The advent of Blu-ray technology has led to the introduction of high capacity storage discs to meet the demand cause by the rapid growth of high definition television (HDTV). Blu-ray Discs get their name from blue laser technology. The blue laser has a wavelength of 405nm compared with the wavelength of 650nm for DVD which utilizes red laser technology. The benefit of having a blue laser with a shorter wavelength means it is possible to write smaller data pits & therefore vastly increase the amount of data on the disc. Blu-ray Discs offer 3 to 5 times the storage capacity of a standard recordable DVD disc, enabling the recording, rewriting & playback of high definition video (HD). Verbatims professional optical media feature tighter specifications than the standards given by the relevant standardization bodies.