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Macbooks are not more reliable then Pc laptops.
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skottichan
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Actually, the drives aren't made by Apple, they're manufactured by LG.
As to the Blu-Ray, I'm sure if you get a 9.5mm SATA slot-loader, it'll fit. You'll be unable to watch Blu-Ray movies from disc, as OSX doesn't support it.
As to the Blu-Ray, I'm sure if you get a 9.5mm SATA slot-loader, it'll fit. You'll be unable to watch Blu-Ray movies from disc, as OSX doesn't support it.
Cave Man
macrumors 604
You can watch Blu-ray discs under OS X, but I suspect the MacBook doesn't have the horsepower to do so.
Blondie :)
macrumors 6502a
I didn't think Mac's had Blu Ray support? I know the biggest reason why is because they don't come with a blu ray drive (obviously) but if you put a drive in it will read it? How so, if I may ask. I'm rather curious as to how that works haha 🙂
O, and to reply to OP's statement, I do believe you are just one of the few who happen to get a faulty machine. Faulty machine's exist wherever mass production exists. It's a part of life man haha. Just take it back to apple and jump their ****, they'll usually hook you up 😉
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Cave Man
macrumors 604
Check my sig link for the details. Basically you use MakeMKV's streaming server to send the decrypted m2ts file from the disc to VLC for playback.
The problem with the dual-core processors is that Macs cannot handle HD audio (True-HD or DTS-MA), thus the software (VLC, Plex, etc.) has to extract the DTS or AC3 cores from the HD audio on the fly. That is very processor intensive and usually leads to stuttering (one core processes the audio, the other processes the video). Quad core (and perhaps hyperthreading dual cores, e.g., i7 mobile) may not have this problem.
