Would like recommendation on best blu ray player to install on iMac (late 2013). Have purchased external optical bluray/dvd/cd read and write drive and am planning to buy Roxio Toast. Have looked at Macgo Mac Bluray player and Aiseesoft Mac Bluray but each has not so good reviews.
What you have found is really all that is out there for using Blu-Ray on a Mac.
Apple does not have any support for Blu-Ray in any Mac product.
The only real option for Blu-Ray authoring is Roxio Toast. Purchase it!
As for Blu-Ray playing software, pick one of the player apps you have found.
There are really very few options for Blu-Ray use on a Mac.
Ok, so do you prefer one over the other?
I have no experience with Blu-Ray on the Mac, but the Macgo Blu-Ray player app has been around longer and seems the more popular choice.
Both are on sale. MacWorld did a good review of the Aiseesoft Blu-Ray player app. Just decide which one has the best features you think you will use.
http://www.macworld.com/article/2084815/turn-your-mac-into-the-ultimate-blu-ray- player.html
Thank you very much.
Something you need to make sure of is that your bluray player is
compatible with the software.
Not all BD platers are created equal. Some will play back at full speed
over USB 2.0 and some will be lucky to play back at slightly faster than
DVD speeds.
I have two Samsung players. One was an internal drive that I installed in
an enclosure and one is their compact USB 2.0 external. The compact external
will not play any commercial BD without lots of stalling and buffering of data,
but the other works just fine.
Thank you for taking the time to post. That never crossed my mind. Do you know what makes the internal Samsung drive work better than the other? Is it the USB 2.0?
I use the samsung usb to teach an intro video class and for burning. It works great. The blu-ray player options are rough. I have Mac Blu-ray Player. It's spotty sometimes and doesn't give you the ability to access the menu unless you run their beta version (it's unreliable at best). I would say it's an okay nuts and bolts player (I have the fully unlocked version and I have not upgraded to Yosemite yet). I am probably going to try the Aiseesoft one at some point, but you should note the link above is for a "sponsored article" in MacWorld. It's basically an advertisement Aiseesoft paid to look like an article.
Hi there,
I just wanted to point out the link provided is a "sponsored article". It's an advertisement by Aiseesoft made to look like an article. I wouldn't use it as any sort of reliable research.
Thank you very much. I saw that the article in MacWorld looked a little too clean.
http://www.imore.com/how-watch-blu-ray-discs-your-mac
You may have a look at the article in imore. It is what you want. Aurora Mac blu-ray player can satisfy all your needs and the review is really wonderful.
Thank you Teresa! I am going to look into this.
Are you affiliated with that company?
I am using the Leawo player and its free. Great reviews http://www.leawo.com/
Great. Thank you for taking the time to reply. I'll check this out!
YAW, also I am using Pioneer as an external, 3.0 USB. I must have burned 200 Blu Ray discs and never had any issues. I am also sometimes watching BluRay movies on my iMac 27" Leawo is a great player used to be $39 now its free.
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