Blu-ray and Apple: Does anyone know if Apple plans to offer Blu-ray DVD players in its computers anytime in the near future?
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Their screens do have pretty good res, and its about 100 dpi which isn't so bad either.... The computers don't have blu-ray now, and I don't think Apple's said anything about it yet, but I kind of expect Apple to start including blu-ray support next time they make new models of their computers maybe around the summer. Keep an eye on sites like AppleInsider... might tip you off about future changes to the Macs. Or here's something... http://www.electronista.com/articles/08/02/29/apple.and.dell.blu.ray/
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I use VLC for Mac personally, but I believe the PC version works just as well. There's no use buying Blu-Ray playback software, so be sure you don't waste money on them. If there is still a problem with VLC not playing the discs, there is a workaround that is fairly simple.
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Yes, it does. In fact, all blu-ray players are backward compatible so it can play your regular DVDs and even upscale them which improves the quality over standard dvd players. Blu-ray players also play many kind of formats such as music CDs, mp3 CDs, jpg. CDs and several more. Streaming ability of services like Netflix, Hulu, Pandora, etc. is actually why most people buy such systems. In other words, you get much more than just blu-ray capability...
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I believe the answer is no. The Mac OS does not support Blu Ray playback at this time. I read on cnet.com that you can do this if you install Windows on the Mac and use an external Blu drive but even then, the results were not that great from what the article stated.
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Hello, thank you for your interest. The Super-Multi supports DVD Read/Write and CD Read/Write, but not Blu-ray.
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No blu-ray disc and item is not available any more thanks for your interest
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Yes, it definitely does - Macbook Pro natively supports this drive. The only missing feature is the Blu-ray playback, but it can be solved by installing a Blu-ray player software on your Mac (there is a couple or so available out there).
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Thats dumb. I got a regular DVD player in 1998 and the DVD resumed fine back then. I think thats crazy that the Bludiscs dont have that feature.
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I have both burned and watched blurays on MAC and PC with mine. The MAC requires optional software and there are several options online .
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They have been released already. All of the stock/versions A1, A2, X1, X2 sold out rather quickly. Another shipment should be arriving the end of this month supposedly. I pre-ordered an A2 version from here. It only lacks a blu-ray drive which is not a big deal for me at least. You can check anywhere on the net. Every site is taking orders but they are pre-orders only. I've had great service from Amazon and figure they'll get one of the larger shipments.
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Hi Chris,Thanks for reaching out to the community. The drive does work with the iMac, able to play movies using the Single USB cable and appropriate Mac compatible Blu-ray software such as Macgo's http://www.macblurayplayer.com/ or DVDFab's http://www.dvdfab.com/mac-blu-ray-player.htmThank you everyone for your quick and informative answers helping Chris out.-The DIGISTOR Support Team
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I was wondering the same thing...on this product or an other Blu-Ray players. Someone told me it does but I haven't seen it listed as part of the specificationsfor any I've looked at.
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I don't know. Simple answer, - call LG Tec support and your Mac help support TEAM for questions like this. I cannot answer questions about private systems. Blu ray is a whole new ballgame and that's why I rejected going Apple. They don't support movie, Jpeg files. I only know they have a regular dvd player, which is now obsolete.
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I have the same question; did you find any blu-ray player that reproduce dvd's zone 4?
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Yes...ish. For data and DVD disks no problem. Mac doesn't like Blu-ray though. You will have to download software (Macgo is the only one I can find that is reliable) or use hacks with free VLC and DVDFab that are complicated and don't always work, at least for me.
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I'd like to know the same thing. I own the computer but have not gotten it to play a blu-ray movie. ??!!
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I'll propose five reasons: 1. Circular plastic media is on the way out. Streaming is the future. 2. Blu-ray's draconian DRM requires changes (that will reduce performance) in every part of the system hardware and software the video passes through 3. As a storage medium, it's way too expensive. 4. The 27" iMac has DisplayPort input so (with an adapter) a Blu-Ray player can be attached externally and play through the display. 5. It isn't part of Apples game plan which involves selling movies through the iTunes Store.