It seems that you're using an outdated browser. Some things may not work as they should (or don't work at all).
We suggest you upgrade newer and better browser like: Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer or Opera

×
Community
General discussionMore Puter Build Help...(14 posts)solved(14 posts)solved
(14 posts)solved
Pages:
1
This is my favourite topic
Posted December 17, 2017
What do I need (if anything... lol... hopefully the answer is nothing) in order for my internal CD/DVD/BR drive to work or will it work just as plug and play?

1) I assume that as far as reading discs it will "plug and play" since it seems to read the OS immediately after installation and without adding any software.

2) But what about burning discs? Does Windows do that or is a third party software required?

3)How about playing DVD's/Blu Rays?? I seem to recall that Windows Media player as of Windows 10 will play DVD's but not Blu Rays... so I would need software for that???

Those three areas are what I'm thinking is right.... but I'd like to hear from someone to confirm they're right or to point me in the right direction.

Thank you. Again. I know it must get old getting all of these questions from an idiot. But FWIW, I am very grateful for all the help I've gotten here.
This question / problem has been solved by Geralt_of_Riviaimage
Posted December 17, 2017
uninstall windows media player, it is evil

get VLC player, it is great

play all your media on that
Posted December 17, 2017
avatar
drealmer7: uninstall windows media player, it is evil

get VLC player, it is great

play all your media on that
Ok, is that all I need then? And then I can watch movies, burn DVD's/Blu Rays, and basically get all the functionality out of the drive(s)?
Posted December 17, 2017
avatar
drealmer7: uninstall windows media player, it is evil

get VLC player, it is great

play all your media on that
avatar
OldFatGuy: Ok, is that all I need then? And then I can watch movies, burn DVD's/Blu Rays, and basically get all the functionality out of the drive(s)?
I have zero idea about its blu-ray capability and I don't think it burns DVDs?
Posted December 17, 2017
avatar
OldFatGuy: Ok, is that all I need then? And then I can watch movies, burn DVD's/Blu Rays, and basically get all the functionality out of the drive(s)?
avatar
drealmer7: I have zero idea about its blu-ray capability and I don't think it burns DVDs?
Ok, thank you very much. I will look into it then.
Posted December 17, 2017
Those last Windows OS like W7 to forward has they own "burning" interfase but I've never tried it. Do you already have some custom gadget to change the ide/sata to usb? A friend is using an internal old hard disk as an external usb hard diskHDD . I bet he is using something like this but I really don't know. I'm going to asking him next time.
Posted December 17, 2017
Stop calling yourself an idiot. The idiot knows nothing but does not ask or read up, unlike you.

I suggest keeping Windows Media Player, not uninstalling it, but getting VLC next to it is never wrong =)

I know I downloaded some small free burner for the one or two times I needed to burn something too complicated for the bundled burner in Windows but cannot remember its name now. Maybe I could check if I start up Windows later today.

EDIT: Geralt_of_Rivia mentioned it below: http://www.imgburn.com/ <ding ding>
Post edited December 17, 2017 by Themken
Posted December 17, 2017
avatar
OldFatGuy: Ok, is that all I need then? And then I can watch movies, burn DVD's/Blu Rays, and basically get all the functionality out of the drive(s)?
Blu-Rays are a different beast. DVDs are easy to work with. Blu-Ray is a bit of a pain. If I were you, and you really wanted to burn your Blu-Rays, then I'd go look at two programs: Handbrake and MakeMKV. With those two programs you'll be able to rip your Blu-Rays, but out-of-box, Windows Media Player won't (though IIRC you can buy a license for that).

It's all about DRM. Blu-Ray has heavily integrated DRM and is a bit of a pain, but both Handbrake and MakeMKV have excellent tutorials, both on YouTube and in text, and are very easy to use.
Posted December 17, 2017
avatar
OldFatGuy: What do I need (if anything... lol... hopefully the answer is nothing) in order for my internal CD/DVD/BR drive to work or will it work just as plug and play?

1) I assume that as far as reading discs it will "plug and play" since it seems to read the OS immediately after installation and without adding any software.

2) But what about burning discs? Does Windows do that or is a third party software required?

3)How about playing DVD's/Blu Rays?? I seem to recall that Windows Media player as of Windows 10 will play DVD's but not Blu Rays... so I would need software for that???

Those three areas are what I'm thinking is right.... but I'd like to hear from someone to confirm they're right or to point me in the right direction.

Thank you. Again. I know it must get old getting all of these questions from an idiot. But FWIW, I am very grateful for all the help I've gotten here.
1) Correct.

2) Windows does come with burning capabilities but the software that Microsoft bought and integrated into Windows is far from perfect. Hardly anyone I know uses it. I would recommend Imgburn for burning discs. Imgburn is freeware and handles most people's needs when it comes to reading and writing disc images or files to disc.

3) Windows Media Player is also far from the optimal solution for watching movies. There are three freeware programs I can recommend for watching all sorts of media files and discs. You can use any of these three since their capabilities are close enough to each other that you can choose one of these programs simply by personal preference.

*) Media Player Classic - Home Cinema
*) VLC
*) Kodi

There is one thing though that no freeware program can do reliably. And that is playing BluRay discs with a menu. Since BluRay supports menus written in Java no freeware program has a full implementation of all possible BluRay menu features yet.

As a matter of fact the menu support is very poor or even non existent in freeware media players. The above programs can play the main movie just fine but if you need the menus you have to look for a commercial solution. Sadly the best commercial BluRay Player (Total Media Theatre) has been discontinued. The only tip I can give you is to stay away from Power DVD as this is a horribly buggy mess. The only reason why this software is the market leader is because a cut down OEM version it is often cheaply bundled with drives.

You will also need a BluRay ripper software to defeat the encoding of the BluRay content since the media industry doesn't really want you to play content on your PC.


And I don't think you are an idiot for asking these questions. I had to research that for myself a few years ago.
Posted December 17, 2017
Thank you all very much for your help and I apologize as it appears I was (again) less than clear on one point.

I have no desire or intention to burn DVD or blu-ray movies. I was merely talking data, where I believe a Blu Ray disc holds way more data than a DVD right? (and a DVD holds way more data than a CD right?... or am I misremembering that too????..... dammit my whole mind is unreliable... lol)
Posted December 17, 2017
avatar
OldFatGuy: Thank you all very much for your help and I apologize as it appears I was (again) less than clear on one point.

I have no desire or intention to burn DVD or blu-ray movies. I was merely talking data, where I believe a Blu Ray disc holds way more data than a DVD right? (and a DVD holds way more data than a CD right?... or am I misremembering that too????..... dammit my whole mind is unreliable... lol)
BD holds more than a DVD that holds more than a CD, correct.

I have never heard of anything but films being sold on BD. It seems BD is only used for backups and films.
Posted December 17, 2017
avatar
Themken: BD holds more than a DVD that holds more than a CD, correct.

I have never heard of anything but films being sold on BD. It seems BD is only used for backups and films.
PlayStation 3 and 4 games come to my mind (among others). ;)
Posted December 17, 2017
avatar
Themken: I have never heard of anything but films being sold on BD. It seems BD is only used for backups and films.
avatar
Wurzelkraft: PlayStation 3 and 4 games come to my mind (among others). ;)
Ah, consoles are not part of my life but I stand corrected, my apologies. PC games usually only come with a CD with the online shop's client and the game code installed....so Origin, UPlay, Steam etc, but I think I have read that console games are actually still on discs.
Post edited December 17, 2017 by Themken
Posted December 17, 2017
Don't uninstall Windows Media Player. It's embedded deep in Windows, same as Internet Explorer, and later you may face some problems if you uninstall them. Leave it there, just don't use it. Go to its settings and disable all the crap about going online and updates.

For video players, I use only MPC-HC (Media Player Classic - Home Cinema) and MPC-BE, that I find a bit better than MPC-HC. I keep VLC just as a backup. It's too bloated for my taste and slower than any MPC.

As for Disk Burners, take your pick from here.
Pages:
1
This is my favourite topic
Community
General discussionMore Puter Build Help...(14 posts)solved(14 posts)solved
(14 posts)solved