Blue Ray for iMac Current Model

[cjgonzales1900]

Is there a way to get Blue Ray on the new iMacs. I was going to buy a external Blue Ray player from ebay for about $120. I was wondering if it would work or would i have problems. heres the link to the blue ray player. http://cgi.ebay.com/External-Slim-B...e_Internal?hash=item414c32350f#ht_3152wt_1167

 

[thiagos]

I have an external blu-ray drive as well. It does not work with Mac OS X, I have researched back and fourth with no luck. What you have to do you boot into Windows, install PowerDVD (blu-ray compatible version) and watch your blu-ray movies through the Windows OS.

 

[HLdan]

I have an external blu-ray drive as well. It does not work with Mac OS X, I have researched back and fourth with no luck. What you have to do you boot into Windows, install PowerDVD (blu-ray compatible version) and watch your blu-ray movies through the Windows OS.

You're assuming that he has Windows installed.

 

[Cave Man]

Is there a way to get Blue Ray on the new iMacs. I was going to buy a external Blue Ray player from ebay for about $120. I was wondering if it would work or would i have problems. heres the link to the blue ray player. http://cgi.ebay.com/External-Slim-B...e_Internal?hash=item414c32350f#ht_3152wt_1167

Yes, that should work fine. Just install Make MKV, then you can play your Blu-ray discs on your iMac under OS X.

 

[i7QuadCoreMania]

in my i7 I replaced my stock superdrive with a Panasonic/Matsushita BluRay.

it's a one for one replacement, there was minor fitment issues, but I figured how to get it to fit.

the osx native support for bluray is lame. when I insert a Bluray disc is says BD open it works but it don't play for jack.

I guess I might have to try the make mkv.

 

[WilliamG]

Can you play BDs in a VM?

 

[i7QuadCoreMania]

Can you play BDs in a VM?

Im sure you can but I have not tried, I am Parallels and windows 7 I can try if I get around to it.

 

[WilliamG]

Im sure you can but I have not tried, I am Parallels and windows 7 I can try if I get around to it.

Please do. Quite curious.

 

[Cave Man]

Can you play BDs in a VM?

Sure, but why would you want to?

 

[Fishrrman]

Rather than boot natively into Windows,
or,
Use an "emulator" such as Parallels,

.... would it be possible to play a BluRay disc on the Mac using "Crossover"?

Anyone tried it?

 

[Cave Man]

Play it back under OS X. All you have to do is install Make MKV, then use its built-in server to send the Blu-ray disc to VLC or MPlayer Extended. There's no need for Windows to watch Blu-ray movies on your Mac.

 

[cjgonzales1900]

Thanks for all the help guys. I am probably going to buy a Blue-ray Player once Apple releases Drivers for it or Someone makes a simple work around thanks again

 

[The General]

last but not least, it's blu-ray. there's no "e" in it.

thanks for acknowledging this and never spelling it with an "e" again.

 

[darrellishere]

Plug in your Blu-Ray drive, insert the disk, open (MakeMKV), Rip your Blu-Ray!
Have a coffe!
Then watch using PLEX Player! Sorted!

 

[spencers]

Thanks for all the help guys. I am probably going to buy a Blue-ray Player once Apple releases Drivers for it or Someone makes a simple work around thanks again

lmao.
This is a SIMPLE workaround!

Play it back under OS X. All you have to do is install Make MKV, then use its built-in server to send the Blu-ray disc to VLC or MPlayer Extended. There's no need for Windows to watch Blu-ray movies on your Mac.