Unfortunately, he will not be able to swap his DVD player with the Blu-ray player. What he has now is a HTIB (Home theater In a Box) and those do not allow for you to mix-n-match parts, so he will need to keep his multi-disc player as it is what is powering his speakers.
That being said he should be able to add a blu-ray player and simply connect the audio from the blu-ray player to the DVD/Surround sound system. What you should look for is the highest quality audio connection that he has on his DVD/surround sound system. Ideally it should have a digital optical connection looks like this.
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Or he should have a digital coax connector which looks like this.
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If his system has the first connector, then virtually every blu-ray player will work. If his system has the second connection I listed, then most, but not all blu-ray players will work. Find out which one his DVD/Surround sound receiver has get a store associate help you find a blu-ray player with the same connection.
Whenever he decides to upgrade his system next, I'd recommend he stay away from surround sound systems with built-in DVD/Blu-ray players. Consider this home much larger is his DVD/Surround sound system than a regular DVD player. Not much I bet. So how much of the electronics are truly dedicated to audio quality. Not much.
P.S. I also second the recommendation for a Panasonic Blu-ray player as I also have a 1st Gen player (built around 2006) that outperforms some of the newer players. Panasonic just makes quality Blu-ray players.What to look for in a blu-ray player for compatibility with my surround sound?
The best brand is a Panasonic, I have a first generation Panasonic blu ray disc player that is 4 years old and have played over 300 blu ray movies without any problem. The only problem I see is
connecting you blu ray disc player and have the sound come out of his current system. Those home theater in a box are not flexible for adding anything to them. You can connect the blu ray disc player directly to the tv. The tv should have an optical audio output which has to be connected to a receiver or a home theater with an optical audio input. If his current system does not have the optical audio info, then you are not going to hear any sound. Hope this will help you out.What to look for in a blu-ray player for compatibility with my surround sound?
Any Blu-ray should do. But to be honest if he wants to get the best out the higher quality sound he may want to consider a proper HD Receiver amp and not a cheap surround system. Most all in one systems (i assume that's what he has) are really designed to work just with the in built DVD player so it's more a case of the sound system being compatible to any other hardware than the other way round
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