Windows 7 Media player will not play back BluRay disc's

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I just installed Windows 7 premium home,full retail 64 bit version. I was surprised to find media player does not support BluRay playback. I read the previous post in this forum and see, as far back as May, that Microsoft was aware of the codec issues with BluRay playback on Win. 7

What is Microsoft doing to solve this glaring issue. BluRay has been around for a long time and I'm sure thousands of Windows 7 customers are going to be in the same boat as me. There are NO codec available through a Google search ( 64 bit) and I would be very reluctant to use one off the internet anyway (Virus issues)

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Hi Patrick,

As we know that Blu-Ray is a patented technology so it requires appropriate codecs to be purchased and hence we cannot include it in our Operating System.

To play a Blu-ray Disc, you need to use a non-Microsoft program that supports Blu-ray playback and a device capable of reading Blu-ray Discs.

Check the below link:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/MPEG-and-DVD-video-frequently-asked-questions

Hope this information is useful.

Amrita M

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Anonymous

2011-09-01T18:18:20+00:00

what is NON microsoft that can be purchased to play bluray disc?
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Anonymous

2011-08-29T14:49:30+00:00

You need a Blu-ray drive and a third party Blu-ray player. Several are mentioned in this thread.

Your computer needs to be recent and powerful enough, as Blu-ray playback is a very intensive task. An internal drive will work more smoothly than an external one, unless you use fast USB 3.0 or eSATA. All recent monitors and graphic cards are compatible with Blu-ray copy protection schemes, so that should not be a problem. But if yours are not, or if you want to rip your movies on the hard drive to build your Windows Media Center movie library, you need to strip out the copy protection bits with a software such as AnyDVD HD or a dedicated Blu-ray ripper.

As you can see, right now Blu-ray playback on the computer is rather cumbersome. It may be more convenient to buy a Blu-ray drive for your TV or receiver, so you can also use a 5+1 or 7+1 sound system, without which half the experience of DVD or BD playback is lost.
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Anonymous

2011-08-27T17:31:01+00:00

Are you serious Microsoft? SHAME ON YOU! I can't believe this!
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Anonymous

2011-08-14T12:03:27+00:00

What can i do to playback a blue-ray disc?
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