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

If you all remember correctly Media Center didn't even used to contain MPEG2 codecs and you had to install your own to even watch TV or DVDs so not supporting Blu-ray at this point out of the box isn't suprising.

There are 2 applications that integrate with Media Center very well for Blu-ray playback, PowerDVD (http://www.cyberlink.com/products/powerdvd/overview_en_US.html) and TotalMedia Theatre (http://www.arcsoft.com/estore/software_title.asp?ProductCode=TMT3P)

I too agree that it is ridiculous that Microsoft has not already taken the appropriate steps to incorporate Blu-ray support within their OS, especially in this day and age with their continual market share losses to Apple. Wake up and actually make your customers happy Microsoft... give us Blu-ray support. This should have been done a long time ago.

"I am not happy", contrary to the TV ads for Windows7. 

I have spent a long day migrating to Windows 7 from Vista and

when I was ready to watch a Blu Ray movie, i wasted a couple of hours trying to get Media Center to play it, and searching the web for guidance, and now I see more wasting of time to come.

 I have to hope that the LG website will offer the right codec for my player for Windows7 64 bit .

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

Microsoft Answers Support Engineer

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No, your information was not useful. You bring out Windows 7 as a solution to Vista's shortcomings but, by design, continue with those shortcomings Because Microsoft has to pay royalitys, you chose not to include an impotant part of WMP. I have opened and used my Windows 7 software, so I can not return it but I can blog and you will be sorry for this omission. As you can see, one other person has already agreed with me on this blog, there will soon be thousands.  Microsoft is NOT short of money so don't give me any of that BS.