The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Asus M70 Blu-ray drive

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by Chronometron94, Jun 23, 2008.

  1. Chronometron94

    Chronometron94 Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    13
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    I just got my M70 today and I am totally stoked. I have a Blu-ray drive on the computer and when I put in a Blu-ray disc, it reads it, but it doesn't atually play. I have not found a way to play the movie. Do I have to get some sort of special program? Any help would be great.
     
    Chronometron94, Jun 23, 2008
    #1
  2. CeeNote

    CeeNote Notebook Virtuoso

    Reputations:
    780
    Messages:
    2,072
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    Hmm, usually everything you need is shipped with the laptop. Did you get PowerDVD or some other dvd player that's also capable of playing blu-ray discs?
     
    CeeNote, Jun 23, 2008
    #2
  3. wywern209

    wywern209 NBR Dark Knight

    Reputations:
    47
    Messages:
    979
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    u shud have gotten something that can play the disc. hmm thats odd . did u install what they gave u if not go and get a version of powerdvd that plays BD
     
    wywern209, Jun 23, 2008
    #3
  4. Chronometron94

    Chronometron94 Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    13
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    It came with some thing called Nero. The other discs that came with it are the restore disc and the drivers, that's it.
     
    Chronometron94, Jun 24, 2008
    #4
  5. CeeNote

    CeeNote Notebook Virtuoso

    Reputations:
    780
    Messages:
    2,072
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    Nero is for the most part a burning software though. Check if Nero includes a program called "Nero ShowTime" which should function as a media player.
     
    CeeNote, Jun 24, 2008
    #5
  6. Chronometron94

    Chronometron94 Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    13
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    You're right, Nero is mainly for making cds and such. I looked for ShowTime, but it wasn't there. Is there anything that I can download from somewhere to play the discs?
     
    Chronometron94, Jun 24, 2008
    #6
  7. CeeNote

    CeeNote Notebook Virtuoso

    Reputations:
    780
    Messages:
    2,072
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    I'm not sure, maybe check in the manual or give the store a call where you bought it to check if something in your order was missing.
     
    CeeNote, Jun 24, 2008
    #7
  8. Chronometron94

    Chronometron94 Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    13
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    I just downloaded PowerDVD and I got it to work so I'm happy. I think I'll still call and make sure there wasn't a mix up. I was worried that it actually didn't come with one at all because I ordered the computer that did not come stock with the Blu-ray drive, I was given the option of adding it on. Either way, I'm glad I actually do have it and thank you for your suggestions.
     
    Chronometron94, Jun 24, 2008
    #8
  9. CeeNote

    CeeNote Notebook Virtuoso

    Reputations:
    780
    Messages:
    2,072
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    You're welcome! :)
     
    CeeNote, Jun 24, 2008
    #9
  10. E.B.E.

    E.B.E. NBR Procrastinator

    Reputations:
    1,572
    Messages:
    8,632
    Likes Received:
    4
    Trophy Points:
    206
    The DVD program is usually ASUS DVD, which is just a rebranded version of CyberLink PowerDVD. It is on a yellow/orange disk.

    I'm not sure VLC is able to handle BlueRays? If so, it's a lightweight alternative.
     
    E.B.E., Jun 24, 2008
    #10
  11. Kazuya

    Kazuya Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    28
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    where did you buy your M70 from? I'm thinking about buying one too but can't find one with a Blu Ray drive!
     
    Kazuya, Jun 29, 2008
    #11