can i play Blu ray Movie files on VLC player ?

Manish

Iam actually new to the world of Blu ray and am downloading a Blu ray movie rit now(46 GB on whole) i was wondering if i could play Blu ray movies(movie files on my hard disk) on my VLC Player(2.0.5 da recent updated player).. i play DVD UltraHD(18 GB single movie) movies on VLC(well, thats somethin stupid to be stated, ikr).....

but to ask plane,
CAN I PLAY A BLU RAY MOVIE FILE ON MY HARD DISK in VLC PLAYER on MY DESKTOP PC?

Answer
Short answer:
= Yes vlc player should be capable of playing a blu-ray file or blu-ray disk (if the optical drive reads blu-rays).

Long answer below:

First you need a optical disk drive that can read blu-rays disks.
- The optical disk drive may be able to read dvd's and cd's as well.

Second you will need a media player that can play blu-ray and dvd and cd discs/files.
- http://www.filehippo.com/
- The best free three media players that I recommend are,
- I recommend you download k-lite codec pack for media player classic (also k-lite codec pack can be used for windows media player). (64 bit for k-lite can be found here: http://codecguide.com/download_kl.htm ).
- or download km player (don't download all that extra korean crap).
- or download vlc player.

One of the best paid media players that's very popular and good that I hear is power dvd from cyberlink.

This was one of the only system requirements I can find for being capable of playing blu-ray's, dvd's, cd's.
(These system requirements may be different depending on what media player your using).
- DVD: http://www.cyberlink.com/support/product-faq-content.do?id=8089&prodId=1&prodVerId=720
- Blu-ray: http://www.cyberlink.com/stat/bd-support/enu/system-requirement.jsp

How to play Blu-ray discs use Windows Blu-ray Player?

Megan

How can I play Blu-ray discs in Windows OS? Note that this is a matter of choosing a good brand for Windows Blu-ray Player.

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Playing Blu-ray Discs (BDs) on a computer is a challenge. You must have 2 things - the hardware part and the software part. The hardware part is that you have to have a BD-ROM or burner that is HDCP compliant. In fact, the entire machine (drive, video card and display) must be HDCP compliant. High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection is an anti-copying scheme encoded in much digital content (DVDs, BDs, often in content delivered by satellite or cable) that if it encounters any non-HDCP gear in the signal path shuts the signal down (often with a message like This Content Is Not Playable or Forbidden or something).
Once you have the hardware figured out (and a laptop with a BD player is most likely already good to go - desktops, with the ability to add drives like BD burners, etc are where the problems often lie) you also need software to play a BD - Windows Media Player and even open-source programs like VLC (which plays almost all formats known to man) don't do BD.
EDIT: This site says VLC will play BD with the correct codec or codecs and the latest AACS library installed... check your level of tech ability with this! See here:
http://windows7themes.net/playing-blu-ray-on-windows-7-or-8-yes-vlc-can-play-bds.html
What I've used for years is PowerDVD - it works, most of the time. I say "most" because one thing about BDs is they change the copy protection on some discs so you must download/install an update for a particular disc to play. There are other BD software players out there, but here's the latest PowerDVD version:

http://www.cyberlink.com/products/powerdvd-ultra/features_en_US.html?&r=1

There are other, possibly less expensive packages with fewer "bells/whistles". Here's one review of the "Top 7" (this rates PDVD as #1):

http://blu-ray-player-software-review.toptenreviews.com/

Search [bd player software] to find many alternatives. Hope this helped - Good luck!

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Blu-Ray player or PS3?

Dean Winch

I'm getting a new TV, and I have the choice of one of those, but I can decide.

I am a gamer so, a PS3 will just complete my collection of consoles. :P

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I recently completed my collection of consoles to go with my 55" Samsung LED. I couldn't be more satisfied with the ps3. I have gone through 3 different blu Ray players, and re PS3 does the best job of loading blu rays quickly as well as upscaling DVD's. It has built In wifi, and in integrated web browser. The only Blu Ray player I've seen match the PS3 is the Oppo, and that runs for $700.

Edit: my reciever outputs 120 watt per speaker and my sub is a powered 200 watt downfiring.

My reciever is a pioneer vsx1019 ah-k look into it because it has auto speaker caliberation :) a nice feature that saves you the trouble of hiring a professional each time I rearrange my speakers/ add new furniture (yes it's THAT sensitive)

That 7 core Cell processor handles blu Ray 2.0 like water and outputs clean, crisp surround sound 5.1 OR 7.1 - most blu Ray players only support 5.1

furthermore, you can hook up a wireless mouse or Bluetooth mouse and a wireless or bt keyboard.
Go with the PS3 and you will NOT be disappointed. I have a 7.1 reciever with 120 watt, and 7 harman Kardon speakers plus 1 subwoofer the size of a coffee table. Buy the ps3 and you won't be disappointed :)

Blu-ray player??

steve t

Im planning on buying a Blu-ray player since the HD-DVD empire collapsed along with my HD-DVD xbox 360 add on ( tough lesson to learn) but which is a good blu-ray out there to buy under 500?? I heard stories about long loading times, and i have seen plenty on youtube vid's, my HD-DVD player did not have that problem, and then i heard about firmware updates. I dont wanna spend half a grand on a blu-day player and find out its out dated on the firmware. Any suggestions on a safe purchase.
forgot to mention, i wouldnt mind a PS3 but all the games i like so far are on 380 and future games coming up exclusive for 360 like Gears of War 2 and Resident Evil 5, Ninja Gaiden 2 etc.. although ps3 sounds logical, i wont have time to toggle between ps3 games and xbox 360 games.
correction i mean 360, lol.. not 380.
Its kinda odd to me, buying a gaming console system just for the Blu-ray, although being able to download firmware on it does sound good.... are there blu-ray players out there that can enable you to update the player, or should i just wait till' blu-ray players catch up with firmware updates.

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The only other 2.0 player on the market right now is the Panasonic DMP-BD50, which can bitstream and decode all audio formats, has HDMI 1.3 and analog 5.1 outputs and an ethernet connection for BD-Live content and firmware upgrades.

However, because it's the only 2.0 standalone player on the market it's still at a premium. If you wait until Black Friday or the last few weeks leading up to Christmas you'll get a standalone player for $199-$249 and it very well may be a profile 2.0 player like the Sony BDP-S350, which is being released soon and will get 2.0 compatability via firmware upgrade.

The PlayStation 3 is an excellent option, even if you don't use it for games. You can install Linux on it, browse the web with a bluetooth keyboard and mouse, download movies on it which don't have DRM, has HDMi 1.3, fastest load times, great picture and sound quality.

Good luck - the more Blu-ray's you watch the harder it gets to watch DVD, even with a great upscaler which the PS3 definitely is, scoring 120/130 on the HQV DVD test bench disc.

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