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What does LCD stand for?
A display technology that uses rod-shaped molecules (that flow like liquid and bend light. Unenergized, the crystals direct light through two polarizing filters, showing a natural background color. When energized, the crystals redirect the light to be absorbed in one of the polarizers, causing the dark appearance of crossed polarizers to show. The contrast and viewing angle improve as the molecules are twisted further.

What is Blu-ray?
Blu-ray is a high-capacity optical disc that holds 4.5hrs of high-definition video on a single-sided, single-layer 25Gbyte disk. It uses a blue-violet laser that reads pits a third the size of a DVD on tracks that are packed much tighter together.