It shows "Incompatible Disk" on both Blu-Rays and regular DVD's --- some play and some don't. You just can't ever tell.

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May 1, 2010 - Hey everyone, My DVD player application is not showing the picture. ...wttheninja said: ? ... So it seems DVD Player won't show a picture when my macbook pro is connected to my 30" Dell monitor via display port cable.

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Dec 29, 2010 - When I put a DVD in my computer, DVD Player starts up and the DVD starts ... I can select things on the main menu, but the picture isn't showing.

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Blu Rays are more complicated from a information point of view--you most likely have either a dirty or bad (failing) optical pickup in the player--this always shows up first with blu rays.

Players often when the optical pickup in them is either dirty or beginning to fail will first have problems with blu rays because of technical standards are much more refined for the blu rays.

Hello, A Blu-ray disc cannot be read on a regular DVD player unless it specifically says it can. The reason is the DVD player does not have a BLUE Laser assembly installed in it. Some newer blu-rays are backwards compatible and can read DVD's, but not the other way around! You will have to purchase a BLU-Ray disc player to see these newer discs.
Good Luck! Rich Lilja

Some new Blu rays require a rom update. Try going to the drives manufacturers web site and get a rom/bios flash to update the drive. Blu rays are updated that way when new Blu rays come out such as AVATAR. Lots of info about that on the web.

Australian and U.S. televisions have different amounts of pixels and are incompatible.

Cheers, Timo.

A bad laser could affect the sound cause it can't read all the information from the disc. Try games as well and see if it does the same thing, sounds like a new drive is in order. There is one laser in those drives and require different strengths to read different discs. Also try a music disc that you know is good. If your still getting the same issue then get the drive replaced or just replace the laser if you have some technical knowledge.

your player may require firmware updates to play newer BD movies.
here is a link for firmware updates for your player.

http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/Support/HomeEntertainment/Blu-rayDisc+DVD/EliteBlu-rayDiscPlayers/ci.BDP-94HD.Support?tab=B