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    Free blu-ray playback software?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by protomenace, Dec 30, 2010.

  1. protomenace

    protomenace Notebook Consultant

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    Hi, I just got a new laptop with a blu-ray player but I can't seem to find any free software to play back blu-ray discs! Does anyone know a good one?
     
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    anseio All ways are my ways.

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    You mean to say that Asus did not include playback software? That sounds very... odd.
     
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    protomenace Notebook Consultant

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    That's what I mean to say. At least I can't find any on my drivers/utilities disk nor on the ASUS support website...
     
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    anseio All ways are my ways.

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    It didn't come with WinDVD or anything? That's tacky!
     
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  5. protomenace

    protomenace Notebook Consultant

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    Well... I think it might have come with something called Video Magic, but the first thing I did when I got the computer was a fresh install of Win7... I assumed all the software that came with my computer would be available on the website and/or the disc that came with my machine but this particular item doesn't seem to be..
     
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    there isn't any free software at the moment..but Asus def. should have included something... you could try contacting Asus...
     
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    IIRC there was there was also no blu-ray playback software included in the G73. Looks like this is SOP for ASUS.

    Yeah Windows doesn't support Blu-Ray playback and what you're paying for is just the codec and there's no free/open source version available.
     
    SparhawkJC, Dec 30, 2010
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  8. protomenace

    protomenace Notebook Consultant

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    Yeah.. my brother said something about that to me; he has a G73. He told me he got something from the asus website though, which I couldn't find.
     
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    anseio All ways are my ways.

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    sent you a private message.
     
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    A sort of 'backdoor' to BD playback is to use MakeMKV to extract the playable portions. No menus though.
     
    olyteddy, Dec 30, 2010
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    Yeah, generally it's best to back up, and download any programs, drivers etc you need before you reinstall Windows.

    You may be able to get Blu-ray to play on WMP with Sharks codecs.
     
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  12. protomenace

    protomenace Notebook Consultant

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    Ok I managed to acquire Asus's video magic software... and it doesn't recognize blu rays. Great.

    edit - ok i see why, I got an outdated version... but the updated version isnt available on their website. Alright lemme try these codecs...
     
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    The lesson here is to make the recovery/backup CD's or DVD's when you first purchase a notebook. Acer includes an Application recovery disk so when I did a clean install and found a missing program I needed and it was not on the Acer site I managed to find it on the recovery app disk. Might never use those disks again but worth the price and time effort for this one program.
     
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