Recommended Blu-Ray Drives?

I want to install a Blu-Ray app and drive on my iMac (Snow Leopard). I understand that Apple does not manufacture or sell Blu-Ray apps or external drives. So what Blu-Ray apps and external drives are best for this iMac?

MJR,
Maybe you can help me with a further question. I intend to buy the Mac Blu-ray Player v2.10, but I presume it needs an external hard drive/Blu-Ray player. I have looked over many of the external drives featured on the <http://eshop.macsales.com/search/external+blu+ray>, but remained even more confused than before. All of them have burners and readers; I'm guessing "reader" and "player" are the same thing. They offer a lot of storage space too. I have an iMac with a DVD player, of course, and the capability of burning DVDs, which I have never done, or expect to do -- but who knows? Anyway what I'd like to get is a very good Blu-Ray player -- with or without the other features. Can you direct me toward one or two models???
JF

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My laptop is the G62t series. I would like to install a blue ray drive in bt dnt know if my laptop can be able to do so.
here is a link which should help:
http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/series/category/notebooks/G62t_series/3/computer_store
any help would be great. Thanks

not recommended...but here is a prior post that answers it:
prior post
This ebay seller apparently has the drives for all HP models...the exact part number you need (depends on whether yours is black or biscotti in color) is in the prior link above.I would contact the seller in advance with a question and be sure he has your exact model as he seems to be selling IDE drives and I am sure yours is a SATA interface.
eBay
$139 is not too bad. A Blu-Ray reader with a DVD burner was an option on your laptop series so it can work. You likely will need to add Blu-Ray playback software to watch movies. If you wanted a Blu-Ray burner the answer is even more complex so I hope you only meant you want a drive to watch Blu-Ray movies.

X200/201 Ultrabase Blu-Ray drive

Does anybody know if Lenovo made a Blu-ray drive for the X200/X201 Ultrabase?
I can't find one on the UK website, but a search on the web finds an old writer that cost £700.
I am only needing a ROM not a writer.

muntuman wrote:
Does anybody know if Lenovo made a Blu-ray drive for the X200/X201 Ultrabase?
I can't find one on the UK website, but a search on the web finds an old writer that cost £700.
I am only needing a ROM not a writer.
If you get a lenovo one, I would recommend FRU P/N: 45N7459 (aka Panasonic UJ242).
I am pretty sure the Panasonic UJ232A came before the Panasonic UJ242.
When I bought my Thinkpad x201 + Ultrabase x200 the BluRay Burner was listed as an option for the Ultrabase x200, but Lenevo did not have it available for purchase at the time. I did find a new BluRay Burner on a different website at purchase time for the Ultrabase x200. It cost a 1000 dollars. I did not buy the Burner for 1K.
However, I recently got a Panasonic UJ242 with Lenovo's name on it, and the part number above is correct.
If you want to look beyond the part number, I know that Dell has at least one model laptop with a Panasonic Drive that meets the height requirements, and Sony has at least one model laptop with a Panasonic Drive that meets the height requirements. However, the shape of the drive door for a Dell laptop or a Sony laptop may not meet the requirements for the Ultrabase x200.
I am not saying that the Panasonic UJ232A will not work, but I do not know where to get the proper BD-R media for it. I would guess a blank Philips BD-R disk would work based on the fact that a blank Philips DVD+R worked.
Happy Hunting.

HP DV7 3180ef BLU-RAY driver issue

when i bought my laptop there was nothing wrong with my blu-ray driver
but a while ago it stopped reading any dvds or cds and it can't even detect them
when i try to explore the dvd or the cd ,windows explorer freezes as if the dvd is corrupt
noting that the same dvd works fine in other computers
should i buy a new one or what?
any recommendations?

Hi,
The following may be worth trying to see if it resolves this issue.
Download the installer for the HP version of Cyberlink PowerDVD 10 on the link below and save it to your desktop.
Cyberlink PowerDVD 10
When the download has completed, open windows Control Panel, open Programs and Features, right click the entry for HP MediaSmart DVD ( if you have this application ) and select uninstall. When this has completed, restart the notebook.
Next, run the automated fixit from Microsoft on the link below.
Windows 7
Check if the drive will now play DVD discs ( don't try Blu ray discs yet ).
If it still won't read your DVD discs, from the Start Menu, open the Control Panel and click on Device Manager. Next click to open DVD/CD-ROM Drives. Right click the drive and select uninstall. Do not delete drivers if asked. When the device has uninstalled click on the 'Scan for Hardware Changes' icon ( usually just below Help on the toolbar ). Let windows reinstall the drive and see if it now plays DVDs.
If you can now play DVDs, double click the PowerDVD 10 installer to start the installation and when this has completed, see if you can play your Blu ray discs.
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Blu ray drive

Hello there! I was looking into buying a 27" iMac and using that as my go to display for movies, music, and photos. I read recently that iMac computers will be doing away with the optical drives and was wondering if anyone could tell me about USB peripherals? Like a DVD/Blu-ray drive? Thank you for your time.

I've researched into this quite thoroghly, and surprisingly, there aren't enough in the market, to support this. However you can get a cheap one, for around 50 pounds, but you will need a software to actually play the blu ray dvds.
I myself have ordered the 27inch, and need to buy one and will most likely will be buying this one, as I am very into sleekness and minimalism. I think with this drive, you do need a software, but apparently I think Toast seems to work, but I would recommend, looking a review for this on youtube, as they can be very helpful.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-Retail-External-Blu-Ray-Writer/dp/B005M3UIS4/ref =sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1360621458&sr=8-1
Also, companies like LaCie do two types, check their website.
I have also looked into whether thunderbolt port or a USB 3.0 connection would make the writing process quicker, but apparently it doesn't. but somehow I can't stop to think that there may be a thunderbolt version in the future.

Blu-Ray: Anyone ever replace the cd drive with a after market blu-ray drive

I have replaced cd drives in the older iBooks and back then they used a standard cd rom drive.
Anyone know if you can put an aftermarket laptop blu-ray drive in a MacBook?

I don't recommend you do that. I wouldn't trust rumors, but here is one for you. People have said that Apple might be releasing new macs with blu-ray support. So I don't recommend you replace the drive. Let me tell you again, it's only a rumor, so don't count on it.

External Blu-Ray drive for HP Envy Lightscribe Issues

My HP Envy 13-1100ea came with an HP external Blu-Ray drive (HP Part No: 538333-001) which identifies itself as an Optiarc BD ROM BC-5600S. In the HP Envy 13 service manual it mentions this drive as having Lightscribe functionality but I cannot seem to get the drive to be detected by the Lightscribe Control Panel or any Lightscribe labelling software. I have tried installing the Lightscribe software (older version) from the HP product support page as well as the latest software and diagnostic utilities direct from the Lightscribe site but nothing has seemed to work so far. Has anyone had any success burning Lightscribe labels with this drive or have any advice that might get things working?

The drive has the following logo on the bottom plate:
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Can I put Blu-ray drive on Qosmio G30?

Hi all,
I have a Qosmio G30-163 with an HD DVD Drive (MATSU****A G8CC00031720) and I am currently in the process of upgrading it.
I recently bought a 4GB RAM upgrade kit from Crucial (CT2KIT25664AC667) and am looking into further upgrades.
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My research has led me to the Sony Optiarc BC-5500A which I have found has the same height dimension (12.7mm) and also the same interface connector at the rear (E-IDE).
I have read in the forums that someone has managed to use a similar drive on a Qosmio and that the drive may need to be configured to slave mode as opposed to master.
If anyone knows if this would work or has any further information I would greatly appreciate it!
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Well, I sent the same question to Toshiba Support, and they got back to me the next day - How's that for support!
What they said was:
"we think it is likely that the Blu-ray drive would work so long as it physically fits and it has the same adapter. Older systems will require enough graphics processing power to cope with Blu-ray. This system has the NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600 which should cope with it.
We cant guarantee that this drive would work but we think it likely that it will but you install it at your own risk.
Prior to installing more modern hardware it might be wise to check that you have the latest BIOS version."
This sounds very promising to me, so I am seriosusly considering buying the Blu-ray drive!
Does anyone have any experience of using Sony Optiarc products?
Regards,
Luke

Is it possible to connect an external blue ray drive via USB with a mac mini to watch HD videos?

Is it possible to connect an external blue ray drive to a mac mini to watch HD videos? Iy yes, what additional software / hardware is necessary?

Saul in PA wrote:
There is some new software that allows playing:
http://www.macworld.com/article/160977/2011/07/blu_ray_movie_playback_comes_to_t he_mac.html
Did you even read the article you linked to?
Here's a quote from it
"The video itself looked fine when it played properly, but it stopped and started constantly, and often displayed with huge, ugly artifacts. And at times, the app would freeze completely and require a force quit.
Just to make sure it wasn’t a problem with one Blu-ray disc, I tried some others. With Hot Tub Time Machine the results were much, much worse. It got a few seconds into the United Artists logo before the movie and completely froze playback. On several attempts. With David Cronenberg’s The Fly, playback was generally better—but the software played the ‘making of’ movie instead of the actual film. I thought there might have been a preference to help with the movie selection, but—wait for it—the Preferences item didn’t do anything when I selected it."
Not very promising is it

Can i upgrade to a blu ray drive

I have a late 07 macbook 13" (white) and have been looking into upgrading the optic drive, since the one in it cant even write dvds. So i pondered why not go all the way and instead of getting an external drive get an internal drive. and on top of that make it blu ray r + rw ive found a couple af resonably priced drives, but now ive come to the Question , is it possible to do to my macbook being that it is so old. I am runing lion so im assuming it can read a blu ray disk and burn them but is my computer able to. What do i do i have the know how to install it on my on but i just need a link to an internal blu ray r + rw drive that is compatable with my computer and if there even is one.
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Processor: 2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Memory:4.0 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
OS: Mac OS X Lion 10.7
Current Optic Drive:
MATSHITA CD-RW CW-8221
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Interconnect:          ATAPI
Burn Support:          Yes (Apple Shipping Drive)
Cache:          2048 KB
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PLEASE HELP ME ALL I WANT IS TO PLAY AND WRITE BLU RAY DISKS ON MY MACBOOK, AND TO KNOW IF I'LL HAVE TO SUCK IT UP AND BUY AN UGLY EXTERNAL BLU RAY DRIVE OR KEEP A NICE CLEAN SLEAK LAPTOP WITH INTERNAL BLU RAY DRIVE!!!

I don't know if it will work with a 2007 but I do know that the optical drive in it has an IDE interface not a SATA. So any Blu-Ray drive would have to be IDE.

Internal Blu-ray drive upgrade.

Hi, as the ongoing saga of desiring a Blu-ray Read & Write drive in a Macbook Pro 17" is still a painful bag of hurt for many people including myself, I still can't help try and track down a suitable possible solution and likely contender.
I previously had upgraded the MacBook Pro's internal 2.5" Hard Disk Drive after having learned at the time that the internal cleareance of my early 2009 unibody MBP 17" allowed a capacious maximum form-factor 'thickness' of 12.5mm instead of the usual 9.5mm for an internal HDD. This was an extremely rewarding piece of info and allowed me to grace the MBP with a 1TB HDD inside, which is absolutely fantastic especially when using space for Bootcamp and of course dealing with Hi Definition video files using FCS, in which you can 'never' have enough space for (transcoding into Apple Pro Res can turn out some seriously huge files). The now fitted internal 1TB drive has now enabled the MacBook Pro 17 to become mobile once again and not fully relying on external drives.
Except Blu-ray.
I'm personally not keen on attaching an external Blu-ray drive which is why I initially got a MBP for mobility and therefore still looking for an eventual compatible internal version. The irony is that Final Cut Studio can edit and process Hi Definition Media, albeit without proper large optical-disc storage media to store it on and FCS's Compressor will even transcode it to Blu-ray format and burn on output to Blu-ray disc (even has a Blu-ray New Batch template). Toast 10 & 11 Titanium deals with Blu-ray (via it's Blu-ray plugin). Therefore it continues to be a painful legacy that the MBP is devoid of one.
My question is this, if upgrading the internal Super-drive to another optical drive, what are the exact dimension restriction and therefore the allowed thickness form-factor for a slot-loading optical drive on it's 'own' and with it's securing bracket/bezel. Is the bracket/bezel a standard fixture that will de-assemble and be re-used with a new replacement, or would any replacement drive come with a new suitable on affixed.
Any thoughts on the following two likely contenders. The first drive by FastMac Reads & Writes Blu-ray, the second drive by Sony Reads Blu-ray only but both makes read & write DVD's (no doubt Sony has a writeable slot-loading version somewhere buried within one of their Web Site because I had a Sony Laptop about 4 or 5 years ago that burned Blu-ray). The FastMac drive looks promising if the company is legit:-
http://store.fastmac.com/product_info.php?products_id=338
http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/-/3245/2512/-/18658441/Sony-BC-5640H-Slot-Loading-Sli m-Blu-Ray-Combo-Drive/Product.html
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:tGtqxbfqWNsJ:www.sony-optia rc.eu/products/bluraydrivesnotebooks/bc5640h.html+Sony+BC-5640H&cd=1&hl=en&ct=cl nk&gl=uk&source=www.google.co.uk
It doesn't matter if for at least the immediate time being, it may not be actually possible to play Blu-ray movies within OS X lacking the kernels for it. If a compatible drive was found, then the rewards are:-
Storing massive amounts of data (up to 50GB on one disc). Fantastic fro backups and archiving.
Being able to FINNALLY output edited Hi Def video/movies from Final Cut Studio onto a Blu-ray disc and then playing that on a dedicated external Blu-ray player elsewhere.
Booting-up in Bootcamp for attempting to play-back Blu-ray movies using windows drivers, software and built-in OS kernels. (I'm not a Windows person, but can't deny it can save the day where some things are concerned)
Future-proofing; if one day soon Apple smiles on us all and releases a system OS update that enables 'full' Blu-ray support (or some other upgrade)

I have noted that on numerous wish lists for Mac enhancements has been Blue Ray capability. I looked at the Fast mac web site and the specifications were impressive. When I saw the price, I had to have the Heimlich maneuver performed. This is not to dissuade you or anyone else to purchase one. It simply is a reflection of my cheapness ex. for me SSD are overpriced for the value received but I take no issue for those who but them.
What I find to be very peculiar is the issue of apparent compatibility with only pre-unibody MBPs. We know that these MBP are slower than the subsequent generations. Blu-ray vidio files are huge. To load, tranferr, edit and compile these such files is best served with a fast processor. To install this on an older MBP seem like simultanously taking a step forward and a step backward.
Your list of virtues has merit but I have to take exception with your 'Future Proofing'. Apple has a habit of going down the road less traveled. If and when they integrate Blu-ray capability in their MBPs, it does not follow that the Fast Mac drive will be the same or have software compatibility.
I have both a pre-unibody MBP and a unibody MBP. I have changed the optical drive on the old machine and I have just looked inside the newer one (when I upgraded the HHD). They both APPEAR to be identical but I suspect there may be subtle physical differences. Hence this may be the reason why it can be installed only pre-unibody MBPs. (I can be bribed to take the both out and compare them!)
I would suggest to contact the technical department at OWC and find out if they are familiar with this product and what opinions they may have. I have dealt with them on several occasions and they seem knowledgeable.
Ciao.

Installing a Blu-Ray Drive in my Mac Pro...

I am considering installing a Blu-Ray drive in my second drive location on my mac pro. The drive I am interested in is this one:
http://www.videoguys.com/bdr202.html
When I spoke with the gentlemen there, he advised me that he didn't believe it would fit in the Mac Pro. How could that be? Isn't there a standard size for all media drives like DVD, CD, and blu-ray drives? Anyone know for sure if this will fit?

It is a standard sized drive and WILL fit
Although you should always be mindful to be sure that you have remove ALL bezels which can interfere with the drive fitting else the drawer mechanism. The easy way to be sure is to make it look exactly like the SuperDrive. The one that is typically missed is the bezel that's right on the end of the drawer. It can be had to spot but it's there.

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At last, Toshiba have joined the BDA!!!!!!
Does any one know if or when they will release a Blu-Ray drive to replace the HD-DVD drives in a P200-1EE?
I know this post may be little premature but I have felt betrayed ever since buying the laptop and 3 weeks later Toshiba dropping the HD-DVD format.

Hi!
I dont know when Toshiba will release a Bluray drive that you can buy to exchange it with your HD-DVD drive.
But maybe a drive from another manufacture will also work on your notebook. In your case I would go to the nearest computer shop and ask for such a drive. Maybe you can test it in the shop if it works because not all drives are compatible with all notebooks (e. g. pin assignment).
Good luck!

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Hello
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