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 $4.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Thursday Mar-11-2010 0:20:36 PST Add to watch list |
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HDMI Cable 6ft for Samsung BD-P1600 Blu-Ray Disc Player US $5.68 (0 Bid) End Date: Thursday Mar-11-2010 0:38:29 PST Add to watch list |
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VDiGi BDP-Mini6 Blu-ray Disc Player *REGION-FREE* US $301.16 End Date: Thursday Mar-11-2010 1:10:26 PST Add to watch list |
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Philips BDP5012 Blu-Ray DVD Disc HD 1080p Player NEW US $119.00 End Date: Thursday Mar-11-2010 2:28:43 PST Add to watch list |
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35ft HDMI CABLE 1.3b for Blu-Ray BluRay Player HDTV DVD US $18.49 End Date: Thursday Mar-11-2010 3:53:33 PST Add to watch list |
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Sony Blu-ray Full HD 1080p DVD Player BDP-BX2 US $86.99 (12 Bids) End Date: Thursday Mar-11-2010 4:00:02 PST Add to watch list |
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Insignia NS-BRDVD3 Blu-ray Disc Player w/1080p Output US $51.50 (9 Bids) End Date: Thursday Mar-11-2010 5:04:29 PST Add to watch list |
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Insignia NS-2BRDVD Blu-ray Disc Player w/ 1080p Output US $27.00 (2 Bids) End Date: Thursday Mar-11-2010 5:08:54 PST Add to watch list |
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AS-IS Insignia NS-BDLIVE01 Blu-Ray Disc Player US $15.50 (2 Bids) End Date: Thursday Mar-11-2010 5:11:14 PST Add to watch list |
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Insignia NS-BRDVD3 Blu-ray Disc Player w/1080p Output US $37.00 (6 Bids) End Date: Thursday Mar-11-2010 5:15:17 PST Add to watch list |
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