skoal said:
Unless it is against the rules and I will be banned for doing so, I will continue to use BR, I despise the acronyms BD and BRD.
Please note, I'm open to being convinced (but not flamed) otherwise, however just a few days ago I solidified my opinion on BR vs BD vs BRD.
Official Website:
http://blu-raydisc.com/en/Industry/BDLicensing/BDLogoLicensing.aspx
BD-RE white paper:
http://www.blu-raydisc.com/Assets/Downloadablefile/BD-RE_Part3_V3.0_WhitePaper-18193.pdf
This document describes the overview of "System Description Blu-ray Disc Rewritable Format Part 3: Audio Visual Basic Specifications Version 3.0" (hereafter BD-RE Part 3 V3.0)
Recordable Blu-ray discs are BD-Rs
Rewritable Blu-ray discs are BD-REs
Advanced authoring using Java is known as BD-J
Internet connectivity is marketed as BD-Live
You will also come across references to BD-ROM, BDMV, BDAV...
HTH.