All Blu-ray Players come with backwards-compactability. The PlayStation 3 is a great console for blu-ray playing, as well as many other features of game playing.
Yes, you can play normal DVDs on a blu-ray system.
Yes, dvds can be played on bluray players.
No, it will not play Bluray discs, but it is upscaling, so you can watch your regular DVDs at HD quality.
No. DVD quality will be displayed whether the player is a DVD player or a Bluray player. DVDs won't be the same quality as a Bluray disc of course.
HD DVD and Bluray were competing high definition disc formats. In 2009 HD DVD was withdrawn from sale as it became apparent that Bluray had won the HD disc battle. The two formats are not compatible so HD DVDs can only be played on an HD DVD player.
Yes. Some Blu-Ray players can even play photo CDs and some can even display data on SD cardsAll players can, but not the very early ones (the first ones were manufactured in 2006)All Blu-Ray players can play DVDs and CDs
No. All current 3D disc content is HD and so use Bluray discs. You have to have a 3D Bluray player.
No and HD DVDs have been permanently discontinued
Yes, BluRay DVD players also play non Blu-Ray DVDs with no problem.
Htc550Ic not a bluray player. It is a dvd player.
A DVD player cannot play a BluRay disc. A BluRay player can play both BluRay discs and DVDs.
A DVD player is a better decision than a BluRay player based on price alone. This type of player is cheaper. A BluRay player may be a better idea because it can also play DVDs and has more advanced features.
Bluray players are backwards compatible so they will play standard DVDs as well as Bluray discs. Note that although the DVD is being played by a Bluray player, it does not make it HD quality. Some bluray players will up-convert the standard definition image from 480 or 576 lines up to 1080 lines but although the format is HD, the image quality still remains standard definition.