What Formats Can Blu-ray Players Play?

Psychopath

I have a friend who burned the entire Doctor Who show from beginning to last episode, and at one point I was watching them on my xbox, but the earlier episodes seem to be in AVI file format. He said his family watches them on their Blu-ray player, and I was just wondering do all Blu-ray players play ordinary file formats or do you have to have a special brand or model and if so what brand/model?

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All Blu-Ray players can play Blu-Rays, DVDs, and audio CDs. Most of the players from big name brands can also play other formats including AVIs, MP3s (for music), Photo CDs, VCDs, etc. Just check the specs or look on the box and it'll be spelled out.

But compatibility with these other formats may not be 100%, especially for formats that have a lot of variation such as AVI - for instance AVI can use one of dozens of different video and audio formats, and you can't expect a player to be able to handle all of them.

Is it true that all Blu-ray players play DVDs aswell?

whatoneart

And do blu-ray discs make a difference on standard definition tvs?

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Yes blu ray players play standard DVDs.

If you've got an SD TV then either your PS3/Blu Ray player won't be hooked up with a HDMI cable, so the blu ray won't look any better than a DVD as your TV doesn't support the full HD (1080i) or HD ready (720i) picture quality. Standard TV picture quality is 580p, which is what your Blu Rays will play as.

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what is the best blu ray player!?

RT350

i really want a blu ray player, dont say ps3 cause i dont have 1 i have a pc. i really want a blu ray player that doesnt make a lot of noise when it has a disc in it and can play normal dvds and cd's, i dont have a 3d tv so i dont need a 3d blu ray player, and i wouldnt mind it if the speed wasnt that quick, but i cant find the right one for me so does anyone no???

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The best Blu ray players are made by Oppo, they have various models....

has anyone tried this, blu ray plays in my DVD player?

peru_jhona

I have a home theater, Philips FDR 1600 and well, just for the heck of it I tried playin a blu ray movie and well it played... has anyone else tried this or want to try and comment. and yes I'm sure that the movie is a blu ray and that the player is a DVD player... please comment

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Some blu-ray packages also include a separate DVD version in them. Otherwise, no DVD player will a blu-ray, so either you actually used the DVD version, OR you actually have a blu-ray player.

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What's the best way to hook an HDMI only blu ray player to a Component only HD tv?

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grimmtrixx

Ok so My dad's older blu ray player stopped playing blu rays, so I got him a new one since it was on sale. However, his TV is older and only does 720p (he doesnt care and cant really tell the difference), so therefore he has NO HDMI slots. New blu ray players ONLY do HDMI. So is there some kind of converter box I can buy that will let me plug an HDMI into it and then plug a component cable from that to the tv? I know its backwards BUT he isnt buying a new TV anytime soon cuz this one still works fine. I am not looking to spend top dollar, probably $40 tops (making the player and converter together cost about $120 total)

I see a lot of component to hdmi converters but not the other way around. Would those work both ways or just the hdmi to RGB way?
yea i figured it had to be hdmi to component specifically to work. Damn those are hard to find as are blu ray players that have component slots that stream netflix and hulu. :-\ The hunt continues.

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It has to be HDMI to component
http://www.amazon.com/HDMI-Component-Converter-Support-Surround/dp/B00B7GD44A/ref=pd_cp_e_0

What's the difference like when playing blu ray on a 720p hdtv rather than a 1080p?

hello

i have a 42" samsung 720p lcd hdtv. is it still worth getting a blu ray player?

is there a noticeable or big difference between using a 720p and 1080p when playing blu ray?

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most won't tell the difference for 1080p until you get over a certain size and distance from the screen.

Most would agree that 1080p after 46" starts to be a "must have". your under that so it really depends on your player and tv set.

don't listen to the guy talking about hdmi being the only way to get HD. I use component just fine for my ps3 and other blu ray players. I don't even have a 1080p set but I prefer my "tweaked avia set" over those over blown contrast sets you get these days. It's all preference.

I run mine at 1080i and 720p.

Hdmi is by far the cheapest way to go since it's one cable and you don't have to worry about shielding as much as a component cable.

There is a difference from HD over cable/sat, Over the Air (OTA), and blu ray/ HD dvd. Watch the bit rate stream. PS3 lets you watch it as it is playing. Cable/Sat is capped and OTA is generally better if you have a good signal since it's not as compressed.

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