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.

Amrita M

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  1. Anonymous
    2010-09-17T12:43:36+00:00

    Yet another really limp, pathetic, sniveling answer from MSFT non-support.

    MS mantra: "It's not our problem. You're screwed. Thanks for choosing Microsoft."

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  2. Anonymous
    2010-09-17T22:34:06+00:00

    UR a jack-____.  It's convenience and user experience.  Look at the stock price of MSFT and then of AAPL and you'll understand someday when you are working for a different company.  Now I have to go find and download software that I expected the NATIVE device to handle.  Nice work.

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  3. Anonymous
    2010-09-20T07:17:22+00:00

    Well, let's play some equations on why this happen:

    Microsoft = HD-DVD

    Sony = Blu-ray

    Microsoft = Xbox360

    Sony = PlayStation 3

    Xbox360 vs PlayStation 3 = Microsoft vs Sony

    Blu-ray vs HD-DVD = Microsoft vs Sony

    Now, HD-DVD lost, means Microsoft lost.

    Or, Blu-ray win, means Microsoft lost.

    However, Xbox360 vs PlayStation 3, still fighting hard...

    In conclusion, Sony is Microsoft biggest rival in gaming industry, so this is reasonable for Microsoft not to support Blu-ray playback!

    Got it?

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  4. Anonymous
    2010-09-20T15:32:37+00:00

    My name isn't Jack.

    You also need to compare the number of shares of each stock as well to arrive at total company worth.

    I work for a defense contractor in Florida, what does that have to do with anything?

    That AAPL share price would make it seem even more obscene that Macs don't support BluRay either, doesn't it?

    James Wolf MS-MVP [Media Center]

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