Can I read the Blu-Ray disk using DVD Drives? - Blu-ray Forum

pravardhan · 02-25-2005, 12:27 PM

Can I read the Blu-Ray disk using DVD Drives? Or just changing the lens, can I read the disk? :?

Rob · 02-25-2005, 01:26 PM

Can you use a cd player to read a dvd? It's the same thing basically. The pits of a Blu-Ray disc are smaller and more densely packed than on a dvd and so cannot be read by a dvd lens. Blu-Ray uses a narrower wavelegnth frequency to read it's discs. Dvd lasers use a longer wavelegnth and so cannot read Blu-Ray discs. Also, Blu-Ray discs transfer information at a higher rate, (36MBps), compared to dvd which is roughly 10MBps, (I think).

erdega79 · 03-28-2005, 11:44 PM

of course not. You need a blu ray player to read to read blu ray's as well dvd's.

02-25-2005, 12:27 PM	#1
pravardhan New Member Member since:Feb 2005	Can I read the Blu-Ray disk using DVD Drives? Can I read the Blu-Ray disk using DVD Drives? Or just changing the lens, can I read the disk? :?

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02-25-2005, 01:26 PM	#2
Rob Active Member Member since:Jun 2004	Can you use a cd player to read a dvd? It's the same thing basically. The pits of a Blu-Ray disc are smaller and more densely packed than on a dvd and so cannot be read by a dvd lens. Blu-Ray uses a narrower wavelegnth frequency to read it's discs. Dvd lasers use a longer wavelegnth and so cannot read Blu-Ray discs. Also, Blu-Ray discs transfer information at a higher rate, (36MBps), compared to dvd which is roughly 10MBps, (I think).

03-28-2005, 11:44 PM	#3
erdega79 Active Member Member since:Sep 2004 Location:toronto	of course not. You need a blu ray player to read to read blu ray's as well dvd's.

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