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Need Blu ray player for windows 10
Heatwave
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Hi I just installed a blu ray drive into my pc and I cannot for the life of me figure out how to play any blu rays.
I've tried VLC, Windows Media Player, Pot Player, Media Player Classic - Home cinema. The software the blu ray drive came with burning software but no player.
Is my only option to purchase a player online?
I've tried VLC, Windows Media Player, Pot Player, Media Player Classic - Home cinema. The software the blu ray drive came with burning software but no player.
Is my only option to purchase a player online?
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Short answer: yes.
Longer answer: yes, and you'll only have two real options (that's a bit of a lie...after trying out both of the options, there's only one real option) - CyberLink PowerDVD Pro or WinDVD Pro 11. Personally, I'd recommend PowerDVD Pro over WinDVD.
You'd think it would include an actual blu ray player, but nope.
Steam / Origin & Wii U: Heatwave111 / FC: 4227-1965-3206 / Battle.net: Heatwave#11356
The BDA's (Blu-Ray Disc Association) licensing is a giant flustercluck. Basically there are 2 layers, you have to license the tech itself, then there is a separate layer for media playback that companies also have to pony up for. So it's cheap as hell to license and put out BR software for general data storage and manipulation (the primary function of a BR drive in a PC at this time), but not so cheap to get permission to playback discs due to the multiple layers of DRM in each one (i.e. HDCP, AACS, and BD+) that each require digital verification of a disc's authenticity, as well as the soft and/or hardware's permission to playback the disc and it's basically not feasible or economical for a lot of software companies (in the case of PC playback) or hardware manufactures (in the case of standalone players) that aren't board memebers of the BDA to pay.
As various DRM's get circumvented, they add newer keys to AACS and BD+ that devices have to "phone home" to update/verify ad hoc, or need to be added by the soft/hardware provider to a whitelist via a firmware update. Even on dedicated players you can run into new discs that won't freaking play without a firmware update (was a lot more prevalent a few years back). It's a big frustration, considering how great of a format it is overall.
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I can't even set up a customer service ticket with steam because it redirects me to the Cyberlink website. So I've set up a customer service query there instead but I don't think the representative is even aware of the steam version. And I can't get the serial number because I can't open the program or find it in the registry editor.
Steam / Origin & Wii U: Heatwave111 / FC: 4227-1965-3206 / Battle.net: Heatwave#11356
Steam / Origin & Wii U: Heatwave111 / FC: 4227-1965-3206 / Battle.net: Heatwave#11356
Ya that's why I have mine as well, I rip em to put on my NAS and then they go on a shelf.
makes playback way easier that way too as I can just select any of my movies to play on any tv as they all have streaming boxes of some sort.
Still annoyed that I had to buy a software for blu ray playback, but at least my issue is solved.
Steam / Origin & Wii U: Heatwave111 / FC: 4227-1965-3206 / Battle.net: Heatwave#11356
I've only got BD-capable hardware quite recently. I only just got a PS3 (yes, 3) a couple of months back, and it's actually currently serving primarily as a streaming device (BBC iPlayer etc) for my mum. My laptop (bought used early last year) came with a Blu-ray drive but no software for it besides the drivers.
It's utterly stupid that the cheapest version of PowerDVD that will play Blu-rays costs three times as much (when not on sale) as a new basic Blu-ray player. At least there is a solution available, I guess, but still.
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Not that it stopped people from doing the same to bluray.
And exactly zero people were surprised when bluray was broken.
Nope! No issues that I've encountered. Without the playback software, the blu-ray drive works just fine as a data reader (or writer, if you have a burner drive).
VLC can play blu ray movie, i have used for several discs, but you need download and place the AACS and BD+ DRM libraries and keys in order to play Blu Ray on Windows 10. And for the latest blu ray disc movie which are not supported by VLC, you can use the third-party software like UFUSoft Blu ray player you mentioned, it works well. Hope it helps.
Must be thinking DVDs then, cause I know I used to take a fistful of movies with me on trips and watch them on my laptop in the past.
Blu-ray data disks work fine, but the movie spec is so stupidly drm ridden that it contains a spec for an entire java virtual machine.
https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197970666737/
The only issue I have with streaming movies is that the bit-rate jacks up black levels (makes it look like a starburst of greys instead of a solid black). When I watch the same movie on blu-ray, the starburst effect doesn't show up. This pissed me off so much in the Dark Knight trilogy and in Batman vs. Superman.
Well, it's more that streaming is kicking ass, so why bother with the dvd player software.
https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197970666737/
Music CDs work fine? but movies and such don't want to play? I am really confused when it comes to the dvd player app they give you for free as it doesn't let you open files or attempt to play them
You can't play DVDs in Windows 10. Install VLC.
https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197970666737/
Which is what?
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.html
FTFY.