The main use of Blu-ray disks are for high definition movies or PS3 games. Blu-ray was developed by a consortium that included Sony and Philips. There was a competing high definition format—HD-DVD, developed by Toshiba. Blu-ray, however, has largely out-grown it and is largely considered the ...
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Backing up my Bluray collection
This may not be the place to ask this question but I thought I would give it a shot. Is there a device that I can take the HDMI output from my bluray player to a device that will record full 1080p and ...
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Blu-Ray writer cancels writing when buffer is underrun
Recently I've installed ASUS BW-12B1LT BD Writer (SATA). After multiple trials I've still 0% of success in writing BD Data Discs. [I had not such problems with ATA DVD writer connected to this system]
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DVD/Blu ray burning too fast
Suppose I burn a dvd or blu-ray too fast(faster than the media says it is capable of) but the data verification is a success, Will the dvd be identical to a slower burned one that was also ...
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Windows does not recognize DVDs inserted into Blu-ray drive
I am having a problem with a Blu-ray drive I have in my PC. Its a Blu-ray reader drive and it reads and writes CDs and DVDs. My drive has been working great for about a year now, but for some reason ...
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Is there an easy way to read Blu-ray discs on Windows?
Some time ago, I bought my parents a computer dedicated to media (mostly photographs and movies through DLNA). My father asked me if he could read Blu-ray discs on it, so I bought a Blu-ray reader, ...
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CD Drives have disappeared in Vista
One day, out of the blue, my wife's CD Drives disappeared from Windows Explorer without warning and little trace. Device Manager shows them both with Code 39 warnings. One is an LG GGW-H20L BD Burner ...
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Play Blu-rays using Media Player Classic, I have PowerDVD10
So my laptop came with a copy of PowerDVD10 but I would prefer to use Media Player Classic (v1.5.3.3819). I had read somewhere you can make it use PowerDVDs codecs but I have no idea how to set this ...
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LG DVD Player not able to see Nero Media Home 4
I hope this is the correct forum (superuser) to ask these type of questions.
I'm stumped with a DVD Player/PC Issue.
Here's the problem. I bought an LG Blu Ray DVD Player and want to connect to my ...
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Easiest way to burn a blu-ray data disks in Linux
Does anyone know whats the easiest way to burn tar files onto a blu-ray disk?
Also will it be possible to burn more than 25 GB of disk space, which would spanned to more than one blu-ray disk? For ...
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What is the cheapest / most efficient device to *read* a Blu-ray (movie *or* data) disc on a desktop?
Can I hook say a Samsung BD-P4600 to my computer & read even data discs on the computer? or is a Blu-ray player different from a Blu-ray drive?
As guidelines prohibit asking for a shopping ...
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3d blu ray drive
My understanding is that any 2x and faster blu ray optical drive is capable of reading 3d blu ray disks. Is this correct?
I am currently looking at buying this:
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Blu-ray through VGA connector problems
I recently purchased a Blu-ray drive to go in my PC. Both hardware and software was installed successfully.
I have a dual-monitor setup, one of which is a TV. Currently a DVI connector on my graphics ...
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How to burn HD videos with menu system onto DVD media?
I'll be getting a HD editing rig soon at my studio where we make mostly corporate AVs. So far our format is PAL SD and usually the delivered product is a MPEG or AVI as the client demands. ...
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Blu-ray writer issues, burning data
I have tried to write the same files to Blu-ray BD25 to no avail. Nero 10 gets to 32% then the drive stops flashing, the used read buffer above the completion bar just goes up and down and every now ...
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Are Blu-Ray recordable disks reliable and cost-effective for backups and data storage?
I'm considering moving from DVD-Rs to Blu-Ray Recordable disks to backup my data. I don't have any experience with BD-Rs as of yet, though, and I wonder if it's worth it or I should wait another year ...
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Desktop w/Blu-Ray in one room, DLNA-compatible TV in another — streaming?
My TV supports DLNA streaming. I have a Blu-Ray drive in my desktop computer and I'd like to stream Blu-Ray movies directly to my TV. Is this even possible, and if so, does any Blu-Ray software ...
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Problems with Blu Ray HD audio and Acer Clear Fi on the Acer Revo 100
I have an Acer Revo 100 as a home media hub and want to use it to play Blu-Rays.
Unfortunately the supplied player software (called Clear.Fi) seems to have a problem. It plays the audio during the ...
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Empty DVD Drive indicates it has music in it (CDFS)
I have a Windows 7, 64 bit computer with a Blu-ray DVD drive.
When I first start the computer, the DVD drive indicates it has music in it, but it is empty. If I put a CD in it, it will not ...
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PS3 BluRay Error “This disc is invalid (80029903)” [closed]
Not sure if this is the most appropriate stack site to post on, but if it needs moving please move it.
I bought Se7en on BluRay recently from Amazon and just popped the disc in and hit play. The ...
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Why can't the WPA2 password work for a BluRay player?
This is for my sister's home network, so I apologize for being fuzzy on some of the details.
My sister has a Netgear wireless router and has internet through Comcast. She has a couple Windows 7 ...
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External Blu-Ray Drive that is DVD Region-Free [closed]
I have a growing number of Blu-Ray discs from the United States as well as a fairly large collection of DVDs from the United States, Europe, and Japan. I would like to be able to play these on any ...
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tsMuxeR commandline demuxing of Bluray subtitles
I have an M2TS file from a Bluray disc. I would like to use the command line tsMuxeR tool on Linux to remove the English subtitle track and save it as a .sup file. I setup a .meta file to help. But ...
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What software to use to burn multiple MKV files to Blu-Ray?
I have multiple video files in the MKV format. I want to turn these into a Blu-Ray disc that would play on a PS3 or PC with PowerDVD. The easier the better, I don't want to mess with bitrate and ...
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BluRay audio/video stuttering with PowerDVD 11, WinDVD 11 Pro, etc? Xonar/Auzen HD audio option?
I recently upgraded my Windows 7 MediaCenter HTPC due to a motherboard failure (really old motherboard and cpu, it was on its last legs.) I chose to upgrade to an i5 system with everything built into ...
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Playing Blu-ray movie as a restricted user
I'm using Windows Server 2008r2 with CyberLink PowerDVD 11 Ultra. When loged in as Administrator I am able to play Blu-ray films however, as a restricted user Power DVD gives the error:
There is a ...
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What kind of video card do I need to play BluRay disks?
I got a BluRay drive for my desktop PC that is hooked up to my Sony Bravia TV using VGA, however using PowerDVD or WinDVD (actually WinDVD just dies) it says my onboard video card is incompatible and ...
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BluRay notebook drive spins up then down, doesn't mount
My blu-ray optical drive for my notebooks is acting funny. When I insert a blu-ray disc, it spins up some, then slows down and repeats. The disc never mounts.
Any suggestions?
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Program for making blu-ray slideshow movies of photos (simple, cheap or free)?
Can you recommend a program for making blu-ray slideshow movies of photos (free or cheap)? for burning photo slideshow movies to blu-ray for watching on any standard settop consumer blu-ray player.
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Boot from Blu-Ray
I'm currently downloading Windows 8 Developer Preview with developer tools which is unfortunately too large for a normal DVD. Since I don't have oversized DVD's nor an USB stick with enogh capacity ...
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How to rip Blu-Ray discs using open source software
How can one rip Blu-Rays that he or she owns via AnyDVD as the decoder? Open source would be prefer but not require. H.264 video codec is preferred.
Current Software: AnyDVD HD & Handbrake
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any method available to get blu-ray discs into m4v or similar that an AppleTV can play *without* transcoding?
FWIW, scenario is trying to take movies I own the physical discs for and make them available through our AppleTV, so my kids can play them without having to deal with the actual discs. We have a ...
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is there a simple tool to determine if my combo of video card and TV is HDCP compatible?
I'm using Arcsoft TMT3 to play Blurays. It's been playing fine for a few years but all of a sudden TMT3 says that my system isn't HDCP compatible. No changes to anything in the system -- possibly a ...
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Blu ray 3d playback support player for movies on windows
Is there any free windows software that has Blu-ray 3D playback.
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OSX and Blu-Ray re-writing
I have a MacBook 10.6.7 and a new LG Blu-Ray RW drive. It seems I can rewrite BD-R discs, but does OSX support re-writing of a Blu-Ray disc? Does the disc have to be erased first? Is there a way to ...
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Choppy Bluray playback on my PC
I own a copy of Cyberlink PowerDVD 9 Ultra, but to my dismay, my new copy of The French Connection plays really jerkily. I'm guessing it's something to do with the bitrate as scenes always play back ...
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Can Linux play HDMI 1.4a 3D stereoscopic content?
I'm aware that there are no Bluray players for Linux but I'm wondering if it's possible to play Full 3D HD (1080p, Side-By-Side) MKV files (or Bluray BDMV folders, etc).
Full 3D HD files are actually ...
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How to play MKV with Bluray Subtitles (PGS) on a PC?
How to play MKV with Bluray Subtitles (PGS) on a PC?
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Can I prevent Windows 7 to switch to 16 bit color when I play a Bluray?
I would like to know if there's any way to prevent Windows 7 to switch to 16 bit color mode when I play a bluray .. No matter which player I use, whenever I play a bluray on Windows 7, the color mode ...
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Replacing laptop optical drive (DVD, blu-ray) - what do I need to know?
Are laptop optical drives always compatible? Do they come in different physical sizes? Are there any specs I need to match on the new drive, such as whether it has SATA?
If so, how would I find ...
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GPU/CPU for 3D Blu-ray playback
I'm struggling to find good information on what hardware I need to get stutter free 3D Blu-ray playback on my PC.
Do I need to get a graphics card that supports 3D Blu-ray hardware acceleration? If ...
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How can I play blu-rays on an external monitor connected through a VGA output? (worried about HDCP)
Sorry if this is an obvious question, I can't find the answer.
My laptop only has the older VGA out (no HDMI or DVI). I'm considering getting a bluray drive for it, but I've heard HDCP might cause ...
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MKV video suddenly stops playing after random time - what could this be?
I have this HP USB drive (16GB, NTFS formatted) that has, a MKV video.
The USB is always detectable, so is the MKV, but when I connect that USB drive with that MKV video on my HT-C5530 home cinema ...
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What is the frame rate for BluRay movies [closed]
What is the actual frame rate and resolution of a commercially available movie BluRay?
Is it 1920×1080 @30 fps?
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Is there a utility I can use to detect the capabilities of my Blu-Ray drive?
I need to find out the capabilities of a Blu-ray drive I have. Is there a utility that can report this information?
To be more specific I want to know the drive's writing capabilities, i.e. if it can ...
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What is the lifespan of DVD and Blu-ray discs?
Given that they are protected from light, humidity and excessive heat & cold, what is the lifespan range of DVD and Blu-ray discs?
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How do I backup DVDs and Blu-rays to my Mac?
I have begun to backup my DVDs and Blu-rays to my Mac using a combination of MakeMKV and Handbrake. I've noticed that this doesn't actually make a backup of the discs, but just creates an mkv file for ...
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Watch movies off external USB blu-ray drive
If I buy an external Blu-Ray drive, is it possible to watch blu ray movies via the drive? How much bandwidth does a connection need to stream a high-definition movie (like a blu ray movie)?
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Does Windows Media Center (7 Ultimate x64) support BluRay?
Just put together a Windows Media Center PC running Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit. I want to add an optical drive, so I wonder if WMC supports BluRay disc playback?
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Burning a 1080p slideshow onto Blu-Ray using Mac OS X
I'm trying to burn a 1080p slideshow onto a Blu-ray disc with my Mac. I've been able to make the slideshow in both iDVD and DVD Studio Pro, but neither support Blu-ray burning.
With what combination ...
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Do all Blu-Ray writers write dual layer discs?
I would like to buy a BR writer. My question is simple: do all the models write BD-R DL or do I have to pay attention like for DVD burners?
All the products, from all brands, I found so far on some ...
