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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  1. Anonymous
    2013-03-29T19:20:48+00:00

    The free VLC Media Player http://www.videolan.org/ plays Blu-ray disks. For tips on using it with Windows 8, see http://forum.notebookreview.com/windows-os-software/699817-playing-blu-ray-discs-windows-8-using-vlc-media-player.html.

    Thank you Ricky but I don`t trust downloading software especially when it is free as it contains spyware and adware and not forgetting viruses and keyloger spaying software programs.

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-03-29T18:33:57+00:00

    If DVD player is NOT BlueRay compatible, it won't play BlueRay discs, simple as that.

    Of course it would not, I totally agree with you on that, but you have misread the thread and that's not the case.

    I do have a BlueRay player & Rewriter installed and so do the other people that have started the thread since 2009. The problem is the Windows Media Player NOT playing BLUERAY DVDs as by default the windows media player is set to play CDs, DVD`s and downloaded movie/music files on Microsoft WIN7 OS.

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-03-29T02:57:46+00:00

    If DVD player is NOT BlueRay compatible, it won't play BlueRay discs, simple as that.

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-03-29T02:07:07+00:00

    Microsoft was competing against Sony trying to push HD DVD against Sony Blu-ray as the new dominant format for digital media. Sony packaged blu-ray on the PS3 while Microsoft forced the consumer to buy a separate peripheral if they wanted to watch an HD DVD.Ultimately, blu-ray one and HD DVD was discontinued.

    Yes and No, HD Format was in the market before the BlueRay and Sony, Sanyo, Bush, Panasonic etc. etc. and other makes did make HD DVD players and released them to the market for sale to the public right! Right! So, why did Sony and the other makes have or had the right to make a HD DVD players that requires HD software (that Microsoft has the rights to) to operate and Microsoft can`t have the BlueRay codecs for the media player?

    You are right though about Microsoft trying to inflate their sales by selling the HD peripherals separately mainly with XBOX consoles and that cost them dearly as people turned to Blueray. But, this could be the chance for Microsoft to put things right and sort the bloody Blueray compatibility issue with the Media player...

    In my opinion it is just a conspiracy and Microsoft needs to address the issue and sort it out PRONTO!!!!. Release an windows update for the Media Player to support Blueray. That should be it.

    Think of MGS ( Metal Gear Solid) by KONAMI, Sony owed the rights to it and the game was only sold for Sony Playstation consoles AND NOW YOU CAN BUY IT FOR X-BOX 360... and that`s great (: But The bottom line is that Microsoft can do it, they can sort the Blueray issue with Media Player but, why aren't they?

    And not forgetting to mention the bitter FACT that SONY and other manufacturers make BLUE-RAY DVDR RW PLAYERS / DEVICES TO PLAY Blueray DVD`s to be used with Microsoft WINDOWS on any PC running WINDOWS...... and blah... blah.... blah....

    So what the F*** is this horse sh*t about...Microsoft???

    In other words, SONY says We will make a BLUERAY DVD RW player for your Computer that you can use to play Blueray MOVIES ON YOUR PC but we will not give you or Microsoft the codecs or software to play the DVDs on the Microsoft Windows Media Player...... It just doesnt make sense...... Microsoft is getting to reach on our expense and they don't give a damn any more. FFS sort this out Microsoft.

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