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Originally Posted by Joeaksa
Am I correct in assuming that a Blue-Ray player will also play a DVD? Also some have WiFi and seem to say that you can connect to your house internet system and download videos, movies and such, assuming from the computer?
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Yes. A BluRay will play all DVDs & CDs (except CD-Rs & CD-RWs which it will 'probably play'). There are two broad variants.
The cheapies under $200. OK but slow & known for just OK performance. They also fail far too early in their life: see the LG DVD thread.
The Mediatek units: Oppo, Cambridge Audio etc. Faster load/unload & far better video & audio performance but priced $800 - $1200. They are also multi-region for everything but BluRay.
Receivers are receivers are receivers until you get north of $1200. Then some are demonstrably better. NAD, Cambridge, Anthem etc.
Ian