Dumb question

[Kayne314]

Originally Posted by jpederson

I just purchased a Blu-ray disk. I teach school and want to use it for students. What can be used for a player? What do I do now? thanks

Welcome jpederson,

Please ignore most of my Blu brothers. We have little patience for such questions. We think everybody knows or should know what Blu-ray is and does.

Here's the breakdown.

Blu-ray is the winning successor to the Disc format. or Third generation of Optical media Disc.

CD players came first, and could play only audio CDs

DVD players came next and could play DVDs(standard definition video) and CDs

Now we have Blu-ray players and they can play Blu-ray Discs, also known as BDs (High Definition Video), DVDs and CDs.

A Blu-ray player is a good investment because it can play all three optical media formats (BDs, DVDs and CDs).

I would recommend a stand alone Blu-ray player like the Samsung BD-1400 for classroom use. It can be updated via an Ethernet port to always remain current with the latest technology. This would be important with use in a classroom year after year.

Although a PS3 is the preferred Blu-ray player and the most advanced, the game playing functions of it may prove too distracting in a classroom environment.

Any Blu-ray player you purchase is best viewed on a High definition television or projector, and hooked up with a cable called HDMI ( a single high definition cord), or the benefit is negligible.

If you do not have access to a High definition television for the classroom, or High definition projector you are best served by sticking with DVD instead of Blu-ray.

I hope this helps you in your search for answers.

Again, welcome to Blu-ray.com.

EDIT:

Do try to avoid making two post on the same subject. I'm sure it was an honest mistake, so you are forgiven THIS time.