Blu Ray: Smart DVD vs. Windows Media

My Touch Smart 600-1215xt, has a factory installed Blu Ray player. When I put in a Blu Ray disc (BD), Windows Media Player complains that I need to instsall a Codec. However, the HP Media Smart Player does eventually wakes up and plays the disc with no issue.
So apparently an appropriate codec is installed, but Windows Media Player just cant see/access it.
Question: Is there a trick to getting WMP to see the codec thats already installed on my system? Or, should I just continue to use the HP Media Smart Player which is part of the "HP TouchSmart Experience"?
Thanks,
-PH

Hi,
Basically you are correct and will have to use Media Smart to play Blu Ray disks. Blu ray disks come with all sorts of copy and playback control systems so it's not just having a codec available, you need software which is licensed to run it ( so the manufacturer of the software has to pay for the license ) which is why you don't find free players for Blu Ray and why Windows Media Player won't play it either.
You might speed up MediaSmart lauching the Blu Ray by setting it as the default player for this type of disk in your Default Program from Windows Control Panel.
Hope this helps.
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