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    Blu Ray Playback on Windows 8

    Discussion in 'HP' started by michaelearth, Mar 1, 2013.

  1. michaelearth

    michaelearth Notebook Geek

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    How can I play Blu Rays on my laptop that i recently upgraded to windows 8 pro? I tried to get vlc to work but I just couldn't figure out all the steps that were necessary.

    Any suggestions? (yes i have blu ray drive lol)

    Thanks in advance!
     
    michaelearth, Mar 1, 2013
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  2. Kirrr

    Kirrr Notebook Deity

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    PowerDVD 12 Ultra can play Blurays well. Even in 3D.
     
    Kirrr, Mar 4, 2013
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  3. michaelearth

    michaelearth Notebook Geek

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    I don't believe that PowerDVD is a free application. Are there any free alternatives to play Blu Rays on Windows 8?

    Thanks!
     
    michaelearth, Jun 8, 2013
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    Vlc or mpc-hc, menu may not work though.
     
    baii, Jun 8, 2013
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  5. michaelearth

    michaelearth Notebook Geek

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    When I tried Vlc I got this error message:

    Blu-Ray error:
    This Blu-Ray Disc needs a library for AACS decoding, and your system does not have it.
    Your input can't be opened:
    VLC is unable to open the MRL 'bluray:///D:/'. Check the log for details.
     
    michaelearth, Jun 8, 2013
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    StormJumper Notebook Virtuoso

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    AFAIK there isn't a freeware that will play a BD media movie properly besides something like WinDVD and PowerDVD that are paid programs that have the BD capabilities playback. There might be other software but those I seen so far are paid program that plays BD movie.

    Here something else I found don't know if it is free or not but here is the link to look at.

    How to play blu-ray Movie on windows 8 OS? | AdeTech Blog
     
    StormJumper, Jun 9, 2013
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