Can i put a Blu - Ray drive in my iMac Intel Core Duo?

Will the iMac take the Blu - Ray Drive? Im asking because i dont know!

Hi,
Basically nothing stop you to swap the ODD but there are few things you need to consider including driver. The following video may help:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bS4EqY2zXXY
Good luck.
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Chenks wrote:
Winston Churchill wrote:
Personally I believe you would likely be better with a dedicated blu-ray player connected directly to your tv or receiver if you have one.
or a playstation3 like i have
!http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3063/2698619575d3d22e137em.jpg!
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It is in the link I posted in my reply.
A software to play blu ray disk
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