2

Because blue-Ray can hold 25 GB on a single  disc  and 50 GB on a dual layer disc. you get the sharpest resolution in your HDTV with 1080p

Answer 3

Because it uses blue colored laser to read the discs instead of the usual red laser that is used for CD and DVDs.