Do you need a HDTV for a Blu-ray player to work?

Question

Because films will stop being made on DVD sometime in the future, and I aint got a Blu-ray player or HD DVD player.. So, does anyone know?

Answer 1

Blu-ray player will work on standard television , but it will be just as good as a normal dvd player , u won't see HD it is just like u got a dvd player

Answer 2

It will work on a normal standard definition tv, but you won't be getting the full potential out of your blu-ray/hd dvd player. At least you will have a player for when you do decide to upgrade to an HDTV in the future.

Answer 3

It's a confusing topic because the word 'Hi-Def' or 'HD' gets put infront of everything nowadays.

A Blu-ray (or HD-DVD) player will both play on normal TV's, just like DVD players and video tape players do, however you won't be able to see the jump in picture quality so it might seem rather pointless.

A HD-TV is a TV that has many extra lines on the screen that let you see a video in better quality. It needn't be a Blu-ray/HD-DVD player that you use to get your high definition video to play onto the TV. Some clever computers can do it, and many cable and satellite TV services offer it too.

I recommend going into your local electronics store and asking more.

As for Blu-ray/HD-DVD...

Blu-ray and HD-DVD are simply two competing methods of putting high definition films onto discs. (Blu-ray currently looks set to come out on top). The data that is saved on them is exactly the same, there is just an arguement currently over which company will get to be the industry standard.

Answer 4

The truth is that "downconverted" HD signals look better than standard DVD images on most analog televisions.  You can even see differences between competing HD formats (using COMPONENT jacks, of course).

You WILL see an improvement with a Blu-ray player or an HD cable/satellite box hooked to your analog set.  No, not as good as full-blown HDTV, but better than what you're used to.  The color alone on Blu-ray is worth the upgrade.

The real advantage is the AUDIO.  The "uncompressed" surround sound on Blu-ray is much better than DVD.  And in most cases, you won't need to purchase anything other than the player.  

Click here to learn more about how to Uncompressed Digital Audio at home: http://www.avtruths.com/uncompressed.htm...

And on a side note, the format war is over.  Blu-ray won.  Click here for the details on that event: http://www.avtruths.com/blurayvshddvd.ht...