Is it correct that this device will not PLAY Blu-Ray discs (as reported by one user review)?
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.
647137
Blu-ray discs play in the Rosewill USB 3.0 player with an iMac but must use VLC or other compatible program to view.
647138
Hello FL , I live in the U. S. and mine plays bluray moviesd off my laptop just fine. Maybe some one in the UK or the down under would have problems because of wrong codexs but knock on wood mine plays so good been thinking about acquiring another for gift a family member. Hard to beat price wise for the quality rugged metal case light weight andvery easy to install just plug and play!
647139
No. It plays BluRay just fine as long as you have a program that can play BluRay. Windows media player can not and if this is all you have installed to play discs with than the disc will show as blank. I have PowerDVD from CyberLink installed and my machine plays BluRay just fine.
647140
Not correct - I have played several movies on it - however, I have a USB 3.0 port for the main connection and also a second USB 3.0 port on one laptop and a USB 2.0 port on another laptop for the power - both drive the player just fine.
647141
I have both burned and watched blurays on MAC and PC with mine. The MAC requires optional software and there are several options online .
484916
I don't use it to play Blu Ray discs but I believe if you get a decent video application that it will play Blu Ray discs.
1290267
You need the software to play the unit. The software does not work on my machine. I even had a IT guy come install and it still had error when trying to play Blu Ray.
525566
It is NOT a blu-ray burner. It can only read Blu-ray disks per the specs on LG's site. It can however burn CD's and DVD's.
1246487
I just downloaded the latest firmware update from the samsung website to a flash drive and went through the steps to update the BD player. Now, I'm having the same problems that everyone is reporting - it won't play a Blueray disc. It get's stuck in the "load" mode. It will, however, play a DVD without a problem. So, like many others before me, I will be taking it back to the store. Samsung wanted me to send it to them, but I don't think I'm going down that nightmare road.
536609
I have the same player you have and have played those very same blu ray dvd's I would unplug the player.wait a few min. allow it to reboot........andtry it again if all else fails...I would try a different disc from that collection.and If that doest work you may have gotten a defective set of discs.
523125
No only play blu ray does not support dl either . bummed i;ll find a replace drive in future
161168
I don't have any Blu-Ray discs and cannot find any reference whether or not this computer will play them. I assume that it does not.
942688
As long you have the correct codecs for your OS, it should play. It has nothing to do with the dvd or blu ray drive, rather the player (software apps) playing the VLC files.
640115
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 think if it's not a HD player it wont read it. At least that's what the manual says, and other threads that I've read. That goes for DVD's too. If it's not a HD player it won't read it and won't play it. I believe that this unit isn't HD.
977095
Yes it will play both dvd and blu ray disc's but it can not burn blu ray disc's
680738
Yes, I have successfully played DVDs on this model. The user manual says it plays DVD-video, DVD-R, DVD-R DL in addition to Blu-ray. It also plays CDs, SD cards, and USB media.
13593
We have never had any issue with a disk at all, if one of the bunch didn't work then I would say yes. Could happen, but if all don't play, you hve a problem with the blu Ray playing reg disk,
1034897
There are no further firmware updates for this model. I ran into a similar problem, although my unit wouldn't load a Blu-Ray at all, much less play it. After much frustration looking for a non-existent solution, I got a nice Panasonic Blu-Ray player - that does Internet TV *much* better, I might add - and now can enjoy my Blu-Rays while still using the rest of the Samsung unit's "home theatre" functions, which pretty much boil down to the sound system at this point. The short answer is yes, it's crap.
815080
Try putting in a USB memory stick and then updating firmware. You could plug another blu ray player in to this device using an optical digital cable. I plugged an Xbox in that way, until throwing the whole thing away and swearing off LG devices in this line. The player is junk and LG washed their hands of it and orphaned it.
1500952
I talked to Sony Support people and the problem is not the Blu-Ray. The player is working just fine, but since it is connected to a Home Theater, the receiver needs to be updated in order to play 3D movies. So, If some of you have a similar problem, Don't panic!!!, check the Blu-Ray firmware as well as the home theater.