hi can someone steer me in the right direction as to what to buy as an alternative to apple superdrive ty
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Apple Superdrive Alternatives
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The OWC External BluRay Burner and get the shareware BluRay Player.
You ripping BluRay that you own look at MakeMKV and using MP4tools to move the conversion to iOS/iTunes.
You ripping BluRay that you own look at MakeMKV and using MP4tools to move the conversion to iOS/iTunes.
Literally any drive you can buy at the store will function in lieu of Apple's SuperDrive, which, as usual, is overpriced. That OWC drive is ludicrously overpried as well.
You can get a portable BluRay burner for under $100. Spend a few seconds browsing around Amazon, NewEgg, or even Best Buy and you'll find options.
And as for the network question, any connected optical drive works with Remote Disc.
Here's a Samsung BD burner for $80. You can even get it in white.
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-SE-506CB-RSBD-Blu-ray-External/dp/B00JJGFRIQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1422487778&sr=8-1&keywords=portable+bluray+drive
If you only want DVD, here's a Samsung portable drive for $25.
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Electronics-Ultra-Slim-SE-218GN-RSBD/dp/B00MLXA1KI/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1422487892&sr=8-4&keywords=portable+dvd+drive
You can get a portable BluRay burner for under $100. Spend a few seconds browsing around Amazon, NewEgg, or even Best Buy and you'll find options.
And as for the network question, any connected optical drive works with Remote Disc.
Here's a Samsung BD burner for $80. You can even get it in white.
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-SE-506CB-RSBD-Blu-ray-External/dp/B00JJGFRIQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1422487778&sr=8-1&keywords=portable+bluray+drive
If you only want DVD, here's a Samsung portable drive for $25.
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Electronics-Ultra-Slim-SE-218GN-RSBD/dp/B00MLXA1KI/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1422487892&sr=8-4&keywords=portable+dvd+drive
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Thanks for the reply, but I'm not sure you've quite understood what I'm aiming for.
What I'd like to have is a Blu-Ray player connected to the TV (presumably HDMI) and the WiFi router (presumably ethernet or WiFi) which would then be usable as a remote drive through Remote Disc or some other utility. Does anybody know if there is a drive/set up which will allow this?
The drives you mention are all USB connected I think, meaning that they wouldn't work with the TV (or not in the easiest way).
Cheers.
What I'd like to have is a Blu-Ray player connected to the TV (presumably HDMI) and the WiFi router (presumably ethernet or WiFi) which would then be usable as a remote drive through Remote Disc or some other utility. Does anybody know if there is a drive/set up which will allow this?
The drives you mention are all USB connected I think, meaning that they wouldn't work with the TV (or not in the easiest way).
Cheers.