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

Anonymous
2009-10-25T16:16:04+00:00

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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Anonymous
2009-10-28T13:18:41+00:00

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.

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    2010-08-06T10:46:27+00:00

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  4. Anonymous
    2010-08-07T08:39:35+00:00

    Are you stupid? Mac's can't play blu-rays. Seriously, do people on here do any sort of research?

    The microsoft rep already said it as plain as day. BLU-RAY is patented technology. That means Sony is trying to bleed microsoft for money so that they can use it natively on their OS.

    You can't play blu-rays on itunes. VLC media player, which is the best open source media player, can't even play blu-rays, why would you expect windows media player to be able to?

    "WAAAAH! WAAAH! I thought windows 7 was the best but it sucks because it can't play blu-ray!"  You want to complain, take it up with Sony.  Until they release a free plug-in for Windows, there is no support. Keep using powerDVD or whatever else crappy program came with your BD-drive. Or better yet, please get a Mac. Good luck playing your blu-rays on your 18x DVD-drive. Moron.

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