Solved Blu-ray Drive won't play

[BinkerNate]

I got a new Blu-ray drive today, ande all was good and installed until I popped a blu-ray and it didn't play. It stated its reason was because

This content is only allowed on a digital output. Ensure your display device uses a DVI, HDMI or DisplayPort connector. -(Code = 0121)

So I ran a BD Advisor to scan if this thing works for playback, and everything my computer has passed each result, except for one:

Video Connection Type: Analog
BD Ready? No

What does that mean?

One theory is my monitor, which isn't an HD Monitor at all. It's this thing:

If that's so, then I should've gotten the HD Monitor when I got the drive. But is that right?

Again, what seems to be wrong with this?

 

[jlhawn]

take the blu-ray drive back to place of purchase for a refund as looking at your system specs your entire computer is not able to play blu-ray movies and also the monitor.

 

[BinkerNate]

Really? But it's an external drive, not internal. You mean to tell me that no matter what, this won't play blu-rays even if the drive itself is outside with only the USB connecting it?

I mean everything else that passed were: CPU, GPU, System Memory, OS, Graphics Card/Driver, Blu-ray Player, Software Player: all of them passesd, except for Video Connection.

 

[jlhawn]

I really believe this to be true as i had to build a complete new system Feb 2011 so i could play and burn blu-rays.
the blu-ray can only play with other hardware and software that is for blu-ray such as a graphics card the cpu and audio device and blu-ray player software such as Cyberlink Power DVD 10 that i use for playing blu-ray.
I could be wrong on this but i spent allmost a full day just researching blu-ray for computers.

 

[DavidE]

I'm guessing you are using a VGA (analog) cable with your current monitor.
I believe what you need is a monitor with an HDMI input (and HDMI cable).

If you have a friend with a LCD monitor with HDMI, see if you can try it with your PC.
If you have a HD TV with HDMI you should also be able to connect your PC to that, and see if Blu-Ray works.

This way you could test your PC with Blu-Ray before buying a new monitor.

 

[BinkerNate]

IDK, in my computer section, under removable storage, is BD-ROM Drive. Why have that when it can't play it? I think I'm missing something.

I'm guessing you are using a VGA (analog) cable with your current monitor.
I believe what you need is a monitor with an HDMI input (and HDMI cable).

If you have a friend with a LCD monitor with HDMI, see if you can try it with your PC.
If you have a HD TV with HDMI you should also be able to connect your PC to that, and see if Blu-Ray works.

This way you could test your PC with Blu-Ray before buying a new monitor.

Well, my brother has an all-in-one computer, so I don't know if I test it on that. Plus, I'm gonna get a new monitor anyway as this one has been flickering from time to time.

 

[Zepher]

take the blu-ray drive back to place of purchase for a refund as looking at your system specs your entire computer is not able to play blu-ray movies and also the monitor.

his computer is fine for playback he just needs a digital display to work with the program he is using for playback.
It is due to DRM and so the program wants an HDCP compliant display.

download this program and see if this will work on your current monitor,
http://www.slysoft.com/en/anydvdhd.html

this disables DRM and HDCP so it should play after you run this program. it is a trial so you can test it out.

 

[DavidE]

I'm betting your monitor is NOT capable of HDMI (or any digital input) and you need that for Blu-Ray.

 

[DavidE]

@Zepher
well said... Thanks

 

[BinkerNate]

I'm betting your monitor is NOT capable of HDMI (or any digital input) and you need that for Blu-Ray.

his computer is fine for playback he just needs a digital display to work with the program he is using for playback.
It is due to DRM and so the program wants an HDCP compliant display.

I knew it! The idea of my computer not playing Blu-rays didn't make sense. Sure, it has an installed DVD Player, but why have a BD-ROM Drive listed?

Anyway, I'am going to get an HD Monitor, as it was part of the plan, but I wanted to get it later instead of getting...everything at once, y'know.

And the pic above with the monitor; that is my monitor, and it is old. Which explains this problem, right?

download this program and see if this will work on your current monitor,
SlySoft AnyDVD HD

this disables DRM and HDCP so it should play after you run this program. it is a trial so you can test it out.

Under the "Download" page, it is the one titled "AnyDVD & AnyDVD HD " that I'm suppose to dl, right?

 

[jlhawn]

well i just double checked and according to what i found a computer must have at least 2 gigs of ram, blu-ray software a monitor that has 1080p and an advanced graphics card which the op's computer has intergrated graphics on the mother board and a crt monitor will not display 1080p.
also on the op's computer specs it shows he is using 248gigs of memory and has 333gigs of memory free!! what kind of super computer is that? there is no personal computer out there with 581gigs of memory. so someone needs to update their computer specs. his exact list shows 248GB used 333GB free!! ??? i just googled his gateway desktop and it comes with 6GB of ram with a max of 8GB.

 

[Zepher]

I'm betting your monitor is NOT capable of HDMI (or any digital input) and you need that for Blu-Ray.

his computer is fine for playback he just needs a digital display to work with the program he is using for playback.
It is due to DRM and so the program wants an HDCP compliant display.

I knew it! The idea of my computer not playing Blu-rays didn't make sense. Sure, it has an installed DVD Player, but why have a BD-ROM Drive listed?

Anyway, I'am going to get an HD Monitor, as it was part of the plan, but I wanted to get it later instead of getting...everything at once, y'know.

And the pic above with the monitor; that is my monitor, and it is old. Which explains this problem, right?

download this program and see if this will work on your current monitor,
SlySoft AnyDVD HD

this disables DRM and HDCP so it should play after you run this program. it is a trial so you can test it out.

Under the "Download" page, it is the one titled "AnyDVD & AnyDVD HD " that I'm suppose to dl, right?

Ya, Any DVD and ANY DVD HD is the one. I guess both are incorporated into one package.

 

[Zepher]

well i just double checked and according to what i found a computer must have at least 2 gigs of ram, blu-ray software a monitor that has 1080p and an advanced graphics card which the op's computer has intergrated graphics on the mother board and a crt monitor will not display 1080p.
also on the op's computer specs it shows he is using 248gigs of memory and has 333gigs of memory free!! what kind of super computer is that? there is no personal computer out there with 581gigs of memory. so someone needs to update their computer specs. his exact list shows 248GB used 333GB free!! ??? i just googled his gateway desktop and it comes with 6GB of ram with a max of 8GB.

His machine is fine, his integrated graphics support Bluray. And you don't "need" a 1080P display.

 

[BinkerNate]

That would be because I use to refer to memory and space as the same thing. I still do. Sorry for the confusion.

His machine is fine, his integrated graphics support Bluray. And you don't "need" a 1080P display.

Wait, I thought I needed an HD Monitor for this to work?

 

[DavidE]

i think the "1080P" may be adding confusion...

you do need an HD compliant monitor as Zepher said in post #7 - it could be 1080P, 1080I, 720....

 

[BinkerNate]

Well, guys: I dl-ed AnyDVD, and once it was installed and I rebooted, I pop the drive back in, and then a disc, and...It Played!

I finally got the thing working. I'm still in confusion, though; is it because of the AnyDVD I installed? If so, does that mean I have to bring it up again and again anytime I connect the drive again, or did it just "fix" something to make it play? Also, as of this writing, I have 21 days on this (AnyDVD), so what happens once its up; does it not do its thing? I'm happy that it works, but I'm still confused.

P.S. I should mention that when CyberLink is brought up, my computer changes to Windows 7 Basic color scheme, and back to normal once it closed.

 

[DavidE]

P.S. I should mention that when CyberLink is brought up, my computer changes to Windows 7 Basic color scheme, and back to normal once it closed.

I have some media programs that temporarily turn off aero...so don't worry about that.

 

[Kipper]

21 days of trial and then it will no longer work; by default AnyDVDHD will load with Windows and be running in the background at the driver level.

You try the program PassKeyBD from DVDFab which also runs in the background. Myself I have both programs and AnyDVDHD is the one to invest in as far as I am concerned.

Once you have AnyDVDHD paid for and on board you can use a free video player from VSO software to play your BD discs.

 

[BinkerNate]

I'm still confused, tho. How was this able to work now?

 

[DavidE]

i'm 62+ years old, so i'm always confused.
welcome to my world

at least i have an excuse