Do you have to activate a movie thats on a blu-ray disc from a blu-ray player or r there any play restrictions

Question

i noticed that some blu-ray players have a network adapter on them for internet connectivity, what is that for exactly, would it be because some movies have to be activated on that specific blu-ray disc player like you have to do with some computer software....

Answer 1

No, you do not need to be connected to the internet or to anything to play a blu ray movie, and nothing needs to be activated. Each individual movie has the option (per the studio) to limit the resolution output to the analog output to keep the highest res signal from pirates. The only restrictions that I'm aware of are the same ones that are common on DVD

That would be, country region codes, and locking in FBI warnings so that you can't skip them. So far on blu ray, region codes do not exist on most discs, where on DVD, it's normal to have them.

The internet capability is more about loading content, unlocking possible features of a disc that needs internet connnection like bonus material, and for any possible firmware updates to the player itself.

I don't know how old you are, but you may or may not remember the DVD/Divx disaster. When DVD was new, there was the standard DVD camp and the divx camp. They wanted every divx player to connect to the internet to unlock divx movies. So you rent a movie for 5 bucks, unlock, you can play all you want for 48 hours or something and then that's it. It you wanted to buy it, and unlock it for good, you paid extra.

I hated the idea, so did just about everyone else, because it was a pay per play idea. It bombed and cost a lot of people a lot of money.