can I watch blue-ray movie with this drive, will windows 8.1 will play blue-ray movies, does the software that come with it will play the blue-ray ?
291771
Yes it will play Blu rays. The software with it is not a full suite but you can use Windows media player in Win 8.1 for music. I use a third party program for Blu rays as the one included did not allow for movie playback.
291772
It does play Blu-ray Disc (BD). I always discard bundled software because they are all bloat/ads-ware offering what I don't want & need. Download no-charge VLC Media Player, and it plays BD movies great!Windows Media Player also plays BD movies, but I much more prefer VLC Media Player.
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Yes it works great with Window 8.1! I upgraded from Windows Vista to 8.1 and the player works better than before. The key is to find the software to play Blu-Ray movies. I use AISEESOFT software...it was around $40 to purchase...but it was well worth it in the long run. I updates itself, and it does not have any copying tasks that sometimes interferes when attempting to simply watch a Blu-Ray movies.
872199
Sorry. I messed up. It works great with Windows 8.1. With the bluray software, not included
1866036
Don't know. I couldn't get the software to work on my Windows 7 system (which is up to date.) I had to download 3rd party software to get it to play Blu-Rays.
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The Unit I purchased has DVD R/W drive, but it is Not a Blue Ray Drive. This was not issue for this unit since I mainly use it for Business and some Personal computing. I did early this year replace my Wife's computer (I don't allow her or anyone else to use my unit because "Unsafe Internet browsing" & Lack her backing up the files on the computer), which I chose to purchase a Sony All in one desk top Vaio with all the bells & whistles including a R/W Blue ray CD drive. So if that is option you must have, and if Samsung does not offer it, you may want to check out the Sony. One thing though, this Samsung has nearly the same options less the Blue Ray, and cost me about 1/3 less. The Unit I purchased has DVD R/W drive, but it is Not a Blue Ray Drive. This was not issue for this unit since I mainly use it for Business and some Personal computing. I did early this year replace my Wife's computer (I don't allow her or anyone else to use my unit because "Unsafe Internet browsing" & Lack her backing up the files on the computer), which I chose to purchase a Sony All in one desk top Vaio with all the bells & whistles including a R/W Blue ray CD drive. So if that is option you must have, and if Samsung does not offer it, you may want to check out the Sony. One... » Read More The Unit I purchased has DVD R/W drive, but it is Not a Blue Ray Drive. This was not issue for this unit since I mainly use it for Business and some Personal computing. I did early this year replace my Wife's computer (I don't allow her or anyone else to use my unit because "Unsafe Internet browsing" & Lack her backing up the files on the computer), which I chose to purchase a Sony All in one desk top Vaio with all the bells & whistles including a R/W Blue ray CD drive. So if that is option you must have, and if Samsung does not offer it, you may want to check out the Sony. One thing though, this Samsung has nearly the same options less the Blue Ray, and cost me about 1/3 less. « Show Less
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This drive is capable of playing blu-ray discs only if you buy additional software and install it on your laptop. I chose "AnyMP4 Blu-ray Player" software.
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It will work only if you have or get blu-ray playback software.It does not come with any.Most pc's do not come with it pre-installed.
487145
It's a great drive but doesn't come with software other than the built in drivers. Check if you have a media player with your os and if not (windows 8) you can download some decent free software or buy some.
232219
In order to play blu-ray discs through your computer. you need blu-ray player software and a graphics card/monitor that can display high-definition content. The software included with this player requires an expensive update to work with windows 8. It works with windows 7, but most computers using windows 7 do not have the graphics capabilities to view high definition video.
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their website tigerdirect.com says "Optical Drive Blu-Ray Player", no mentioning of BD-RW or Blue Ray Burner. This is another BS from Asus actually, they should list each custom spec on their website. But they just put generic model information only. Same issue with Wireless ac, some has it some don't and can't be sure.
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Yes, it does play Blu Ray. This is a great laptop. I have more than pleased with it. Let me say though, if you are using it for gaming, make sure to turn on the fan boost. It gets hot quickly and starts to slow down. I have a stand with two extra fans for when I am doing graphic intensive work. With everyday use, no heat problem. Great laptop. Have fun with it.
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Hi Terry&gt; Yes Nero Blue-ray Player which is included w/ Nero 2014 Platinum works perfectly well for viewing both regular DVD's & commercial Blue-ray movies viewing! If you don't like the Nero Blue-ray Player you could also use either ArcSoft TotalMedia Theatre 6 or PowerDVD 13 Ultra et cetera as all these do work well on both Windows 7 as well as on Windows 8.1 (x64). As for Windows Server 2012 R2 do rather use PowerDVD 13 Ultra as the others are not compatible w/ it!
909588
Yes it will play Blue Ray files. And yes it will Work with a 2TB external drive.
952481
yes it works with windows 8 system/program image backups to external HDs yes.It will also burn blue-ray . Nero it is the best burning software there is I hope this helps. =)
942688
As long you have the correct codecs for your OS, it should play. It has nothing to do with the dvd or blu ray drive, rather the player (software apps) playing the VLC files.
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As more blue Ray disks ship, you'll need to update the firmware which means you'll have to buy wireless adapter or you won't be able to view any new releases. I just found that out myself!!!
371550
Drive is great bit blue ray stinks. Yuo need their software to get it to qork and the coat od the software was npt worth the benifit to me.