Can I Connect My Blu Ray Player To My Computer?

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You should be

able to directly connect the HDMI port on the

back of the Blu-ray player to the HDMI port on the . In most cases, connecting your Blu-ray player to your computer won't work, because older video cards don't include HDCP support on the VGA connection

How do I connect my Blu-ray player to my computer?

  1. Connect the HDMI end of your HDMI-to-VGA cable to the HDMI port on your Blu-ray player.
  2. Connect the VGA end of the HDMI-to-VGA cable to the VGA port on the back of your computer monitor.

Can you use a Blu-ray player with a computer monitor?

Blu-ray players transmit information from high-definition Blu-ray discs and display the resultant signal on a television screen. … If you do not have such a television, you can connect the Blu-Ray player to a computer monitor by

making use of a special adapter cable

.

Can I hook up my Blu-ray player to my laptop?

The

bluray player doesn't support

being used as an external optical drive. The usb port is for a keyboard, or playing music or browsing photos from a usb storage device.

Can I use a computer monitor with a DVD player?


It's possible to connect

a PC monitor to a DVD player, but the quality of the results will vary widely from monitor to monitor and from DVD player to DVD player. Computer monitors also have built-in content protection that may interfere with the connection.

Can you connect a DVD player to a computer screen?

Blu-ray players and some cheap “upscaling” DVD players also have

HDMI

ports, and these should work when plugged directly into the HDMI port on a PC monitor. … Bear in mind that you will need to buy a Blu-ray or DVD player that does NOT have a built-in Freeview tuner or you will still have to pay for a TV license.

How do I connect my laptop to my Blu Ray player wirelessly?

  1. To set up the wireless connection, you need to start by pressing the HOME button on the remote.
  2. Select the Setup option and select Network Settings.
  3. Select Internet Settings, then select Wireless Setup.
  4. Select Scan.

How can I play blu rays on my PC without Blu-ray?

If your PC doesn't have the drive to play Blu-ray discs or DVDs, there are

several manufacturers that sell add-in optical drives or external drives

. An external Blu-ray disc drive is the easiest option. Simply plug it in when you want to use it and put it away when you are done.

How do I connect my DVD player to my computer with HDMI?

  1. Make sure both the DVD player and your laptop support the HDMI cable. …
  2. A fine HDMI cable should be ready. …
  3. Plug one end of the HDMI line in the DVD player while the other end goes to the laptop socket. …
  4. Power on the DVD player and install the DVD drive on the laptop.

How do I hook up my DVD player to my computer?


Plug the video-out cord on the DVD player into the video-in jack on the video-capture card

connected to an older laptop. Then plug the audio-out cable from the DVD player into the audio-in jack on the laptop (typically a mini plug like the ones found on computer speakers).

How do I connect my video player to my computer?

Connecting a VCR to a computer will allow you to

watch

old videotapes on your computer, digitize the tapes to a format for editing, and burn the finished program to a DVD or upload it to a portable device. … Connect the USB cable from the video conversion hardware to a USB port on your computer.

Why is my Blu-ray not connecting to the Internet?

Internet connection issues are often resolved after

performing a power reset

. If you have a separate modem and router, power reset both devices. Unplug the power cable to your modem/router and wait about 60 seconds. Reconnect the power cable to your modem/router and make sure it's turned on.

Can Sony Blu-ray connect to Wi-Fi?

Share the Article: Most of the Sony® Blu-ray DiscTM players

are Wi-Fi capable

. However, if your Sony Blu-ray Disc player does not have the Wi-Fi functionality, you have to purchase an optional wireless adapter and insert it into the USB port of your Sony Blu-ray Disc player.

How do I change my Blu-ray player from wired to wireless?

  1. On the supplied remote control, press the HOME button.
  2. Select Setup.
  3. Select Network Settings.
  4. Select Internet Settings. For wired connection. Select Wired Setup. Select Manual. For wireless connection. Select Wireless Setup. …
  5. Follow the on-screen instructions.

What happens if you put a Blu-ray in a DVD player?

The reason that you can't play a Blu-ray Disc on a DVD player is that

the discs are embedded with more video and audio information than a DVD player is designed to read

. … The pits on the disc are where the video and audio information of Blu-ray Discs (as well as DVDs and CDs) is stored.

Charlene Dyck
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Charlene Dyck
Charlene is a software developer and technology expert with a degree in computer science. She has worked for major tech companies and has a keen understanding of how computers and electronics work. Sarah is also an advocate for digital privacy and security.