Can I have my home videos copied to Blu-ray disc?

The short answer is: Yes, you can have any home video transferred to Blu-ray disc. These can be played back on compatible Blu-ray players including the Sony PlayStation 3.

Long answer…..

All Blu-ray players and many DVD players can upscale standard definition (SD) video footage from ordinary DVDs to high definition (HD).

We can copy your SD home videos to DVD or Blu-ray “as-is” in SD quality or we can upscale the footage to HD before writing it to Blu-ray. In our experience there can be very little noticeable difference in picture or sound quality between the three options provided the Blu-ray player and television are set-up correctly.

What if I my home videos are HD?

If your home videos were originally recorded in high definition, either on HDV tape, memory card or hard drive then we can transfer the footage in HD quality onto Blu-ray disc.

When does Blu-ray make sense for standard definition home video?

There are benefits to having your standard definition home videos copied to Blu-ray disc instead of DVD. A normal single-layer Blu-ray disc can hold around 10 hours of good quality standard definition footage compared to just 2 hours on a single layer DVD disc. Blu-ray discs are more robust than DVDs. The specification for Blu-ray discs includes scratch resistance as standard.

Should I pay extra for upscaling from SD to HD on a Blu-ray disc?

Our experience is that most of the time your Blu-ray player will do a decent enough job of upscaling standard definition footage to match best quality your TV can display.

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