blu-ray player and M1 Macbook Air

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blu-ray player and M1 Macbook Air

I have an external blu-ray player that works with my late-2015 iMac running Big Sur. I'm trying to get it to work with my new Macbook Air with the M1 chip, Big Sur 11.0. On the iMac it connects to a USB port and gets its power from the iMac. With the Macbook Air I tried using an adapter that appears to be USB-A to USB-C. It's an adapter I've had for two years and never used before - it's an Apple adapter and has a model number A1632 on it. The only symbol on the adapter is a USB symbol. There is no Thunderbolt symbol. It fits into my Macbook Air but appears to draw no power from it. If this is the wrong adapter, what adapter do I need to run the blu-ray player with my Macbook Air?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.0

Posted on Dec 6, 2020 11:43 PM

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JeremyC9

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Jan 9, 2021 12:40 AM in response to Rich93

I have same adaptor, got it when I bought iPad Pro and Yes it does work on New M1 Macs. I have used it with Scanner, Printer and various USB external hard drives. No issues at all.

Not sure what power it can provide and if the burner needs more that the adaptor can handle you would need to try a powered usb hub.

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Rich93 Author

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Jan 14, 2021 9:17 PM in response to andydrewis

No problem after I got rid of the faulty adaptor and got a new one. I use a blu-ray player app (Blu-Ray Player Pro) with the external drive, however. Perhaps you're not using software designed to play Blu-rays with your Blu-Ray drive.

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Rich93 Author

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Dec 9, 2020 9:31 AM in response to tbirdvet

I bought another adapter from Amazon and it cured the problem. The Apple adapter was the problem, not sure why - it was the right adapter, but I guess it was faulty. Thanks for the reply.

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tbirdvet

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Dec 7, 2020 4:24 AM in response to Rich93

I have a similar adapter that I use with my Samsung DVD player and MBA M1 and works fine. Are you sure the player is OK? You could buy another adapter like this one and try again:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01GGKYXVE/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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Feb 4, 2021 7:24 AM in response to Rich93

I bought a Pioneer blu ray DVD burner external drive and my new Macbook Pro did not recognize the drive. I called Apple Support and the "genius" told me that M1s were not compatible with blu ray drives and that only the SuperDrive would work on the M1, which is not blu ray. I want to burn movies from iMovie to a blu ray disk.

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Jan 11, 2021 2:54 AM in response to Rich93

Hey,

Can I ask if you face any issues playing Blu-rays on the M1 with your external drive? Every time I open a Blu-ray it crashes and restarts my Mac! DVD’s are fine, just Blu-rays!

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Rich93 Author

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Feb 4, 2021 6:17 PM in response to hughston65

I can play Blu-ray disks using an external blu-ray drive and blu-ray player software on my M1 Macbook Air. I have not tried to burn any discs so I can't help you. Hopefully somebody else can.

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