not hunting ?

[Paula]

can i play blu ray dvd in a reg player? and whats the dif in dvds? i know nothing about these

[Doewhacker]

Nope, but if you had a Bluray you could play regular DVD's.

[tughillhunter]

the format and stuff is whats different.

[WNYBuckHunter]

Nope. Blu Rays need to be played in a Blu Ray player. The difference between DVD and Blu Ray is how much capacity they have (Blu Ray has alot more) and the format they are encoded with.

[SteveNY]

No, you cant play a blu-ray in a regular DVD player. You CAN watch a DVD in a blu-ray player tho. They are equipped with both red and blue lasers.

The reason its called a blu-ray player is because it literally uses a blue laser to read the info on the disc. The reason for this is because a blue laser has a shorter wave length then a red laser and there for, more data can be squeezed onto the disc. Thus making it possible to fit HD video and audio on a DVD sized disc.

Think of the lines/grooves on an old record. It uses a diamond tip to play the music. If you used a pebble to try and play the record, its not going to work. Same thing with a blu-ray disc, the red laser that reads DVDs is too big and can not read the fine "grooves" (or dips and saddles they are usually referred to) of a blu-ray disc.

Edited November 4, 2011 by SteveNY

[Paula]

wow you guys are quick , thanks

[SteveNY]

no prob

[fasteddie]

Paula ---- You are SOL !

[Doewhacker]

Now how are you going to learn how to Zumba? oh no!!!!

[Paula]

Yes i am. I was going to borrow some movies that really i might not have time to watch

[Paula]

no zumba! i have tried that and i hated it!