Do MacBooks play Blu-Ray disks?

[iPhone 62S]

Beside the common knowledge that you can't read blu-ray disks on a Mac (even if you plug in an external drive), doesn't it bother anyone that Apple doesn't support this?

I'm constantly amazed at how long blu-ray has been out, how low prices have dropped and how many applications support it but Apple just doesn't. Every time we think we'll be getting blu-ray support we don't.

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Every time something comes out that potentially has something to do with handling Blu-ray movies, apple isn't announcing anything. It's absurd and I wish Apple would just hurry up already.

I don't give a crap if it's a bag of hurt. Take the pain Apple and put out Blu-Ray support.

I think there have been screenshots of Snow Leopard's DVD Player showing that it will support Blu-Ray if I'm not mistaken...

 

[Consultant]

Beside the common knowledge that you can't read blu-ray disks on a Mac (even if you plug in an external drive), doesn't it bother anyone that Apple doesn't support this?

Wrong

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/748615/

 

[adamjackson]

Wrong

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/748615/

Thank you but it would have been a bit less snobby to say, "mis-informed"


Furthermore, that's a 3rd party tool. Most n00bs might buy a blu-ray drive and realize they're out of luck (like me) and a lot of people don't know how to use the google.

 

[insiderscoop]

Early 2010

hearing that macbooks will have blu-ray players. iMacs will see it in fall 2009.

 

[MacFanUK]

Sorry to jump on this thread, but will a MBP play Blu-Ray discs through an external Blu-Ray player?

 

[iPhone 62S]

Sorry to jump on this thread, but will a MBP play Blu-Ray discs through an external Blu-Ray player?

Read the last page...

 

[MacFanUK]

Read the last page...

There's a bit of conflicting info there, and the link provided appears to be a ripping tool, not a player. I want to be able to watch Blu-Ray films, not rip them.

 

[iPhone 62S]

There's a bit of conflicting info there, and the link provided appears to be a ripping tool, not a player. I want to be able to watch Blu-Ray films, not rip them.

You can't watch them at the moment because of the encryption, but you can watch rips.

 

[DoFoT9]

There's a bit of conflicting info there, and the link provided appears to be a ripping tool, not a player. I want to be able to watch Blu-Ray films, not rip them.

as already said probably a million times (and for new readers) you CANNOT watch BR movies on a mac. fullstop.

 

[MacFanUK]

as already said probably a million times (and for new readers) you CANNOT watch BR movies on a mac. fullstop.

take a chill pill....geez!

 

[MacFanUK]

You can't watch them at the moment because of the encryption, but you can watch rips.

Thanks

 

[DoFoT9]

take a chill pill....geez!

im very chilled atm man, im just reiterating it for the people that dont read a few pages back so we dont have any more questions asked