LG - 8x External USB 2.0 Blu-ray Disc Double-Layer DVD±RW/CD-RW Disc Rewriter - Black

I bought this for my windows 10 computer and I had multiple problems. The first was I couldn't control the videos when I had my computer turned into tablet mode. It wouldn't let me hit pause or play or fast forward. Second the software for this product is very confusing and to find the correct drivers is even worse. My advice is to make sure you see which drivers work well with your computer before buying.

Wow, talk about identifying a Win10 issue too late! This external drive will play blu-ray movies on my laptop in Win7, but not after upgrading to Win10. Tried EVERYTHING! Tried all the available Win10 AMD 6620G drivers to no avail. Tried all the PowerDVD potential fixes to no avail. Spent hours and hours trying. The Win10 drivers work for my most demanding games, but not this blu-ray drive when trying to play blu-ray movies. Not sure of other functions. PowerDVD says my video card not sufficient, but same card works fine with the same PowerDVD software to play blu-ray movies in Win7. Plays blu-ray movies on my other very wimpy laptop with Win10 and its wimpy graphics card (it won't even come close to handling the same video as my HP DV6 Entertainment Laptop). Definitely an AMD / Win10 video driver issue. Thank goodness I kept my old hard drive with my Win7. Will be switching back to Win7. Maybe one day AMD & Win10 will work it out eventually, but not hopeful.

The concept and product are good but I'm having trouble playing DVDs movies on a Windows 10 system. Am I supposed to purchase an app for $20 to play movies? Thought it would have been simpler. Plug and play.

Is it possible to give a Zero? This product failed to recognize blu-rays after a couple of days of reading and only writing 3 blu-rays. LG Customer service wants to blame it on my computers, even though I have tried it on 5 different machines (3 MACs and 2 Windows). I owned the item less than 2 weeks before it would no longer read blu-rays. I contacted LG customer service for help and they continue to provide no assistance. I am still in contact with them. By the time all this transpired it was too late to return to Bestbuy. I will never by an LG product again due to poor customer service.

Perfect for what I needed. A lot of newer laptops are coming out and have no disc drive, well I needed something for long airplane rides or long road trips when WiFi is unavailable to keep the kids entertained. It is small and compact to easily throw in a bag. The only thing holding it back is all the extra software they try to get you to install with it. Some of it is unnecessary so I suggest looking closely at what boxes you check when downloading the software.

I only use it as a Blu-ray player. It works just fine with my MacBook Pro and old Mac Pro. Plug & play. Of course you'll have to buy third party playback and burning software separately. It has a dual USB 2.0 'Y' cable in case it needs more power from your laptop. Most modern one's should work with the single connection. It's relatively quiet when playing discs compared to other brands. I use headphones most of the time anyhow. The green LED is small, it's on the front, and unobtrusive. You have to get used to the front loading tray. It pops out slightly on it's own which is good. But I pull it out slowly (just I'm paying attention and don't potentially break it). You have to hold your hand underneath the tray in order to snap the disc onto the spindle. It fits very snuggly on the spindle yet is easy enough to take the disc off. I slowly slide the tray in. It locks well. Blu-rays show up fast on the desktop. USB 2.0 won't be as fast as 3.0 for burning or installing software. But I don't use it for that. Overall just be deliberate with the tray and the disc on the spindle and you'll be fine.

I get no kick backs so I will tell it the way it is. This unit works for apple although it came with no apple apps. for support of hardware and for the price it should have. Two usb plugs no clear information on when to use both or when it is needed. Not much info in the manual information. It is not quiet, one button for opening unit tray, manual push closing. Button releases tray but tray does not open all the way. The disk snaps into place on the spindle ring, this kind of pressure on a flimsy delicate tray may kill the tray travel rail in the future. This unit is light, delicate and slick which may or may not be a plus in the future. Overall for the 89.00 price tag you expect more quality. In short this unit works does but does it warrant the price tag? I personally do not feel this units hardware screams quality. I can not say it does not work therefore I can tell people so far it works as stated. I have not burned dvds as of yet so the burning of disks is another review.

I reviewed several USB Blu-ray readers before settling on this one. I do not really use it much for burning, but, its been rock solid on reading discs. It's fast, super quiet, well designed and super slim. Anyone looking for a fast dependable reader/writer, this one is for you. I would highly recommend to friends and family.