My mac mini DVD player isn't so great, especially with beaten up DVDs from video rental places. Despite cleaning, re-trying over and over and over, the problem (DVD freezes, takes a long while to recover enough for me to even eject the disc, etc.) keeps occurring. So frustrating! I don't have a TV nor do I want one, SO I'm wondering if anyone can tell me 1. if I can connect a standard DVD player to my mac mini, and 2. how would I go about doing this. Advice is much appreciated.
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Can I connect a DVD player to mac?
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Not directly to the mini without additional hardware but what monitor do you have, you may be able to connect it there?
you either need
A. A DV converter box
or B. a video camera with a firewire interface
either way it's not going to be cheap
sorry
but couldn't you just connect the dvd player to monitor?
A. A DV converter box
or B. a video camera with a firewire interface
either way it's not going to be cheap
sorry
but couldn't you just connect the dvd player to monitor?
Get a USB DVD drive. This is a computer type drive not a TV type device but the full size drives are so much better then those little notebook drive Apple like to use. I have an iMac and bought a Lite-on DVD for the reason you give. They are not expensive and will read discs the little Apple slot loaders can't
Another case of Apple's "form over function" design
The advice works w/Mac Mini
I bought the external DVD and YES it plays those pesky rentals. Thank You All!
I bought the external DVD and YES it plays those pesky rentals. Thank You All!
plus 1 for the lite on dvd player/burner, i bought one too
despite my iMac's superdrive is nearly brand new , but when it comes to dvd's playing its as fuzzy as it can get , never seen dvd burner that picky when it comes to playing ,
despite my iMac's superdrive is nearly brand new , but when it comes to dvd's playing its as fuzzy as it can get , never seen dvd burner that picky when it comes to playing ,