What are BonusView and BD-Live?
BonusView is a feature found on Blu-ray players introduced after October 31, 2007, and optionally implemented on select Blu-ray Disc titles. It allows the player to play two different audio and video streams simultaneously, allowing for picture-in-picture functionality. BonusView is often used for director’s commentary. The player displays the movie in its original, full-screen form while simultaneously displaying a smaller, inset frame playing video commentary from the film director or other artists involved in the film. BD-Live refers to interactive features included on select Blu-ray Discs and supported ONLY by specially equipped BD-Live compatible players. While these features vary from disc to disc, they typically range from behind-the-scenes videos to additional bonus content and online games you can download via your broadband Internet connection. BD-Live-capable players include an Ethernet port, and must also support at least 1GB of flash memory (either internal or via a remova
