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Jul 14, 2013 5:22 PM in response to hschuchby LowLuster,That's because Apple has restricted the DVD Player App from only working with a internal DVD drive. Tha is on Mac computers that originally came with an internal DVD drive.
There are hacks to make it work with a external DVD drive and no internal. Google "Hack to make Mac DVD Player App work without internal DVD drive". I'm sure it will turn up.
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Jul 14, 2013 5:42 PM in response to hschuchby hschuch,For anyone else with this proble this is what fixes it.
http://macenstein.com/default/2011/07/how-to-get-your-external-super-drive-worki ng-in-lion/
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Aug 2, 2016 8:58 AM in response to hschuchby bpcmemorial,Note that this problem is limited to the built-in DVD player app. If you use another app to play DVDs such as VLC, you should be able play them from your external drive no problem.
If you're nervous about messing with hex editors & the like as detailed by Dr. Macenstein, this blog http://www.fieldsnet.com/a-valid-dvd-dri... has a small Perl script which does the same thing.
Before you try either, make a backup of the /System/Library/Frameworks/DVDPlayback.framework folder.
If on an older MBP you may get the dreaded "USB device is drawing too much power so we had to turn it off" system error.
In which case, you have no option but to restore the DVDPlayback.framework folder from that backup you made before starting, and use another app to play DVDs.