In order to play commercial bluray movies, do I need anything else ???. I mean the sodtware is included or I nee to buy someting extra??
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Different poster here with the same problem. Even with VCS it wouldn't play my bluerays. I needed to download passkey lite which was free and eventually worked for me. I think that if you have your video card hooked up to the HDMI port instead of the other port it has some additional layer of protection or something. Once you install passkey lite whenever you insert a disk it pops up and does some kind of on-the-fly encryption of something. It is a crappy work around but the blue ray people like to make things hard for legitimate users when pirates would just download a version with the security stripped out. Different poster here with the same problem. Even with VCS it wouldn't play my bluerays. I needed to download passkey lite which was free and eventually worked for me. I think that if you have your video card hooked up to the HDMI port instead of the other port it has some additional layer of protection or something. Once you install passkey lite whenever you insert a disk it pops up and does some kind of on-the-fly encryption of something. It is a crappy work around but the blue ray people like to make things hard for legitimate users when pirates would just download a version with the... » Read More Different poster here with the same problem. Even with VCS it wouldn't play my bluerays. I needed to download passkey lite which was free and eventually worked for me. I think that if you have your video card hooked up to the HDMI port instead of the other port it has some additional layer of protection or something. Once you install passkey lite whenever you insert a disk it pops up and does some kind of on-the-fly encryption of something. It is a crappy work around but the blue ray people like to make things hard for legitimate users when pirates would just download a version with the security stripped out. « Show Less
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It does not come packaged with software for blu ray playback. It only has basic burning software included. You have to buy extra software for playback.
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I'm not sure if you can plug an External USB device and play the files, you could however share your DVD/BluRay drive on your computer and play the files over the newtork (wired gigabit connection to be stable). It will play bluray/dvd iso or raw files. I bought a few 4TB externals and just created ISO files out of my blurays so I don't have to get up and get the disc, I can just select them from a list and play them.
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I don't see any reason why not, assuming you have the proper drivers for the bluray.
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I didn't play with it enough to see if the Bluray INPUTS sounds from the HDMI. (I believe the HDMI is for output.) The optical digital is easy to pipe any sound that would normally be coming out of the TV into the bluray. ie VCR, Wii, laptop. Set the bluray on "TV" and it plays whatever the TV speakers would be playing. (I'll have to check if there is an "HDMI input" mode on the Bluray.)-Will
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I've tried a few different video types but all through a smart bluray player. What are you playing? based on how it seems to function id say that should work.
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You need to have dvd or bluray player software mine works great. Burns blueray and dvds fine also as long as you specify the speed and not use autodetect
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Yes, you will need additional software to play the Blu-Ray format. Google Mac Blu-Ray player and you will find both paid and free software for doing so.
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No. This is the OEM version of the product. Inside the box you'll get nothing more than the bluray burner, you'll need to buy a media suite to play blurays. With Wimdows 7 you can play music CDs and some DVDs, though.
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Am I crazy, or is it more than a bit offputting that, after buying a machine, you then have to start getting upgrades for it just to be able to play newer discs? My machine's about two years old, and the last disc I bought wouldn't load. Seems like a rip-off to me. And it's not like blu-ray sales have been strong enough to justify this sort of customer fleecing.
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As everyone has stated, it works fine right out of the box with Win8/ 8.1 ... You will need software to play commercial Blu-ray titles however.
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See, here's the thing. The way it's worded makes it seem as though it burns bluray disc. It plays bluray disc and then allows you to burn dvd disc. I've tried a couple of softwares, including the one that came with it, but still does not burn blurays. Should work with any format going to a cd or dvd, though.
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Yes I'm running windows 7 but mine did not come with software for the drive. I already had software on a disc from one I bought 2 years ago from another source. Total Media Extreme 2 will probably play both HD DVD and blu ray disc. You can usally find it on a trial basis online.
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It cannot play bluray movies without additional software such as PowerDVD - $50. It burns regular DVDs and CDs with free software such as ImgBurn.
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Depending on what you're hooking up, cables included suffice for DVD/Blu-Ray player. I wanted anything coming through cable box (regular TV) to come through soundbar, as well, so had to buy/add an Optical cable also. Get it from Amazon--about 1/2 the cost of electronic stores!
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No you cannot because the bluray only has video outputs not inputs. You have an audio input option using digital but that's about it. What exactly are you trying to accomplish ??
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Good afternoon. I have updated the firmware to the most recent edition and am able to play all bluray disc so far with the exception of 'underworld rise of the lycans. We really would like to be able to watch this movie. We have tried two different disc. Any thoughts?
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Mark, I am considering buying a Sony KDL-40EX700 TV and a BDV-E770W or BDV-570 Blu-ray Disc Player Home Entertainment sytem. I went to the Sony web site and contacted David P. on their chat link and asked the HDMI hook up question.His reply is as follows: "I'd be happy to assist you with that. There is one HDMI connection on those systems that connects to your Television. Once you have connected that, you would then plug any other devices that you have (Cable Box, Game Systems etc) to your TV via HDMI and it will send the sound to the surround sound system." Sounds like it should work but have yet to try it. Good luck. Mark, I am considering buying a Sony KDL-40EX700 TV and a BDV-E770W or BDV-570 Blu-ray Disc Player Home Entertainment sytem. I went to the Sony web site and contacted David P. on their chat link and asked the HDMI hook up question.His reply is as follows: "I'd be happy to assist you with that. There is one HDMI connection on those systems that connects to your Television. Once you have connected that, you would then plug any other devices that you have (Cable Box, Game Systems etc) to your TV via HDMI and it will send the sound to the surround sound system." Sounds... » Read More Mark, I am considering buying a Sony KDL-40EX700 TV and a BDV-E770W or BDV-570 Blu-ray Disc Player Home Entertainment sytem. I went to the Sony web site and contacted David P. on their chat link and asked the HDMI hook up question.His reply is as follows: "I'd be happy to assist you with that. There is one HDMI connection on those systems that connects to your Television. Once you have connected that, you would then plug any other devices that you have (Cable Box, Game Systems etc) to your TV via HDMI and it will send the sound to the surround sound system." Sounds like it should work but have yet to try it. Good luck. « Show Less