does this thing play dvd and pluray or is it just build for blu ray..i need a model that will play both dvd and blu ray.thanks
2015409
Yes, it does. All blu-ray players should be able to play both formats. You just can't play a blu-ray in a standard dvd player.
2015410
The only thing I use mine for is to play regular DVD's. It is supposed to play blu-ray, however mine will not play them. The streaming function is pretty bad too. I would not recommend this player.
841632
This unit is not a Blu-ray player, if you are trying to play a Blu-ray DVD than that is the problem. This unit will play conventional DVDs, all I did was inserted a DVD into the player and it launched Windows media player, I'm sure you can use any media player that you want to use that will play DVDs. If nothing else you can go to the windows menu and click on my-computer and find the icon that represents the player and double-click on it and you should get a menu of possible programs to open the player and click on one of those, one should be Windows media player and any other media player that you have. But it will not play Blu-ray DVDs. This unit is not a Blu-ray player, if you are trying to play a Blu-ray DVD than that is the problem. This unit will play conventional DVDs, all I did was inserted a DVD into the player and it launched Windows media player, I'm sure you can use any media player that you want to use that will play DVDs. If nothing else you can go to the windows menu and click on my-computer and find the icon that represents the player and double-click on it and you should get a menu of possible programs to open the player and click on one of those, one should be Windows media player and any other media player... » Read More This unit is not a Blu-ray player, if you are trying to play a Blu-ray DVD than that is the problem. This unit will play conventional DVDs, all I did was inserted a DVD into the player and it launched Windows media player, I'm sure you can use any media player that you want to use that will play DVDs. If nothing else you can go to the windows menu and click on my-computer and find the icon that represents the player and double-click on it and you should get a menu of possible programs to open the player and click on one of those, one should be Windows media player and any other media player that you have. But it will not play Blu-ray DVDs. « Show Less
774462
Yes, it can both Read and Write (Burn) to Blu-ray, DVD and CD. I have Read ad Burned many of each type o this device. To play back Blu-ray movies you must have your own software for playback, to create Blu-ra movies that can be played on regular stand-alone Blu-ray players you need software that can create (author) a Blu-ray (I use Final Cut Pro X).
1988640
All Blu-Ray players should play DVDs just fine but this particular one will play my DVDs just fine but not Blu-Ray discs.
454364
I play mine on a sony Blu-ray/DVD player. It plays both DVDs and Blu-ray discs and have had no problems.
564958
It plays both blue ray and regular DVDs. It does not play HD. Overall it has been an excellent player. However, do not upload the software upgrades. The player won't work after. Though lg did fix it for us since it was known issue.
1290267
You need the software to play the unit. The software does not work on my machine. I even had a IT guy come install and it still had error when trying to play Blu Ray.
1889394
It plays both DVD-R and BD-R and BD-RW VERY well. In fact, on the Blu-ray side, a BD-R that I authored at too high a bitrate for the media to be reliably read by two other players (Sony and Samsung) and would freeze and play like a slide show instead of video, only has a minor dropped frame here and there on the Oppo. The BDP-83 truly DOES handle problem discs and burned discs better than anything else I've used.
356915
Yes, it does play Blu Ray. This is a great laptop. I have more than pleased with it. Let me say though, if you are using it for gaming, make sure to turn on the fan boost. It gets hot quickly and starts to slow down. I have a stand with two extra fans for when I am doing graphic intensive work. With everyday use, no heat problem. Great laptop. Have fun with it.
929716
Thanks, Bishop, for your reply. I liked your last statement (very funny!). A couple of hours after i went out to get this model at Best Buy (i just couldn't wait!), a friend showed me the all-region equivalent (also from Pioneer) featured on this same Amazon site! Well, at least they claim it's all region, but seems some customers have had to get guarantees from the supplier that the unit will indeed play all types of discs. A bit confusing. ;)
977094
Most (all?) Blu - Ray players are backwards compatible to play both DVD and CD. This one plays all three just fine.
1233043
It will play pretty much any type of media disc, including 3D Blu-ray. If you want to write data to a disc, here are the supported formats: Blu-ray: BD-R, BD-R DL, BD-R LTH, BD-RE, BD-RE DL DVD: DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-R DL, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-RW CD: CD-R, CD-RW
1338391
It will read Blu-ray and burn to DVD/CD. It will not burn to Blu-ray. We do have a customized model which has the drive upgraded to be able to burn Blu Ray as well http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KY5QE88.
564955
It USED TO play both blu-ray and non blue-ray DVDs. All blu-ray players that I know of ARE SUPPOSED TO play both. After a software update, it stopped playing regular DVDs (other people mentioned this, too). After trying to find a FIX on the internet, we gave up and purchased a SAMSUNG blu-ray player. I recommend that you buy a new model (and not LG). They are inexpensive. Unless this model is FREE, you would be better off getting something else. [Note: LG might now have a correction for the software update problem. We dumped ours about 2 years ago.]
1579327
This player will play Blu-ray and regular DVD's equally well. It is a good player. I use mine on the treadmill. For the price it is excellent. They have great customer service. This player came out three years ago. That is why the price is low.
2126752
There no disc drive at all, so no it does not play blu-ray. I have an external DVD-RW drive that I use if I need to burn a disc.
942688
As long you have the correct codecs for your OS, it should play. It has nothing to do with the dvd or blu ray drive, rather the player (software apps) playing the VLC files.