Tiffie
Hi!
I have a Toshiba Satellite L455D-S5976 model laptop computer and I saw that it said it can play multiple dvds. Does this include Blu Ray DVDs? I'd really like to know.
Thank you!
Answer
"Blu-Ray DVD" is not an actual format; it's a hack.
You're thinking of DVDs that are actually authored as Blu-Ray discs. Some standalone Blu-ray players can be flashed with a firmware that lets you watch DVDs authored as Blu-ray. It's a silly little hack that basically lets you put H.264 high definition video on a standard DVD-R and play it on a standalone Blu-ray player. This is *not* really part of the Blu-ray specification
Besides, how often do you have a Blu-ray movie that's so short you can actually fit it in 8.5GB? Let alone on a DVD5...
It's nice for high-definition home movies or commercials or the like, but not if you're trying to author something of even remotely decent quality. Plus the hardware support is abysmal and the hack really only exists to bridge the gap between the era of DVD burners and the era of Blu-ray burners.
Anyway, I looked at the specifications of your computer and it has a DVD burner. That means you can read and burn CDs and DVDs. You cannot read or burn any type of Blu-ray disc, however.
So yeah, in theory you could read a "Blu-ray DVD" using this computer, but how often do you actually encounter such discs?
"Blu-Ray DVD" is not an actual format; it's a hack.
You're thinking of DVDs that are actually authored as Blu-Ray discs. Some standalone Blu-ray players can be flashed with a firmware that lets you watch DVDs authored as Blu-ray. It's a silly little hack that basically lets you put H.264 high definition video on a standard DVD-R and play it on a standalone Blu-ray player. This is *not* really part of the Blu-ray specification
Besides, how often do you have a Blu-ray movie that's so short you can actually fit it in 8.5GB? Let alone on a DVD5...
It's nice for high-definition home movies or commercials or the like, but not if you're trying to author something of even remotely decent quality. Plus the hardware support is abysmal and the hack really only exists to bridge the gap between the era of DVD burners and the era of Blu-ray burners.
Anyway, I looked at the specifications of your computer and it has a DVD burner. That means you can read and burn CDs and DVDs. You cannot read or burn any type of Blu-ray disc, however.
So yeah, in theory you could read a "Blu-ray DVD" using this computer, but how often do you actually encounter such discs?
Can I play region 2 blu ray on my blu ray player?
Ryan
I got a Blu Ray for my birthday that is region 2. I have a magnavox Blu Ray player and the video will not show up but the audio will. The Blu Ray player works fine for all region 1 blu rays.
Answer
Unless you have a region-free blu-ray player, then no it won't work.
Like DVD, blu-ray players are region locked and will only play discs that are the same region as the player is. The US is part of region 1, so unless you can switch the region on your blu-ray player or you have a region 2 blu-ray player, you won't be able to play this disc.
I don't know if they make region-free blu-ray players, or if someone released a hack to make your blu-ray player region free. You'll have to do some research.
Unless you have a region-free blu-ray player, then no it won't work.
Like DVD, blu-ray players are region locked and will only play discs that are the same region as the player is. The US is part of region 1, so unless you can switch the region on your blu-ray player or you have a region 2 blu-ray player, you won't be able to play this disc.
I don't know if they make region-free blu-ray players, or if someone released a hack to make your blu-ray player region free. You'll have to do some research.
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