If you want to use it to play 4k on your PC, be sure to check out the compatibility listed on the cyberlink website. Not only am I considered a technical person but my PC is 6 months old and I could not get 4k playback. Im running Win 11 and all my drivers are up to date. I even updated the Cyberlink to the newest version. Only very few motherboards are supported, and you must have an Intel Video card to enable Intel SGX. I have an NVIDIA video card and even looked through my BIOS to see if Intel SGX was an option and it wasnt. So if you have an AMD or NVIDIA video card, forget it. (I will note I did not test out 4k to my TV) Minus the whole 4k issue, I was able to play regular bluray movies, and do what I bought this specifically for, rip audio cds to my computer, as well as play old cd/dvd rom games. This does come with a program that will tell you if your computer is compatible with 4k/3D/Bluray playback which i thought was nice! It also comes with an older version of a media player/burning program. Ultimately, this 4k burner is more expensive than the regular LG Bluray burner and I couldnt get 4k playback, so I returned this and purchased the regular LG Bluray Burner.

Excellent burner and player. Needed a drive capable of turning Blu-Ray discs and this filled the bill. works well, small, compact, lightweight, priced right and is plug and play. Only needed Blu-Ray software which I already had. Would buy again.

This slim, sleek looking player will not only play blu rays, but 4kuhd blurays as well. It comes with software to set it up and play all the formats you want. You might have to tinker with the software a little bit by downloading another driver for full 4k uhd support, but that's easy enough. If you want to play 4kuhd, then you will need an Intel chip at the moment since AMD does not pay for that function form Intel yet. It runs very quietly, the only sound is on the initial startup when loading a disc,. then it is silent.

This drive performed as expected for playing Blu-ray discs and for burning video data to it. It will also burn/play DVDs. It took about 20 minutes to burn 7 GB to a BD-R disc, which is not bad if you don't do a lot of burning. Burning a video to DVD or Blu-ray discs provides a data disk, which does not have the play back features of a Blu-ray or DVD movie that you purchase, so some play back features are not available. My AV system Blu-ray player does support playing data discs but some players might not. The connection cable provided has two connectors that connect to your computer: one for data and one for power supply. This could be an issue if you are short on USB ports. The LG manual provided on the CyberLink disc was for an earlier product version that had a separate power supply that plugged into an electrical outlet. The paper manual provided did fit the actual LG drive that I purchased. The CyberLink Media Suite software disc that comes as part of the purchase is useful if you don't already have the software needed for burning and playing Blu-ray discs using Windows 10. The only part of this media suite that you need for burning and playback is the Power2Go program. The software is fully functional for 30 days, after which only the most basic functions will work. This is good in that it lets you try out the software before deciding to purchase. I had a previous version of Power2Go, so I was able to upgrade for about $35. The Media Suite software disc is basically a vehicle for selling you software. You will get upgrade notices every time you use the program, which you can ignore if you don't want them. I had done a lot of searching for alternative software but I didn't find anything that had favorable reviews or that was from a safe source for downloading. One so-called free program available from Microsoft's store had a lot of negative reviews including one that pointed out that it was not really free, which probably meant that you would have to purchase after a free trial period. I usually have no problem downl loading and installing software but I had difficulty doing so for the y of Power2Go upgrade. For using Power2Go for burning, I discovered that I could just copy and paste the video file from my computer to the LG drive using File Explorer, though Power2Go provides more options for finishing the disc. I hope that community will share their exerpiences with software for this LG drive. All-in-all, the drive itself appears to function well but I just wish that there were better software available.

This product was purchased as laptops are no longer manufactured with optical disc drives. I have an extensive collection of DVDs (i.e. Blu Ray HD, Blu Ray UHD and DVDs) and CDs. This product will play all of these types of DVDs as well as CDs, however, compatible hardware is required for this drive to read the Blu Ray UHD (4K) discs. A laptop or a screen with 4K resolution is necessary to add this capability. The software included with this reader will inform the user if and why specific types of discs can or cannot be read. Overall, this device is very easy to use with the included software. It is recommended to check the manufacturer's specifications to ensure that the reader is compatible with your hardware and operating system. I am running the reader with Windows 11 Home.