does it need software to play blu ray movies?
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Yes, it does but Windows has programs built-in that will play them. The LG Blu-Ray player is much better and their technical support is much, much better than ASUS!!!
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It comes with all the software you need to do anything with the drive. That is if you get the retail box and not the oem version which is bare bones drive.
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I don't know what programs you have tried, but use the LG software first to make the BD readable and playable, then you need to use a blue ray playing program such as Roxio or Power DVD etc.
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you will need a media player that can do blu-ray. There are some free ones out there; however, PowerDVD14 by cyberlink runs specials all the time and you can get it relatively inexpensive. I think I paid like 80 dollars for mine and it runs fantastic. The player itself (the item on amazon) is stupendous. I highly recommend it. You also need to make sure your resolution on your screen can handle hi-def. If you have an HDMI output more than likely you do, if not check and make sure your resolution is at least 1024 by 728 Good luck
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Does not say anything in the RCA manuel about "blu-ray discs" so i would think NO. I looked thru dvd area and problems and setup did not see anything about it. Sorry. i wish i had seen that toobefore bought as i have several myself, but i do have a computer with software to play blu-ray.
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Yes it plays Blu-ray's on my pc just fine. Try downloading Blu-ray disc advisor, it will tell you where your problem is.
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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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With the right software, you can play Blu-ray 3D movies (I highly recommend CorelWin BD). Same thing goes for editing the home videos but I don't know the right software.
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You don't need software to be able to read/write using it. It does not come with any software, so if you are trying to do anything that does require software such as play a movie, you would still need the software that allows you to play a blue-ray for example.
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no, it plays only dvd/cd of all region. for blue ray you need one all region.
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No. This will only work with a Windows OS computer. If your DVD Blu-Ray has an ethernet connection capability, we recommend that you look for an 'Ethernet Bridge' device.
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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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It should work just fine but if your computer is still IDE and you should also look into getting a better graphics card for your computer for it to play blu-rays and you can find ones that will work just fine on amazon for around $25-$50
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I don't have any Blu-Ray discs and cannot find any reference whether or not this computer will play them. I assume that it does not.
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Yes but it does not come with the software, and since there is a licensing issue, Microsoft does not include the ability to view Blu-ray movies in Media player so you will need an external viewer like VLC. VLC is open source and on it's own does not have the capability either but if you google it you will find instructions how to download and where to put the 2 needed files.
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Joe the Anime Fan,Yes, it can play Blu-ray movies. It comes with Blu-ray compatible PowerDVD 10 software for playback.
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This system doesn't have a blu-ray/DVD player, but I do use a 3D player hooked up to this via HDMI and it works great. You will still need something additional to actually play the disc.
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Yes you can play Blu-ray movies. You need to buy a software program to play the movies. Yes it's a combo drive and will do DVDs and CDs.The Blu-Ray program I found that works best on my Windows 7 is from IDeer.