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| 1299670 | 2012-09-08 07:15:00 | Hi, Ok, I have a work laptop which has w7 and windows media player. I wanting to purchase an external blu ray drive so I can watch blu rays on it when I travel (I travel often). The laptop has an internal dvd drive and I've used it to watch dvds. As its a work laptop, I am not able to load any software or drives on it. So my question, do you think I'd be able to use an external blu ray drive to connect and watch blu rays without loading drivers or any software? Cheers |
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| 1299671 | 2012-09-08 07:29:00 | Windows 7 Doesn't play Blu Ray by default, so you would have to install some program. Theres a few free ones, but if you cant install them thats a problem. | wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1299672 | 2012-09-08 09:02:00 | u could run a portable program (if one exists) | jonovw (16835) | ||
| 1299673 | 2012-09-09 22:16:00 | You'd need something like PowerDVD or WinDVD to play blu-ray discs. I don't think they legally come in portable versions. Basically, without installing any software, you won't be able to play BR discs. |
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| 1299674 | 2012-09-10 03:38:00 | ...... As its a work laptop, I am not able to load any software or drives on it. So my question, do you think I'd be able to use an external blu ray drive to connect and watch blu rays without loading drivers or any software? Cheers simple answer = NO unless you want to break company rules. I'll guess the company wont like external BR drives connected to it either. Why not just get a portable DVD player. You dont need HD on a small screen, so BR isnt really worthwhile, stick with DVD's(?). |
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| 1299675 | 2012-09-10 08:53:00 | Thanks for all you replies. The laptop does have an internal dvd player which I have use previously. The problem is I only have blu rays to watch (stopped buying dvds). I was hoping that windows media player might be able to just read and play the blu rays, but that isn't going to work. Does anyone know if there is a player I can run (rather than install) and use to watch them? Also, do you think an external blu ray drive will need drivers installed to run? |
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| 1299676 | 2012-09-10 09:08:00 | Windows should install drivers. But you'll still need a program to watch them | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1299677 | 2012-09-11 07:14:00 | Ok, I wonder if its best to just burn the blu rays onto dvd format and watch them on the dvd rom. Is there any best way to do this? | hsvman12 (12360) | ||
| 1299678 | 2012-09-11 07:17:00 | Wont fit they hold more than DVD. Unless you edit them before you burn it to DVD | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1299679 | 2012-09-11 09:54:00 | Yes, I know I'll need to convert to dvd format and compress the video resolution somehow, which won't be a problem seem I don't need 1080p HD to watch it on a laptop screen. Do you know the best way (and program) to compress and convert to dvd format? | hsvman12 (12360) | ||
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