My DVD/CD player/recorder is acting up so decided to get a new one for my pc. Price for an 'ordinary' one 48x DVD/CD Write/Re write etc etc is £17.99. But if I want a blu ray one its £79.99 cheapest. But when I read the reviews, that buyers are annoyed because they have to buy software, and its not cheap!!!! I think I'll go for the x48 P&P.
VLC as well as 5kplayer (both free) can play bluray.
or at least most of them if you have a bluray player.
Blank disks are usually have special ordered as most shops
don't really carry them. Usb flash drives kinda ruined the
market.
I would say if your only getting the bluray for watching
then you should go with a standalone version.
for the computer add a basic dvd or replace it with a SSD
I rarely use BluRay playback but this free player works fine for me Best Free Blu-ray Player Software for Windows - Leawo Blu-ray Player
You can buy internal read / write BluRay drives from about £60 in the UK e.g. from Scan and Novatech.
After reading the above, I decided it was not worth the extra expense of something I may only use occasionally, so decided on the
ASUS DRW-24D5MT DVD-Writer - Black
DVD-RAM/R/RW Support - 48x CD Read/48x CD Write/24x CD Rewrite - 16x DVD Read/24x DVD Write/8x DVD Rewrite - Double-layer Media Supported - SATA/150 - 5.25" - 1/2H
£18
Thanks everyone
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