Blu-ray drives from OWC

[arreeba]

It seems that OWC now has some bluray drives available for the macpro..
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/optical-drives/superdrives/
I was wondering if anybody has inslalled any of the intenal blu-ray drives on a macpro yet?
thanks

 

[Lord Zedd]

No reason why it wont install or work, OWC sells it specifically for the Mac.

You won't be able to watch movies with it.

 

[Gonk42]

What about under Windows?

Given a suitable HDCP enabled monitor (such as the Hazro 30 inch) and
the right software (readily available in Windows) is there any reason
why you couldn't play films/movies under Windows?

I don't think that the motherboard/logic board is part of the HDCP chain
(or is it?)

I am thinking of such an arrangement. I built a pc for my son with a LG drive that plays both Blu-Ray and HD, connected to a Dell 2408 monitor and it
works very well but he is off to college in September and will take his
pc with him.

 

[dchao]

It seems that OWC now has some bluray drives available for the macpro..
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/optical-drives/superdrives/
I was wondering if anybody has inslalled any of the intenal blu-ray drives on a macpro yet?
thanks

Has anyone installed the Pioneer BDC-202BK Blu-Ray Drive yet? OWC claims that it comes with cables for installation into 2nd optical bay of a Mac Pro system. Is it a simple IDE-to-SATA adapter or it uses extra SATA port on the system board?

I don't need HDCP, I run VMware + AnyDVD.