best blu ray apps

[wiliamvw]

Have tried unsuccessfully to install an app to play blu-ray discs. If someone has had success getting their laptop to play blu-ray on windows 10 please specify which ones are useable. greatly appreciated

 

[Wolfie]

Hi,

try the following two, I don't have a Blue Ray player but they both should work?.

Get Super Media Player - Play DVD, Blu-ray, CD, SVCD, Movie, Video & Audio - Microsoft Store

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https://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-windows.html

 

[ClippyBeer]

Hi,

try the following two, I don't have a Blue Ray player but they both should work?.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/s...o/9p57zkwlz6nj?activetab=pivot:eek:verviewtab

https://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-windows.html

I would absolutely NOT download the Super Media Player from the Microsoft store. Reason? The author ripped off Video Lan Client (VLC) for their own gain.

Screenshot of Super Media Player:

Screenshot of VLC:

Super Media Player - Plays all the same formats as VLC. What a coincidence. In-app purchases? No thanks.
Disappointing that Microsoft doesn't do a better job of screening apps in its store, but then neither do any of other platforms (Android,IOS,Chrome).

VLC is free and open source. Has been for many many years, and a trusted source. Highly recommended. If VLC can't play it, it's not a proper video source.

 

[bassfisher6522]

Have tried unsuccessfully to install an app to play blu-ray discs. If someone has had success getting their laptop to play blu-ray on windows 10 please specify which ones are useable. greatly appreciated

AFAIK....playing a BlueRay DVD requires a BlueRay optical drive.

If you have a regular external DVD player connected to your TV and put in a blueray disc your playback resolution is going to be that of a built in rez of standard DVD player. It will not play it at 720/1080. That rez is part of the BlueRay player.

If the PC in question doesn't have a BlueRay optical drive....it will play the disk, just not at 720/1080. Downloading any kind software will not make it do so.