A:AnswerTV Connectivity on the LG 8x External USB 2.0 Blu-ray Disc Double-Layer DVD±RW/CD-RW Disc Rewriter, Model # BP50NB40 allows you to enjoy media on a TV, by simply connecting the drive with a USB cable. As per the instructions in the owner's manual for the drive, the product is defaulted to ODD mode when it is powered on. With the tray open, press and hold the 'Eject' button for 2 seconds. The LED indicator will turn on, switching to TV mode. Insert your supported media into the drive. The disc file system will be converted to FAT32 and will be recognized as USB flash memory which is the format most, if not all TV USB ports use...^IFV
A:AnswerThe included software should enable you to fully use the disc drive. If you need assistance or have additional questions about or disc drives, give our computer specialists a call at 800-243-0000. ^CP
A:AnswerThe LG 8x External USB 2.0 Blu-ray Disc Double-Layer DVD±RW/CD-RW Disc Rewriter - Black, Model # BP50NB40 connects to PC/Laptops via USB. It is compatible with three Layer BDXL-R/BDXL RE discs that offer 100GB capacity or quad layer BDXL-R discs that boast 128GB storage capacity on a single disc, and it is compatible with Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP Operating Systems. It will write to BD-R SL/DL, TL/QL (4 Layer and SL LTH discs. It will also write to BD-RE SL/DL & TL discs, DVD-R SL, DL,discs, DVD+R SL and DL discs, DVD+RW, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM, CD-R, CD-RW, and CD-ROM/CD-DA discs...^IFV
A:AnswerIt works with MacOS but the MacOS doesn’t come with a Blue-ray player built in. So you would have to go to the Mac store and buy one. The good ones are not very cheap either :-(
A:AnswerThe drive may get its power from the PC USB power. All systems may not meet USB power requirements and full performance may not be achieved. In this case, connect to the USB power cable. The drive will use 2 USB ports. A copy of the owner's manual can be found here: https://www.lg.com/us/support-product/lg-BP50NB40#manuals ^CP
A:Answeryes I have used and use it on a windows 10 laptop for reading and writing DVD's ,CD's and Blu-Rays
windows 10 will write to DVD's and CD's just fine But you will need separate software to write to blu-rays
A:AnswerI've never thought about plugging both usb in, even though I just looked at the instructions and they show plugging one into a regular laptop usb and the other one into a usb power port on a laptop. I've never looked at the instructions before, till I received your request. I'm also a computer tech, disconnect your device, restart your computer, then plug one usb in and give it a few minutes. That is all I've had to do using it on Mac, Linux and Windows machines. If you do this on windows and it shows a driver error, go to device manager, uninstall it, disconnect, restart and plug it in and give it a few minutes. If that doesn't work, go to device manager and try to update driver, if that doesn't work, go to LG's website and download and install the latest driver, if that doesn't work, I'd be on the phone with LG & Microsoft next. Alternatively if you suspect a bad device bring it to BestBuy and see if they can test it, if you just bought your Surface Pro from BestBuy, bring both pieces of equipment to them, as they should both be under their free repair plan. I find in most cases the driver gets corrupted even during install, so it it important to uninstall it in order to completely reinstall the driver. Most of the time that is all it takes. You may also try different usb ports on your machine, if using windows you can open this pc you will see the drive if and when it is recognized. I sincerely hopes this helps...
A:AnswerI have the same issue. There are some troubleshooting steps that worked for others (not me). You can go into device manager and uninstall the drive as well as removing and reinstalling the IDE/ATAPI drivers (then restart). Also, you can try updating your registry. Like I said these steps didn’t work for me, but have for others.
A:AnswerOne USB 3 powered port is sufficient. USB 2 *may* require a port with supplemental power, or two USB 2 ports depending on the USB ports in your computer.
A:AnswerThis can be used to load and run software, play music and video, and write information to the media. It used multiple media types as listed in the description to include CD, DVD, and BlueRay.
A:AnswerThis drive works just fine with my AMD desktop and my Intel laptop. It works with USB 2.0 or higher. One thing to be aware of is that the cable that connects to your PC requires 2 USB ports. One I guess for power and other ine for data. The need to be close together, this probably won't be a problem on a desktop, but a laptop it could be a problem. I included a picture of the cable for reference.
A:AnswerNo - the LG BluRay/DVD requires the use of a Windows application such as CyberLink PowerDVD 14 (included with the CyberLink suite of applications) or similar software (if already owned) for a Windows environment
