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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I can add that both the drive and the player, as well as any added libraries or helper modules, all must be able to handle several types of possible codes.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Regional codes, lettered generally A for North America, B fro the EU, and other letters for other regions.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Encryption or DRM codecs, which have a large range of possible choices, sometimes combined with one another. </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Finally, 4k blu-ray DVDs will not play in VLC Player at all. Most players which do work are "cracks" which cost money to use and may violate US and EU copyright laws.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">So the answer is, there is no player for Windows 10 which is guaranteed to be able to handle all possible blu-ray discs and their various encryption schemes. And officially, the codecs needed, especially for 4k blu-ray, are not legally available to software developers or the general public. </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">That's the sad and sorry state of DRM these days. And it's getting worse.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">In the end, your best (and most cost-efficient) bet may be to use paid streaming services if you want to watch movies in blu-ray or 4k blu-ray resolutions. </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Legally in North America and in the EU, you can never own a copy of anything commercially produced and digital. Your rights are extremely limited.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">-- Bob Primak </div><div><br></div>
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On Saturday, August 13, 2022 at 01:06:33 PM EDT, Michael Harris <mh@michaelharris.net> wrote:
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<div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:tahoma, sans-serif;font-size:small;">Greetings,</div><div style="font-family:tahoma, sans-serif;font-size:small;"><br></div><div style="font-family:tahoma, sans-serif;font-size:small;">I
got a USB3 Blu-Ray drive for my Windows 10 laptop, assuming I'd use VLC
to play the discs.
The drive and VLC work fine for DVDs. But I can't get the VLC add-ons
for Blu-Ray to work. Thoughts? is there a (free or inexpensive) package
that will play Blu-Ray? <br></div><div style="font-family:tahoma, sans-serif;font-size:small;"><br></div><div style="font-family:tahoma, sans-serif;font-size:small;">Thanks as always,</div><div style="font-family:tahoma, sans-serif;font-size:small;">-- Michael Harris</div></div>
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