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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AS-IS Samsung BD-P1600 1080p-Output Blu-Ray Disc Player US $136.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Tuesday Mar-16-2010 7:34:07 PDT Add to watch list |
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Panasonic Blu Ray DMP-BD60 Zone Region Free DVD Player US $299.00 End Date: Tuesday Mar-16-2010 7:35:49 PDT Add to watch list |
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LG BD300 Blu-Ray Disc Player With 1080p Output US $46.00 (14 Bids) End Date: Tuesday Mar-16-2010 7:37:40 PDT Add to watch list |
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Samsung BD-P1500 Blu-ray High-Definition Disc Player US $42.11 (4 Bids) End Date: Tuesday Mar-16-2010 7:37:49 PDT Add to watch list |
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Sony BDP-S301 Blu-Ray DVD Disc Player NO REMOTE US $49.99 End Date: Tuesday Mar-16-2010 7:40:47 PDT Add to watch list |
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6ft HDMI Cable 1080p for PS3 HD DVD Blu-Ray player HDTV US $4.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Tuesday Mar-16-2010 7:53:29 PDT Add to watch list |
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Samsung BD-P2550 Blu-ray HD Disc Player w/ 1080p Output US $42.11 (8 Bids) End Date: Tuesday Mar-16-2010 8:00:02 PDT Add to watch list |
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PANASONIC DMP-BD30K DMP-BD30 BLU-RAY~HD DVD PLAYER+HDMI US $136.95 End Date: Tuesday Mar-16-2010 8:03:48 PDT Add to watch list |
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15-FT HDMI Cable for LG Samsung Sharp Blu-ray player US $10.19 End Date: Tuesday Mar-16-2010 8:09:56 PDT Add to watch list |
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Samsung BDP-3600 Blu-ray Disc Player with 1080p Output US $123.71 (14 Bids) End Date: Tuesday Mar-16-2010 8:12:20 PDT Add to watch list |
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