does it or doesn't it play movies: Can someone shed some light for me?
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I don't think it is the drive that plays the movie. The drive only reads the data on the DVD. It is the software on the PC that converts the DVD data to "play" the movie. I connected this drive to my desktop that already has a DVD drive I watch movies on. The movie played fine on the Samsung drive. However, I connected the drive to my Samsung NC10 netbook, no movie played. I then downloaded the free open source VLC media player from www.videolan.org to the netbook. VLC plays DVD movies on the netbook fine. No need to pay extra for player software. (Short Answer: The Samsung external DVD drive will play movies fine as long as you have DVD playing software on your PC.)
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The main purpose of this Blu-Ray drive is to play movies. Unfortunately, it doesn't do what I was promised by the manufacturer. More over, I tried to contact cust. ser., unsuccessfully. As of today, in fact, it won't play Hi Def Blu Ray movie (Skyfall) and if I really want to play it, I will have to buy some converter.
189355
Yes, sorry to say, I think it might. I do not use it for movies but after you asked I tried Netflix and it didn't work very well at all. But it might be my connection speed.
963672
It has a movie function on the camera but I have never used it-so not sure how it operates-just know pictures are great
900726
Yes, you can watch movies with this device. You need to have software on your computer that will play DVDs.
959945
I guess my question is: will this blue-ray player, play regular dvds, as well as others? I'm not that big into the movie scene, but it would be nice to watch my reuglar dvds, in HD quality. I do have an 1080p HDTV with all the works if that helps...please...I don't need a top of the line, just a decent blue-ray player..thanks! Note: I don't do streaming & special downlaods for movies, I just need something simple to use, yet that is good quality. I'm not a techno-person!
647136
I've played many moves on it but perhaps they've all been regular DVD. I know I've successfully burned many BluRays (for iTunes sharing to Apple TV, which is the primary reason I bought it) but when I just tried to play a BluRay on the computer (VLC Media Player installed Win8 Bootcamp on Mac Mini hardware) I got an error, so maybe there is an issue playing BluRays. I'll mess around with it and see if I can get it to work and let you know.
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I don't think it is the drive that plays the movie. The drive only reads the data on the DVD. It is the software on the PC that converts the DVD data to "play" the movie. I connected this drive to my desktop that already has a DVD drive I watch movies on. The movie played fine on the Samsung drive. However, I connected the drive to my Samsung NC10 netbook, no movie played. I then downloaded the free open source VLC media player from www.videolan.org to the netbook. VLC plays DVD movies on the netbook fine. No need to pay extra for player software. (Short Answer: The Samsung external DVD drive will play movies fine as long as you have DVD playing software on your PC.) I don't think it is the drive that plays the movie. The drive only reads the data on the DVD. It is the software on the PC that converts the DVD data to "play" the movie. I connected this drive to my desktop that already has a DVD drive I watch movies on. The movie played fine on the Samsung drive. However, I connected the drive to my Samsung NC10 netbook, no movie played. I then downloaded the free open source VLC media player from www.videolan.org to the netbook. VLC plays DVD movies on the netbook fine. No need to pay extra for player software. (Short Answer: The Samsung... » Read More I don't think it is the drive that plays the movie. The drive only reads the data on the DVD. It is the software on the PC that converts the DVD data to "play" the movie. I connected this drive to my desktop that already has a DVD drive I watch movies on. The movie played fine on the Samsung drive. However, I connected the drive to my Samsung NC10 netbook, no movie played. I then downloaded the free open source VLC media player from www.videolan.org to the netbook. VLC plays DVD movies on the netbook fine. No need to pay extra for player software. (Short Answer: The Samsung external DVD drive will play movies fine as long as you have DVD playing software on your PC.) « Show Less
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We played all movies that were purchased from a store in the US and they worked fine. :) Anything from Disney to star wars, to comedy, etc. Never had any issues with it not reading them.
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It doesn't play cd's and movie soundtrack cd's on the one I bought. I have it connected direct to my TV via HDMI cable. Course if it had a troubleshooting guide or users manual, that might help. Course I am over 55, so maybe a 5 year old could help. Plays movies ok.
1938135
I returned it. it a lowsey media player. I suggest getting a roku. Roku has a apps for hundreds of classic movies for free. you should purchase a Roku it you best value with lots of free movies options and tons of apps of all interests.
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Did you check that wi-fi has a decent signal strength? Do movies play without issue?
512324
Well it did play fine on my JVC player so i don't know what is going on ... i really hope it isn't the Sony Changer with the problems. thanks for your input Hope you get to watch the movie soon ...
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I've tried a few different video file formats, including some MP4, and it's played them fine from a USB thumb drive. Since the screen itself isn't HD, I haven't tried any HD files in there, but I can verify that up to DVD quality resolution it plays media files just fine.
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I don't know. I only know that it wouldn't play a couple of older disks like Terms of Endearment and Notes on a Scandal, nor would it play a new disk from Netflix--The Book Thief.
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I believe so.... I stream movies through Cinema Now.Streaming might be more dependent upon your internet serve provider.
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I have never seen a movie that it will not playback. Hope this helps an by the way it will load and disconnect while connected to the computer