BD-J includes support for Local Storage. Two types of Local Storage are used – mandatory Application Data Area and optional Binding Unit Data Area. All Local Storage is accessed using methods from the Java IO package.

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In a BDMV application, memory is divided into three buffers: a Primary, Secondary, and Preloading

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The defined BD-ROM specifications are called "profiles." These are a set of standards that players must meet to ensure full capability and functionality. These different profiles are implemented on the players that exist in the market.

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A BD gamepad allows enhanced gameplay for 2D games on Blu-ray players.  If a developer wishes to make a BD gamepad, it must be open source to ensure standardization, openness, competition, and full compatibility like the remote control. This article is about a "generic" BD  gamepad for standard BD players, not Xbox and PlayStation controllers.

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Developers have a few options for input controls, when making a BD application (especially a video game).

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Simple games (Tetris, Snake, turn-based) can easily be played using a standard remote control, while other games are more suitable to be played with a gamepad. Most modern TVs and Blu-ray players with the CEC feature, lets you control the BD player through HDMI with a gamepad.

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A BD player (Sony BDP-S3700)

 A Blu-ray Player (or BD player) is an embedded device that plays Blu-ray Discs. Like PC, Blu-ray players come in all shapes and sizes from different manufacturers with their own System-on-Chips and custom video processors. They should be not considered as PCs or treated as such. They're neither personal computers or gaming consoles, a Blu-ray player is a Blu-ray player.

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D-BOX is a haptic motion technology format from D-BOX Technologies Inc. It's not part of the Blu-ray specifications but it's an optional peripheral feature.

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Ultra HD Blu-ray (4K Ultra HD, UHD-BD, UHD, or 4K Blu-ray) is a digital multimedia optical disc format that is an enhanced variant and successor of Blu-ray. Ultra HD Blu-ray supports 4K UHD (3840 × 2160 pixel resolution) video at frame rates up to 60 progressive frames per second, encoded using High-Efficiency Video Coding. These discs are incompatible with existing standard Blu-ray players.

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    Blu-ray (Blu-ray Disc or BD) is a digital multimedia optical disc format developed by Sony and the Blu-ray Disc Association. It is the successor of the DVD and the CD, and it was designed to store and play high-definition movies, surround sound music, and rich interactive content. There are three kinds of Blu-ray Discs, prerecorded (BD-ROM), recordable (BD-R) and rewritable (BD-RE).

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