Can I use this drive to watch blu-ray discs on my laptop?
1861056
Yes but you will also need a software like CyberLink PowerDVD to play the Blu-ray movies, which is not included with this purchase, this is only the hardware to read the Blu-ray disk you still need the software to play them. I have had mine for a while now and I love it and I have had NO issues at all with it.
1861057
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.
915336
You sure can. I use it to watch movies all the time. Both DVD and Blue Ray.
1904172
Don't know about that. I hooked up a sata drive and it works okay. Best to contact the maker of the blu ray drive for info.
635625
Yes...ish. For data and DVD disks no problem. Mac doesn't like Blu-ray though. You will have to download software (Macgo is the only one I can find that is reliable) or use hacks with free VLC and DVDFab that are complicated and don't always work, at least for me.
1093846
I don't believe so I never tried. I just used it to simply watch DVDs. But I'm pretty sure you can't.
296954
Only if the TV has a USB port, which is unlikely. An alternative is to connect the drive to a computer that can network or connect directly to the TV.
1667103
It's highly unlikely that this will work on a Blu-Ray player. When you plug this in to a windows PC, the PC sees this as a thumb drive and allows you to load the windows drivers that are stored on the device. I also know that Fedora Linux 17 will load this device without needing any extra software.
1667835
No, I never got the blue ray drive to work. With my Lenovo G505s which is windows 8.1. I recommended buying a name brand one, and one that comes with software. This one does not come with software.
1312357
This drive is a PC peripheral. Your computer would need to connect to your TV.
185731
It's hard to say, however it is most likely your laptop. You do need software on your computer that can play DVD's. I've personally used this drive to play DVD's without issue.
112962
This drive is backward compatible. It reads and writes Blu-ray, reads and writes DVD and CD as well.
1904174
you can connect blu-ray drive with sata port on motherboard with a Pata port, but as i can see the bandwidth is not enough to watch movies from BD.
914240
Win8 should natively support the drive as both a reader and writer of data (excluding movies). That being said, if you are planning to watch Blu Rays or use it for "other activities", then you will need the appropriate software that allows playback of encrypted discs, such as Cyberlink Power DVD or AnyDVD.
1537841
The short answer - no. It does not have a cd rom, blu ray, or dvd drive. Having said that, you can purchase a stand alone drive and usb it to the laptop.
133599
This drive is for a desktop PC,I'm not sure how of if you could hook it up to laptop,search external USB DVD drives on here.
1170520
Yes it can. I am actually using an external Blu-ray drive via USB 3.0 port.
1700170
It should be able to, it reads everything thats below a Blu-ray disc. This type of drive is just really advanced DVD drive.