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durkinjt · 10-03-2008

I know nothing about Blu Ray ,other than it has a great picture. What equiptment is needed to copy and play back, I;m sure you need a Blu Ray dvd drive, do you also need a Blu Ray Dvd player also or can it be played back with a regular stand alone?

*Bob* · 10-03-2008

I would wait if i was you and not jump in just yet.

**~KIPPER~** · 10-03-2008

You will need a Blu-ray drive and software player to play back on your system. You might have to do some system upgrades in order to be Hi-Def ready. You can go to Cyberlink.com and download their Hi-Def advisor and run it and see what you might need to do.

**zevia** · 11-03-2008

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Originally Posted by durkinjt

What equiptment is needed to copy and play back

- A fast Core2Duo PC
- Blu-ray drive for PC ($200-400)
- Blu-ray blank BD-R ($10 each), BD-RE(writable) $15 each.

Given the price, no need to copy and playback. Just watch from the original disc. But if you're planning to pool the movie in your HTPC, add terrabytes harddrive.

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I;m sure you need a Blu Ray dvd drive

Yes

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do you also need a Blu Ray Dvd player also

Yes, to watch on your HDTV, or "no" if you stream from your HTPC.

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or can it be played back with a regular stand alone?

Standard DVD player? No.

n01 · 29-03-2008

Any word on BD media quality testing becoming available in PC drives ? Perhaps with the next generation of drives, or is it several generations ahead ?

*_chef_* · 29-03-2008

I think its reality with the Liteon BD-ROM.

n01 · 30-03-2008

It doesn't look like the scans are reliable and there are also problems reported with scanning. I don't know if it's firmware or hardware related but I wouldn't trust that to scan my discs.

So any certain news of how scanning abilities will evolve over the next generations of drives (and possible disc standards) ?

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durkinjt CD Freaks Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Red Bank, NJ Posts: 364	Blu Ray Equipment I know nothing about Blu Ray ,other than it has a great picture. What equiptment is needed to copy and play back, I;m sure you need a Blu Ray dvd drive, do you also need a Blu Ray Dvd player also or can it be played back with a regular stand alone?

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~KIPPER~ CD Freaks Senior Reviewer & Moderator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 1,467	Re: Blu Ray Equiptment You will need a Blu-ray drive and software player to play back on your system. You might have to do some system upgrades in order to be Hi-Def ready. You can go to Cyberlink.com and download their Hi-Def advisor and run it and see what you might need to do.

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n01 New on Forum Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 5	Re: Blu Ray Equipment Any word on BD media quality testing becoming available in PC drives ? Perhaps with the next generation of drives, or is it several generations ahead ?

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30-03-2008	#7 (permalink)
n01 New on Forum Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 5	Re: Blu Ray Equipment It doesn't look like the scans are reliable and there are also problems reported with scanning. I don't know if it's firmware or hardware related but I wouldn't trust that to scan my discs. So any certain news of how scanning abilities will evolve over the next generations of drives (and possible disc standards) ?

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