Will blu ray discs work on older non-HD dvd player?

Mike K

We just bought a new Blu-Ray player for our home. If I get Blu-ray discs from Netflix, can I play them on my older, still working non-HD DVD player that we moved to another room?

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No, Blu-ray will only work on blu-ray. Sorry

Can a Blu-Ray player also be used as a DVD player?

roborovski

I am wondering if every Blu-Ray player can play DVD's aswell as Blu-Ray discs? (I know not the other way round!)

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Yes, you can play DVDs on a Blu-ray player but you can't play a Blu-ray DVD on a normal DVD. The Blue-Ray player would actually "up convert" or interpolate the missing lines/information from the old DVD's. Blu-Ray players are backward compatible, so your old DVD5 and DVD9 are still good. Just a small suggestion, if you are considering a Blu-Ray player, might want to just go ahead and get a PS3 since it's a player plus a lot more....

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Playing Blu-ray Discs on SD DVD players?

Biggie

I know that most Blu-ray Disc players can play SD DVDs, but can normal DVD players play BDs? Is there a special attachment I'd need? Like the opposite of an up-converter...so I guess it would be a "down-converter?"

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Sorry, you can only play a Blu-ray disk in a Blu-ray player (Blu-ray requires a different (blue) laser which allows a "finer" light beam to read denser tracks)

Note that unlike HD DVD players where all have essentially the same features, Blu-ray players vary widely in their capabilites. If you want the most "future proof" look for one marked as Profile 2.0, rather than 1.1 (the difference is the addition of mandatory Internet connectivity to support online extras or firmware updates).

Will blu ray discs work on older non-HD dvd player?

Mike K

We just bought a new Blu-Ray player for our home. If I get Blu-ray discs from Netflix, can I play them on my older, still working non-HD DVD player that we moved to another room?

Answer
No, Blu-ray will only work on blu-ray. Sorry

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can you play a blu ray or an hd dvd on regular dvd player?

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layobro7

i can't afford another electronic device. will my sony dvd player play either or both of blu ray and dvd hd? i really need help here.

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No, you can't play hd-dvd or blu-ray on a regular dvd player. You need a blu-ray player to play blu-ray discs and an hd-dvd player for hd-dvd discs.

Blu-ray players cost $300+ including the PS3, but they have the support from most electronics companies including: Samsung, Sharp, Sony, Pioneer, etc. They also have the exclusive studio backings of: Sony Pictures, MGM, Lionsgate, Warner Bros.(starting May 2008), and Disney.

HD-DVD players cost $150+. They are backed by Microsoft and Toshiba, and they have the exclusive backing of: Universal, and Paramount (but they are supported by Warner Bros. until May 2008).

But unless you have an HDTV, it will be no different than normal DVD's. So if you have a non-HDTV, don't waste your money buying hi-def discs and players that will mean no difference to you.

What happens when you try and play a blu-ray disc in a regular dvd player?

elmer091

I bought a blu ray disc, and it came with a regular DVD copy. without even thinking, i just grabbed the first disc, and put it into my DVD player, and that disc happened to be the blu-ray version. now the back of the blu-ray disc has waves of color, and i dont know if i ruined it or not, does anyone know?

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No, you didn't ruin it. DVD players are strictly read-only, meaning that they will not rewrite or damage anything on the disc under any circumstances, unless the DVD player catches on fire or spits the DVD across the room, shattering it against the wall (which will almost NEVER happen, mind you!). The "waves of color" are just part of the reflection from the disc. In short, if you put a Blu-ray DVD into a standard DVD player, absolutely NOTHING will happen.

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