what is the best blu ray drive software for windows 7?

[Canuck67]

Hello,

I just installed a LG BH14NS40 blu ray rewriter and player and was wondering what everyone thought the best software is to use with it?

It comes with Power DVD 10, but I've read some not so nice reviews about that particular product.

oh, and if possible, mention both free and pay programs and why you think they are good. (I'm trying to learn)

thanks in advance!

 

[Britton30]

Do you want burning software or a player?

 

[Canuck67]

Do you want burning software or a player?

ideally both. But if it's seperate, that's okay too.

 

[sygnus21]

This is actually a good question as I myself have been wondering what to get since I have nothing Blu-Ray in my system. Anyway I'm not necessarily looking to record but play. That said, what should I look for.

 

[Britton30]

For playback I like this free one, it can play almost any video file format...and it's free. http://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.html

I have not used anything for BD burning other than what w7 has built in. I used it to burn several HD movies to a disk.

I used to use software from Roxio for music CDs. Here's a few paid items. Blu-ray Burning Software Review 2013 | Best Blu-ray Burner Software | Burn Blu-ray Movies - TopTenREVIEWS
Some free ones. 6 Free Blu-ray Disc Burning Software Apps

Note that I haven't used any of them though.

 

[CBlunt]

VLC or ArcSoft Theatre.

 

[Canuck67]

VLC or ArcSoft Theatre.

why are they good? Free or pay?

 

[jumanji]

If you want to play an encrypted Bluray disk ( almost all movie disks are encrypted) as you would play on a hardware Bluray player with all features, then your only option is to go in for standard authorised bluray software players. I say authorised as only these players pay a royalty to the Bluray Disk Association permitting them to decrypt the disks and play for your pleasure. There are only a handful of such players like Cyberlink's Power DVD, Arcsoft's Total Media theatre, Corel's WinDVD and Nero's Player ( not available as a standalone player unlike the other three but bundled with their multimedia suite). They do cost and quite substantially because of the royalty factor.

My recommendation will be 1. Arcsoft's Total Media Theatre and 2.Power DVD in that order. You may download the trial versions of these, use them during the trial period and then choose the one that you like most. You have to experience the real blu-ray playback, if you have to appreciate what you will miss using other work-around players like VLC.(VLC does not natively play bluray movies.) I am not going to elaborate further on this.

As far as blu-ray burning software is concerned you may google search on the topic and you will get any number of freeware burners which are way better than the Windows native burner.( One major drawback of Windows native burner that can lead to creating coasters: Windows 7 may not calculate the size of writable area on BD-R, BD-R DL and BD-R XL correctly. )

My recommendation will be to start with the simple and compact freeware burners like Free Any Burn The Official Free Any Burn Website and CDBurnerXP CDBurnerXP: Free CD and DVD burning software. Once you get a grip on BD burning, you can migrate to other feature rich burners like ImgBurn etc. You would have grown enough to search, try and make your own choice. In both these cases - player and burner - what is best for me or anyone else may not be the best for you.

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

Coasters? I thought those were Chihuahua frisbees.

 

[Canuck67]

If you want to play an encrypted Bluray disk ( almost all movie disks are encrypted) as you would play on a hardware Bluray player with all features, then your only option is to go in for standard authorised bluray software players. I say authorised as only these players pay a royalty to the Bluray Disk Association permitting them to decrypt the disks and play for your pleasure. There are only a handful of such players like Cyberlink's Power DVD, Arcsoft's Total Media theatre, Corel's WinDVD and Nero's Player ( not available as a standalone player unlike the other three but bundled with their multimedia suite). They do cost and quite substantially because of the royalty factor.

My recommendation will be 1. Arcsoft's Total Media Theatre and 2.Power DVD in that order. You may download the trial versions of these, use them during the trial period and then choose the one that you like most. You have to experience the real blu-ray playback, if you have to appreciate what you will miss using other work-around players like VLC.(VLC does not natively play bluray movies.) I am not going to elaborate further on this.

As far as blu-ray burning software is concerned you may google search on the topic and you will get any number of freeware burners which are way better than the Windows native burner.( One major drawback that can lead to creating coasters: Windows 7 may not calculate the size of writable area on BD-R, BD-R DL and BD-R XL correctly. )

My recommendation will be to start with the simple and compact freeware burners like Free Any Burn The Official Free Any Burn Website and CDBurnerXP CDBurnerXP: Free CD and DVD burning software. Once you get a grip on BD burning, you can migrate to other feature rich burners like ImgBurn etc. You would have grown enough to search, try and make your own choice. In both these cases - player and burner - what is best for me or anyone else may not be the best for you.

good info, thanks.

 

[sygnus21]

If you want to play an encrypted Bluray disk ( almost all movie disks are encrypted) as you would play on a hardware Bluray player with all features, then your only option is to go in for standard authorised bluray software players. I say authorised as only these players pay a royalty to the Bluray Disk Association permitting them to decrypt the disks and play for your pleasure. There are only a handful of such players like Cyberlink's Power DVD, Arcsoft's Total Media theatre, Corel's WinDVD and Nero's Player ( not available as a standalone player unlike the other three but bundled with their multimedia suite). They do cost and quite substantially because of the royalty factor....

Great info. Thanks.

+1

 

[Topone]

I googled it: Free download Blu Ray Ripper, Mac Blu-ray Ripper, Blu Ray Creator, BD/DVD to MKV Converter, Blu-ray Copy, Blu Ray Player I wonder if they're available on free version

 

[Jackerry]

I googled it: Free download Blu Ray Ripper, Mac Blu-ray Ripper, Blu Ray Creator, BD/DVD to MKV Converter, Blu-ray Copy, Blu Ray Player I wonder if they're available on free version

I haven't tried, but I think the free version is always limited in some functionality...

 

[jumanji]

I googled it: Free download Blu Ray Ripper, Mac Blu-ray Ripper, Blu Ray Creator, BD/DVD to MKV Converter, Blu-ray Copy, Blu Ray Player I wonder if they're available on free version

Stay away from unscrupulous sites/vendors selling pirated copies.

In the above site, nothing is free. ( Free only to try)

If you order you will get old versions with illegally hacked registration.You will not get any support/updates from the real vendor of the products. You will be bluntly told that it is a pirated copy.

For example, you can download the free version of Bluray Player. It will be a trial version of Power DVD 10 Ultra. If you order ($99) - just click on the title Bluray Player and you will see yourself -you will get a pirated copy of the same. ( The current version is Power DVD 12 and Cyberlink does not sell 8, 9, 10 or 11 any longer. So who sells it?)

 

[Jackerry]

For example, you can download the free version of Bluray Player. It will be a trial version of Power DVD 10 Ultra. If you order ($99) - just click on the title Bluray Player and you will see yourself -you will get a pirated copy of the same. ( The current version is Power DVD 12 and Cyberlink does not sell 8, 9, 10 or 11 any longer. So who sells it?)

Crazyly insightful opinion!!

 

[jumanji]

Not an opinion but a fact.:busted:

 

[Solarstarshines]

Buy 123 Xcopy Platinum it rips DVD BLU RAY and rip a blu-ray to dvd


Bling 123 Copy DVD Platinum 2012 (PC) 8086191 - Micro Center) I bought the regular one because I don't do Blu Ray but here you go works well very fast rip and burn in 15 to 20 min tops

Also depends on the drive speed it will copy full menu and tittles and rip movies and other things from youtube and hulu

 

[jumanji]

OK, here it goes bust. :busted:

One can download the 7-day free trial version of 123 Copy DVD Platinum 2013 here: 123 Copy DVD - 123 Copy DVD Platinum

Hmmm.............it cannot decrypt most of the BDs.

With Night At the Museum - Battle of the Smithsonian - Bluray Disc



With the default free boooya Addin plug-in from boooya.com which it forces on you during insatallation - God knows what this boooya.com is



When you say "YES" your knowledge is going to get enhanced.

123 Copy DVD - Disc Decryption

Gist of the knowledgebase article::

The free boooya plug-in does not support the newer types of BD+ secondary Blu-ray protecion.

Use MakeMKV to decrypt and then use DVD 123

Buy anyDVD HD

Is this reactivation of the expired plug-in?

And so it requires third party software.

Why would one buy this to play Blurays? !!!!!!!!!!