Which would produce better video quality output? A dedicated [[Blu-Ray Blu-Ray Player]] or a PC based Blu-Ray drive?

The answer to this question doesn't necessarily lie in the quality but in the features. When connected, both a stand alone BluRay player and your PC will output the same quality to your 1080p television. Personally, I also have a large Samsung TV that I use as a computer monitor.

I use the PC input to connect my computer with a VGA cable, HDMI 1 is connected to my satellite receiver, HDMI 2 is connected to my PS3, and HDMI 3 is currently unused. I notice no difference between playing a BluRay movie on the TV from my computer or from my PS3. Beyond quality, there are a few advantages of having a stand alone BluRay player:First, my BluRay player is a PS3.

I enjoy playing the odd game but the ability to easily store and watch video that I download from the Internet is really great. It is much easier for my friends and family to toss in Bluray into the PS3 and watch it. Disks auto start on my PS3, so folks don't even have to press a button to start a movie.

Last, I don't like my noisy PC running when I'm watching a good movie. The PS3 is silent and does not distract from the audio. So, no.

You will not notice much, if any difference between the quality of a standalone player vs. your computer. However, when you carefully consider the benefits of a stand alone player, it may be a solid purchase. Especially if you add the (soon to be$299) PS3.

This is a trick question I believe. The would both produce the same picture because they would both be displayed on the same monitor. And because they both produce a digital signal they will be identical.

With one small caveat. If your PC doesn't have hate oompft to process a blue-ray video it will look choppy and not as good as the dedicated blue-ray player. Good luck!

It depends on the monitor/tv display resolution, and the the output quality of the 2 sources. If you have a 1080p tv then I would get the player, but if you have the monitor with that resolution, then get the pc based drive.

Pazaq basically has the right answer. It takes a beast of a machine to be able to process the full resolution that Blu-Ray can really put out. And maxdubin mentions that you would want HDCP compatible components, and while that is technically true, there are ways to get around that, if it even comes up as an issue at all.

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