Yes they most certainly do! (At least most commercial Blu-ray Players have no difficulty playing commercial DVD material)
However, if you have burned your own files onto a DVD then you may not be able to play the files on a given Blu-ray player depending on file format, codecs etc.
Yes
Yes you can! I have not tried it but apparently there is backwards compatibility!
In general, yes. All BD players I know of will play regular DVD's.
Yes you can play regular DVD's on a blu ray
Most Blu-Ray players can play "regular" DVDs
Yes you can. All Blu-Ray players can play Blu-Ray discs, DVDs, and standard audio CDs.
No I don't think so.
No
Yes
No. All current 3D disc content is HD and so use Bluray discs. You have to have a 3D Bluray player.
No
A DVD player cannot play a BluRay disc. A BluRay player can play both BluRay discs and DVDs.
Yes
No, it will not play Bluray discs, but it is upscaling, so you can watch your regular DVDs at HD quality.
BluRay discs carry high definition television and therefore store data in a high density format. A standard definition DVD player will not recognise a BluRay disc and will simply report an error if one is loaded. On the other hand, a BluRay player will not only play BluRay discs but will also handle standard DVDs. Most will also recognise and play CD format discs. Most Bluray players will also down convert the HD signal from a BluRay disc so that it can be viewed on a standard definition television. In this case, of course, the image quality will be the same as any other standard definition signal. To benefit from the high definition signal, an HD television is also required.
You will require a Bluray player to play a disc. To watch content in high definition, you will need an HD television with an HDMI connection between them. However, Bluray players have analog outputs to allow a standard definition signal to be connected to non HD televisions.
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Yes you can. Virtually all Bluray players have an analog output which is standard definition. This can be connected to the video input of any television and you will see a standard definition image from a Bluray disc. The quality won't be as good as is on the disc of course but at least the disc will play. It is normally possible to set up the HDMI connector to output a standard definition signal. This is probably not of much use as almost all televisions that have HDMI inputs will also accept high definition signals. It might also be worth pointing out that standard DVDs will also play on a Bluray player. Using the analog output from the player with a standard DVD playing will give the same quality of image as any standard DVD player.
Most Bluray players can play either DVDs or Bluray discs using a standard definition television. Almost all Bluray players have an analog composite, S-video or component output that can be used. Before purchasing, check that the player has an output that the television can accept. Note that the quality of the image will be standard definition and not HD. All Bluray players today limit their analog outputs to SD so even with an HD television, analog inputs will not deliver HD images.
Currently, no. You should get a PS3 to do that.
Yes they are. They all play DVDs and Blu-Ray discs.Yes they do. They need to be connected to the HDTV with 1080P and a HDMI cable for the Bluray to work as a Blue ray disc player