Well obviously it will be digital data, but that's the same for a laser disc - the only difference is that all laser disc players have analogue audio out, whereas almost all Blu-Ray players only support digital audio out - BUT if you have an audio decoder, you can still get analogue audio out of a Blu-Ray. The disc and format of Blu-Ray isn't to blame, it's the player. Seriously Blu-Ray Discs and Laser Discs are both digital data storage devices, BUT you can still get analogue out of both Laser Discs and Blu-Ray - it's just harder with the Blu-Ray Players because you'll require an audio decoder.