BD-Live Versions: What are they and what does each version support
Profile 2.0
Pretty much all Blu-ray players being released in 2009 have the Profile 2.0 specification which allows for BD-Live and PiP. You can tell if a Blu Ray Player is Profile 2.0 ready if it has an ethernet plug on the back for access to the internet via a cat-5 cable into your network. Blu-ray players like the Playstation 3 and other newer players have built in Wi-Fi so they have the ability to stay current with the industry through firmware updates, meaning support for Profile 2.0 and beyond.
1.1
Profile 1.1 Blu-ray players allow Picture-in-Picture but do not have immediate BD-Live capabilities. These earlier players (1.0 and 1.1) may have an Ethernet port for firmware updates, though may not be able to be updated to use BD-Live. These were out before BD-Live was being mentnioned in teh studios. Unfortunitaly people with these players paid the most for less features.
1.0
Profile 1.0 players do not allow PiP or BD-Live and can only play the movie portion of a Blu-ray disc and display the standard navigation screen like you see on most DVDs. Kinda like ho-hum, yay, I have Blu Ray, not.
As more and more Blu-Ray players become available we will be listing them here on this site, so bookmark and check back often.
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6ft HDMI Cable 1080p for PS3 HD DVD Blu-Ray player HDTV US $3.99 End Date: Friday Sep-03-2010 14:12:20 PDT Add to watch list |
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Blu-ray Disc Player US $127.13 (0 Bid) End Date: Friday Sep-03-2010 14:12:28 PDT Add to watch list |
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Samsung BD-P3600 Blu-ray Disc Player - No Remote US $69.99 End Date: Friday Sep-03-2010 14:15:05 PDT Add to watch list |
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Panasonic BLU-RAY PLAYER DMP-BD85K---NEW---PERFECT--- US $164.50 (6 Bids) End Date: Friday Sep-03-2010 14:16:26 PDT Add to watch list |
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LG BD300 NETWORK BLU-RAY DISC PLAYER US $154.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Friday Sep-03-2010 14:17:08 PDT Add to watch list |
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LG BD390 BLU-RAY DISC PLAYER WITH 1080P OUTPUT US $299.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Friday Sep-03-2010 14:21:07 PDT Add to watch list |
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Samsung BD-P1500 Blue Ray Blu-Ray Disc Player HDMI US $29.99 (1 Bid) End Date: Friday Sep-03-2010 14:22:21 PDT Add to watch list |
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Philips Blu-ray Disc Player # BDP5012 US $116.95 End Date: Friday Sep-03-2010 14:22:31 PDT Add to watch list |
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6x 6ft HDMI Cable 1080p for PS3 DVD Blu-Ray player HDTV US $18.99 End Date: Friday Sep-03-2010 14:23:46 PDT Add to watch list |
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Sony BDP-S560 Blu-ray Disc Player w/ 1080p Output US $55.12 (8 Bids) End Date: Friday Sep-03-2010 14:24:36 PDT Add to watch list |
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