Will DVD-R or DVD+R disks work on Blu-ray players?

As standard Video-DVDs - most probably - by doing all small things that one can = reduces Errors = DVD plays on more players and as good as is possibly.

Brand of DVD - matters

Type of DVD - matters

Slow Burn Speed - matters

(clean DVD-burner - matters - I use a Cleaning DVD from time to time)

and

What's feed into iDVD .- matters

- Video-CODEC used

- Photo file format

- Audio file format

- Free Space on Start-Up (Boot) Hard Disk

AND

What Blu-Ray player is used - Some cheap Samsung BD-players can have problems especially if DVD is burned as a Blu-Ray disk in Toast (iDVD can not do that).

So You see why one can not give a strigth YES or NO

Yours Bengt W

Most decent Blu-Ray players also play standard DVDs. Get you son-in-law to check this point before he buys it.

Blu-ray players are capable of playing Blu-ray disc, DVDs and CDs. As for a Blu-ray player software, it's much possible to do more about other media formats.

Hi

Just to share my experiences:

- Blu-Ray code onto a standard DVD (SL-DVD-R Verbatim)

Doesn't play on some cheap Samsung BD-Players - on other it plays well.

And it - Plays WELL on my PlayStation3

I also set down burn speed to x2 max x4 - to get an as good burn possibly.

I use Roxio Toast™ incl BD-component (v.10)

Yours Bengt W