I have a big pile of bluray discs. If I simply write files or put an .iso of a program on there, will it read in any cd-rom? (I specifically have a program .iso that's around 7gb that I want to burn.)
I'm not writing a bluray movie to the disc, won't be later, and will just close the write session. I won't need to store any other info on that disc at a later date.
I could get around this by buying dual layer dvd's, obviously, but I don't have any on hand. This is a question I've been wondering about since I got my bluray burners and haven't explored it yet.

Hopefully I've asked this clearly enough. Thanks, guys!!! :-)
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Not that I'm aware of, Scott.
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I might just have to try it, huh?
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IIRC any computer that is 1.8GHZ dual core or faster CAN play bluray. Why worry about a CD-Rom? Send me a PM and I'm sure I can work out whatever idea you have :-)
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I'm not up on the most current technology, but I know DVDs don't play in regular cd-roms, and I don't know why a bluray would.
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I don't need the machine to play bluray. I need to know if a cdrom or dvdrom or any other device in that vein will read data-only on a BD-R, or if it's completely unrecognizable.
I can just run a quick test tomorrow, I'll know in 15 minutes. :-)
Thanks though, brother!!! :-)
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I'm guessing that you have blank blu-ray discs and a dvd player that can read and write blu-ray. Blu-ray is a different format from the older DVD formats. If the reader doesn't understand blu-ray and you write in blu-ray, then you won't be able to read it.
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That's exactly what I was looking for, Mark. Thank You!!! :-)
Yes, I have dual bluray burners in my current rig and a whole bunch of blank blurays. I was considering using the blurays as a long-term storage solution, but if I can only read them on a machine that has a bluray player, that's not very sensible. My desktop is the only computer in the house that's bluray capable, it'll take time for the rest to catch up.
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