Is the software included the only software I will need to allow it to play blu-rays? Also, does this would with Windows 8.1?
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Thank you for your interest in our products. The only software we include is the Nero 9, you still need to purchase the software for other sellers for Bluray.
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I got it to read DVDs and CDs after a week of frustration. Win 8.1 Pro 64bit had installed it twice with the 2006 Microsoft DVD/CD driver with both instances hidden in Device Manager showing both as not connected. I uninstalled both and rebooted it reinstalled and is working now. I haven't tried burning anything or playing Blu Ray disks. I've seen in some forums that Win 8 doesn't provide software for viewing Blu Ray and that you need a third party app.
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I have used it on a Mac with Mac Blu-Ray Player. I suspect a Windows machine will need a software player. You need two USB ports to use the player and the cable may be too short to reach a second port, but a USB extension works fine.
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It doesn't appear to be able to with the software provided. You probably can get it to play if you purchase something like Arcsoft's total media player software, another $60 or so. I gave up after downloading few freeware programs and it still wouldn't play commerial Blu-ray discs & returned the player, as the item's decriptions never mentioned that problem beforehand.
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Good question. I am running Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro and have had no problems burning and accessing Blu-ray disks with this drive. I have not installed any 3rd party software to allow this to occur.
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There is no software. Its plug and play. You can use window OS to burn to and read your non-movie blu-rays. If you are talking about a Blu-Ray ripper software for movies, make sure it can remove/handle the security stuff otherwise it won't copy it and you could have playing problems if your monitor doesn't support security stuff.
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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.
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Yes and No. I'm using 8.1 and discovered that while it works fine as a CD device, Windows 8.1 won't play DVDs in it's Media Player. What you need to do is download the free VLC Media Player to play DVDs. Works fine, nice features.
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It is, however you need to purchase the software if you plan on running as a Blu Ray player. This is hardware only. I ended up returning it because it would not consistently play my Blu Rays. I would not recommend.
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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.
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Yes, it will work with MS Windows 8.1. If you wish to use it for 3D Blu-Ray viewing, you'll need the appropriate video card, sound hardware, and 3D playback software. CyberLink PowerDVD 14 Ultra works with MS Windows 8.1, but check system requirements first.
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For the most part. I had trouble with installing the Cyberlink software from the drive and ended up copying the install to the local drive to make it work. I can watch DVDs but not bluray discs as the cyperlink software that comes with the device does not support windows 8 and high def at the same time. They want me to upgrade. Not sure if it is worth it.
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Works great for me. I'm using Macgo blu ray software. Not sure if there are other programs that will give you blu ray functionality. I googled blu ray on Mac, and that's the first program I saw.
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Yes it will play Blu rays. The software with it is not a full suite but you can use Windows media player in Win 8.1 for music. I use a third party program for Blu rays as the one included did not allow for movie playback.
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Yes, it works just fine w/ Windows 8.1. It is compatible w/ VLC Media Player, Handbrake, etc.
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It will only play blu-rays with a software program. The one I use is powerDVD 13
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It will work only if you have or get blu-ray playback software.It does not come with any.Most pc's do not come with it pre-installed.