Ive heard about Blu-ray players that can stream Netflix movies and other online content. What do I need for that to work?
A few newer Blu-ray players let you stream movies and music from online services like Netflix, Pandora, YouTube, and more. You’ll need subscriptions to these services and a broadband Internet connection to take advantage of them. You can find more info on creating a home network in our article. Some other players give you access to other content, like digital photos stored on your computer, or stock information and weather reports. Q: My computer has a DVD-R/RW drive. Can I play these discs on my home DVD player? Similarly, can I play BD-R and BD-RE discs that I make on my computer’s recordable Blu-ray drive on my home Blu-ray player? A: For DVDs, this will depend on the recordable DVD format you use and on the compatibility of your DVD player. Virtually all current DVD players can play at least one type of recordable DVD (DVD-R/RW, DVD-RAM, DVD+R/RW), and many can play more than one type. The most commonly compatible is DVD-R; the least commonly compatible is DVD-RAM. You don’t have a
