For the 27-inch iMac I would like to be able to watch my Blu-ray discs on it and possibly burn the disc so I can include footage in my YouTube film reviews (that part is still up in the air for me since I don't know what kind of copyright infringements I could possibly get). Since the Apple USB SuperDrive only does DVDs, I'm looking for both a Blu-ray USB optical drive and the software to properly play the discs. Any recommendations?
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Blu-ray Optical Drive for iMac
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I have one made by Samsung, it is fine, except if a dusk sits in it for a few days, it occasionally unmounts and disappears on the finder.
The only way to correct this is to restart the computer or re-plug the USB back in.
Other than that, it works great.
As for software, I have only used a few free ones for playback. I think VLC works with Bluerays.
I have never burned a BR, so I never had to use any software for this.
The only way to correct this is to restart the computer or re-plug the USB back in.
Other than that, it works great.
As for software, I have only used a few free ones for playback. I think VLC works with Bluerays.
I have never burned a BR, so I never had to use any software for this.
A poster in another thread mentioned this one yesterday:
https://www.amazon.com/Archgon-Prem...rds=blu-ray+writer+m-disc+3.0#customerReviews
Looks good enough, has M-DISC capabilities as well.
https://www.amazon.com/Archgon-Prem...rds=blu-ray+writer+m-disc+3.0#customerReviews
Looks good enough, has M-DISC capabilities as well.
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