To access Blu-ray playback functionality in Nero Blu-ray Player a purchase is required. It also supports additional streaming content on BD Live discs. Nero Blu-ray Player enables you to playback Blu-ray and AVCHD discs in razor-sharp clarity and optimized HD Audio and Dolby (R) surround quality. 'Want to enjoy your high definition movies from Blu-ray discs?
What adds insult to injury is that if you attempt to view a Blu-Ray disc with Nero Essentials or MediaHome the software launches an advert that says, I encountered this firsthand as I described here on Nero AG's forum. I agree with the previous poster, qz3fwd Nero AG no longer sells software that will directly play a Blu-Ray disc in a Blu-Ray drive in a computer.
