Blu-Ray players have backward compatibility with DVD, so will they play HD DVD aswell?
2006-10-04 11:54:12 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Consumer Electronics ➔ Home Theater
No, not yet. However, there are reports that several companies are developing players that will play both formats.
2006-10-04 20:03:37 · answer #1 · answered by gp4rts 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As everyone else has said: no. HD DVD and Blu-ray are the two massive rivals of the next generation of digital entertainment, and their factors of production are entirely different; their purpose, however, remains the same. But to correct another answerer's response, there was a report a few days ago about an internal disc drive for PCs that would support both Blu-ray and HD DVD technology. I can't remember the company that proposed this idea and such a device would probably not be available until Q4 2007, but it HAS been tentatively scheduled for production.
2006-10-04 21:44:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you cannot play HD-DVD disks in a Blu-Ray player, and Blu-Ray disks cannot be played in HD-DVD player. The encryption is different.
However, in the future, some electronics manufacturer may make and sell a player that plays both formats.
2006-10-04 18:57:14 · answer #3 · answered by errant_hero 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Choose your format. Either HD DVD or Blu-Ray.
2006-10-05 00:29:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No you will not be able to play HDDVD's You will have to await until they realease a combination player, although one is not planned at this stage.
2006-10-04 19:03:59 · answer #5 · answered by G JI 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
2006-10-04 18:57:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋