Can Bluray players play TS h264 (ac3) Data Discs?

[VideoFanatic]

Normally I author TS, h264 AC3 files to make a compliant Bluray that works in any Bluray player. However occasionally I make compilation discs and I don't want to have to waste 1 hour authoring the disc and then the extra time it takes to burn the disc. I just want to be able to copy and paste the video files directly onto the disc and then close the disc. So I'm just making a data disc if I do that. Do all Bluray players play data discs like that and can I select what video file I want to play?

I'm aware I can use a media player instead of Bluray discs but I don't want to do that.

[poisondeathray]

It 's going to depend on the model; some can , some can't

Newer models are more likely to be able to, many have support for different containers (e.g. mkv, mp4), can play through USB connection etc... much more versatile

[VideoFanatic]

Any idea if rewinding and fast forwarding gets screwed up or not when playing a data disc as opposed to a Bluray compliant disc?

[manono]

Any idea if rewinding and fast forwarding gets screwed up or not when playing a data disc as opposed to a Bluray compliant disc?

I play h264/AC3 data discs on a Playstation 3 and FF/RW works fine.

[VideoFanatic]

Thanks. The reason I ask is that those files when on a hard drive connected to my AC Ryan PlayOn HD media player, have fast forwarding and rewinding issues. I can fast forward and rewind fine but when I press the Skip 30 seconds forward option it goes to a random time back or forward in the video!

Could I just use the "Write files to disc" option in ImgBurn to burn several TS files and that would create a data disc?

[poisondeathray]

Any idea if rewinding and fast forwarding gets screwed up or not when playing a data disc as opposed to a Bluray compliant disc?

Problems with FF/RWD when using devices are usually due to long keyframe interval

Blu-ray compliance requires short GOP interval, typically 1 sec. But low bitrate (<15Mb/s) can use 2 sec GOP

[RappinRod]

Then shame on you,,multimedia players are on every flat panel tv in my home..They play all standard resolutions and all Hi def up to 1080p,,they play every type of file I throw at them including mkv,mp4,xvid,dts,ac3,aac,etc.etc with no problems and all you have to do is either plug your hard drive into them or stream off your pc and you can buy them as low as 59.00 bucks..Right after I hooked up the first Western Digital generation 1 player a few years ago I trashed all every single bluray player in the house and NEVER looked back since,,they are a thing of the past in my life....~

[poisondeathray]

Except most current media players have problems with 1080p60, certain encoding settings . Personally, I'm still using HTPC's.

But I agree on the BD player sentiment - I barely touch any of my blu-ray players . Optical media sucks.

[VideoFanatic]

The first media player I bought was a Western Digital Live Media player - it was garbage and the colours didn't look natural. It had other issues as well. I then bought an AC Ryan Playon HD which I still have. Fast forwarding or rewinding works but the skip 30 secs back or forward button can go to random times in TS files (but works fine in MPEG2). Also on home TV interlaced recordings you can sometimes see interlacing artifacts when you wouldn't if you watched them on a Bluray player.

I want a Media Player that plays Bluray ISO's and all the usual files and which doesn't have a problem with skipping 30 secs back or forward. What media player do you use?

[TreeTops]

This link shows you how to play BlueRay ISO's from a Western Digital Live Plus player: http://homehdmediaplayer.com/?p=670

[VideoFanatic]

Thanks but I don't stream files. I play files off a hard drive connected to my media player.

Does anybody know if I could just use the "Write files to disc" option in ImgBurn to burn several TS files and that would create a data disc?

[Kerry56]

Does anybody know if I could just use the "Write files to disc" option in ImgBurn to burn several TS files and that would create a data disc?

Yes.

[_Al_]

WDTV players show right color space now, BT.709 for HD (not sure if it reads flag or uses resolution of video) not like first generation, it used 609 color space even for HD if I remember corectly. I had that first WDTV for my m2t Canon HV30 videos (and it was worthy just for that skipping all that BD burning and authoring, skipped BD burner purchase and getting the player)

[TreeTops]

The Western Digital Live Plus player has a hard drive. You put your ISO on that hard drive and play it. No steaming involved.

[_Al_]

Only WDTV Live Hub has hard drive in it, but sure to play from attached external HDD through USB is the standard feature for any media player.
DVD ISO works with navigation, menu
BD ISO no menu,navigation, and perhaps sometimes it might not play at all, BD structure uses playlists and other features that WDTV will not go through.

[VideoFanatic]

As I suspected. Are there no media players that can play Bluray ISO's and support menus?

[_Al_]

Check Popcorn new models or Dune models they will play it for sure. I do not watch closely this feature in the market .

I do not use ISO's just MKV's -seeking is excellent, firmware writers or rather its splitters perhaps just explore this capablity in mkv container. Also MKV is more ready for streaming I guess definitely better than ISO, if it becomes in the future more common because of live transcoding to mobile devices or over network in general.