“I bought this drive to plug into my computer, and then plug an HDMI into my computer to display the movie on my monitor. This unit doesn't actually output the movie to my monitor. Am I doing something wrong?”
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By your use of the term "monitor", I'm guessing the movie does play and displays on the laptop screen. There is a function key toggle to switch between the built-in screen on your laptop and the external monitor; you'll need to look at the function keys and depress the one with the external monitor symbol to switch the display to that monitor. Seems like every laptop has this switch on a different function key, you may need to go to the manufacturers website and do some digging to find the actual key and key strokes to turn on the external monitor, then switch back to your laptop display.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Not by itself, no. You need software on your computer to play movies from the drive. You could use the included PowerDVD software or VLC or any other media player.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.This is NOT a DVD or Blu-ray "player" like you would plug into a TV. It does not decode the video or audio into a format your TV understands. It is a "reader" that can read files off a CD, DVD or Blu-ray and pass them to your computer. If your computer has the appropriate software to play the music files on a CD, it can pass it out to an amplifier or amplified speakers. If it has the appropriate software to play the video files on a DVD or Blu-ray, it can pass the video and audio via the HDMI cable you mention to your TV (and to your sound system if you have one). Windows does NOT include software to play video DVDs or Blu-rays and I don't think it has any for audio CDs. I don't know about Apple computers or PCs running Linux.
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