Imac and blue ray Does the latest Imac allow blue ray DVDs to run?
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No. Lots of people are suggesting that Apple is considering adding that as a feature to the 2012 spring release of iMac (if and when they release the new one). Chances are it won't have a blu-ray player, though.
647137
Blu-ray discs play in the Rosewill USB 3.0 player with an iMac but must use VLC or other compatible program to view.
1052028
Yes it works on mac. It works in general fro CD-R, CD, DVD, BD-ROM, I have used it to play Blu-Ray discs with Leawo blu-ray player.
373503
This drive is absolutely awesome. It works with PC and Mac and does not need any software. It plays commercial DVDs as well. I don't have any Blue Ray discs but I think it plays blue ray movies too. Hope it helps.
1128803
1> Dunno, but if Mac can support Blu-Ray, it should be.2&3> The Blu-ray is dual-USB powered. ie it uses not just one, but two USB ports separately. Not a Y-cable, but two separate USB cables (One is for data/power, but the second is power only).4> You -can- use an independent USB power supply (there are many inexpensive ones on Amazon), and if you can find the supply with the right voltage/orientation/wattage, I am sure it is possible to get an A/C power supply. Best rule of thumb: Google USB voltage/wattage, or consult with the manufacturer.
1400755
If your mac has a sata interface you can use this burner. BE Warned however this blu ray burner will die on you BARELY outside its warranty so I hope you got it really really cheap. This burner died 2 months outside of warranty on me after me having only owned it 14 months with light use at a cost of $100 and when it was capable of burning blu rays it produced coasters 4 out of ten times. I have another LG blu ray reader that will not read blu rays. LG is junk which is why I replaced my blu ray writer with a ASUS which has been running with no issues for the last 16 months.
701319
I have a desktop iMac without a DVD drive and it works just fine, so I don't know. I do remember reading somewhere that Apple's new external dvd will only work on computers without a DVD drive.
695539
No! and you probably already found this out on the blue ray side... This feature only works on DVD's They have disabled this feature on PowerDVD 13 and 14 for Blue Ray discs.
647136
I've played many moves on it but perhaps they've all been regular DVD. I know I've successfully burned many BluRays (for iTunes sharing to Apple TV, which is the primary reason I bought it) but when I just tried to play a BluRay on the computer (VLC Media Player installed Win8 Bootcamp on Mac Mini hardware) I got an error, so maybe there is an issue playing BluRays. I'll mess around with it and see if I can get it to work and let you know.
1059504
No. Mac does not support any Blu-Ray Device. It can burn Blu-Ray on the high end editing software but it can't play them. This is a Mac only drive. It may not work on a PC.
268442
You have given little information here, what software version are you using? If you are using Windows 8 or 8.1 on a PC, you need to to buy software to do so. Windows 8 and 8.1 do not support DVD or blue ray out of the box. Imagine that? You can get a copy of VLC media player for free or buy CyberLink software to do the job.
496457
You need to convert the AVI files to MOV format and the Apple iMac needs to be able to play HD. This is a great product by the way.
950286
Mixed answer, sorry. Yes - the player is fully compatible with Mac. No - Apple doesn't bundle Bluray-compatible player, though there are some 3rd party players (which are, frankly, total crap.)If you are using Toast to burn lots of data, good. Otherwise, no benefit over the standard Apple SuperDrive.
950285
Yes, you can burn Blu-ray videos using the Mac. I tried burning a home movie made from iMovie exported to 1080p mp4 format. Then burn it with Roxio Toast Pro w/ Blu-ray support.
1168235
Yes I have been running it under windows 8 for months now without issue (I have burned at least 20 each of DVD and Blue Ray Disks).
725522
Yes, you can. However, if you're NOT downloading digitally, if you still use discs to download, you're going to have to purchase Apple's USB Superdrive, or, similar device. The new iMac's do NOT have a optical disc drive. I hope that helps.
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I use VLC for Mac personally, but I believe the PC version works just as well. There's no use buying Blu-Ray playback software, so be sure you don't waste money on them. If there is still a problem with VLC not playing the discs, there is a workaround that is fairly simple.