Can't play DVD's using external DVD drive

[QE2]

Went to play a DVD today, using my super drive mounted in an external USB caddy. Immediately upon inserting the DVD, I got the error message 'A valid DVD drive could not be found. [-70012].

Now I did a google, and immediately found this is a common issue, that comes with attempting to play DVDs using an external DVD drive. The easiest solution; play the DVD using VLC... Great I thought, I've already got that...! Except it won't work, I've tried it with two DVDs, I've tried playing straight from the VIDEO_TS folder; no cigar, just a bunch of errors...!?

I know the drive works, as it had no issues when it was in the machine, and it's also played CDs fine, while in the USB caddy...

 

[safelder]

I used an app called DVD Drive Switcher to resolve that error.

 

[QE2]

I used an app called DVD Drive Switcher to resolve that error.

Had a search for DVD Drive Switcher, is this what I'm looking for; http://www.osx86.net/video-graphics/17920-10-8-dvd-player-app.html ?

 

[hammo123]

VLC app. is your friendhttp://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.html

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[Yahooligan]

VLC app. is your friendhttp://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.html

It's almost as if you didn't actually read the original post...