Blu-ray Disc
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Blu-ray Disc (BD or Blu-ray) is a high-definition home entertainment format. Launched in 2006, it competed briefly with HD-DVD before becoming the preferred high-definition format.
Star Trek releases on Blu-ray had commenced in April 2009 with season one of The Original Series.
[edit] Regions
Blu-ray releases, much like DVDs are divided into separate regions, to restrict the areas specific discs can be played. The following is a guide to the regions and which areas of the world they relate to:
| Region | Country |
|---|---|
| 0 | "Region free" releases |
| A | East Asia (except Mainland China and Mongolia), Southeast Asia, the Americas and their dependencies. |
| B | Africa, Southwest Asia, Europe (except Russia), Oceania and their dependencies. |
| C | Central Asia, East Asia (Mainland China and Mongolia only), South Asia, central Eurasia and their dependencies. |
[edit] Blu-ray release chronology
| Date | Region | Product released |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | ||
| 27 April | B | TOS Season 1 Blu-ray; Star Trek: Original Motion Picture Collection (Blu-ray) |
| 28 April | A | TOS Season 1 Blu-ray |
| 11 May | B | The Wrath of Khan, The Search for Spock, The Voyage Home, The Undiscovered Country |
| 12 May | A | Star Trek: Original Motion Picture Collection (Blu-ray); Star Trek: Motion Picture Trilogy |
| 22 September | A | TOS Season 2 Blu-ray; Star Trek: The Next Generation Motion Picture Collection; The Wrath of Khan, The Voyage Home, The Undiscovered Country, First Contact |
| 16 November | B | TOS Season 2 Blu-ray; Star Trek: The Next Generation Motion Picture Collection; Star Trek: Motion Picture Trilogy; Star Trek; Star Trek: Legends of the Final Frontier Collection |
| 17 November | A | Star Trek |
| 15 December | A | TOS Season 3 Blu-ray |
| 2010 | ||
| 22 March | B | Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, Star Trek Generations, Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Insurrection, Star Trek Nemesis. |
| To be announced | B | TOS Season 3 Blu-ray |
| Home video formats |
|---|
| VHS • Laserdisc • DVD • HD-DVD • Blu-ray Disc |
[edit] External links
- Blu-rayDisc.com - official site
- Blu-ray Disc at Wikipedia
