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cutlassvillager

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I am running Windows 7 Professional on my MacBook Pro. Using an external Acer blu-ray drive and the included PowerDVD 8, I can only get the audio to play. I can see the blu-ray menu, but other than that everything is black. I downloaded the latest ATi drivers but that didn't change anything. I am installing my old version of Windows Vista to see if that will help. Does anybody have any experience using Windows 7 and blu-ray on their MacBook or MacBook Pro? I know that my ATi x1600 is not fully supported in Windows 7, so I am hoping Vista may fix it.
 
Why bother with Windows? Just install Make MKV and play your Blu-ray discs under OS X using VLC. It takes a minute or so to go through the motions, but after that you've go 1080p and Dolby Digital or DTS 5.1 audio.
 
Why bother with Windows? Just install Make MKV and play your Blu-ray discs under OS X using VLC. It takes a minute or so to go through the motions, but after that you've go 1080p and Dolby Digital or DTS 5.1 audio.

This is a much better suggestion! OP, installing Vista wouldn't help you. 7 would probably have better support for Blu-ray if anything.
 
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