Blu Ray to DVD quick question

[kshduckman1170]

Ok may be a stupid question. I am wanting to try the trial of blu ray to dvd. I know that after backing up the blu ray you can use regular dvd-r or dvd+r and it will work fine (dont need blu ray disc)

My question is don't I actually need a blu ray dvd drive on my computer to run a blu ray movie? Or will Blu Ray run on the standard dvd drive I already have...

Thanks

[GregiBoy]

You need a Blu-Ray reader at least to read the original Blu-Ray in.

[IPopov50]

Ok may be a stupid question. I am wanting to try the trial of blu ray to dvd. I know that after backing up the blu ray you can use regular dvd-r or dvd+r and it will work fine (dont need blu ray disc)
My question is don't I actually need a blu ray dvd drive on my computer to run a blu ray movie? Or will Blu Ray run on the standard dvd drive I already have...

kshduckman1170,
your question aren't stupid, but question of a newbie - nothing wrong with it!

Anyway, difference between DVD and Blu-ray not just in a media, but in coding and standard. DVD and Blu-ray coded differently with different compression algorithm and different picture quality. That's why HD video can't be coded in DVD format.
From your post I can tell that you confused by difference in media and formats. I.e. Blu-ray format could be written on both BD or DVD blanks, but could be read by Blu-ray drive only. DVDFab provides option of compressing Blu-ray content down to a size of DVD blank solely for budgetary reasons - DVD blanks are way cheaper than BDs with tolerable loss in quality. However, compressed content still formatted as Blu-ray and can be read by Blu-ray player(drive) only.
For those who don't have Blu-ray player or don't want to buy DVD for their car entertainment system, in addition to already purchased BR copy, DVDFab offering conversion of BD to DVD. Once content is re-coded to a DVD standard and packaged into a DVD container, it could be played by DVD player regardless of media its written on. As I mentioned, this feature primarily used by those who have BD equipment @ home, collection of BR discs, and refuse to buy DVD copy (and pay twice for the same content) for their car, RV, etc.

I hope my explanation helps.