Customer Ratings & Reviews

Good little player, does well with all formats. I couldn’t get the software that came with it to actually play anything. It would start up and then freeze. But after several updates and patches I finally got it. It will work using a single usb c lightening port but you’ll need an adapter. Otherwise it takes two regular usb slots to power it.

So far so good. It works as intended and it was a better deal than the original Apple drive which can not read/write Blu-ray Discs.

Quality product for watching Blu-rays without optical drive, however it is worth noting that you need nearby USB ports for it to work.

Bought this today to use with my HP All in One computer . Very slim design taking up very little room on desk. Loaded super fast and works great. Love being able to play blu-ray DVD’s on computer!

Great Blu-ray Disc Double-Layer! I recommend it to everyone!

Works on my M1 mac mini. Is able to read CDs and DVDs, haven’t tried bluray yet. I am going to try to burn bluray discs soon. Build quality is ok, it is made of plastic which makes it feel less premium.

I have been using it already and it is easy and works great.

I am very satisfied with the LG portable Blu-ray player. At first I had difficulty getting it to work properly but my son-in-law was able to help me

Works great. Sound is perfect for praise & worship.

Expensive, and had a manufacturing defect that scratched all disks I put inside it. Was able to hopefully self-repair, and luckily the discs were ones I have other copies of. Too bad I threw out the box, or I would have gone to return immediately.

Great product exelent producto 5 stars very satisfactorio

Still Learning how use it, Thanks for asking, have a great day!

I have to disconnect to port from the back of my computer to put two USB ports in the back of my computer for it to work and it did not work. It did not work on the top of my USB port on the computer. I called up LG they couldn’t figure it out either so I am returning this item, I hope this is helpful. I given this a one star .

The LG 8x External USB 2.0 Blu-ray Disc Rewriter is a reliable and efficient drive that delivers excellent performance for both reading and writing discs. Its sleek black design looks professional and fits perfectly alongside any laptop or desktop setup. Setup is simple — just plug it in via USB and it’s ready to go, with no complicated installation required. It handles Blu-ray, DVD, and CD formats smoothly, making it ideal for backups, movie playback, or creating custom discs. The double-layer capability ensures plenty of storage capacity, while the drive operates quietly and consistently. Whether you’re archiving data or enjoying HD Blu-ray movies, this LG external drive is a dependable, high-quality solution that combines versatility and convenience in one compact package.

Be sure you know you have to buy a download for it to work. Product slot doesn't open easily.

I just bought this Blu-Ray optical drive yesterday, I needed something to rip my Blu-Ray collection as my Apple SuperDrive is only capable of reading / writing DVDs. This was really the only one they had to offer at my local BestBuy and the reviews online were decent, so I thought I'd give it a try. A couple of things right off the bat - some reviews on here are confusing, after reading and doing research, I wasn't sure if this drive had two separate USB cables, or just one, the manufacturer's description wasn't helpful at all. However, I discovered that it is technically one cable, but it DOES SPLIT AT THE END into two USBs, one for data transfer and the other to provide additional power to the drive. The main drawback here is that the split in the cord itself is very short, only a few inches, so if you have a 15-inch MacBook Pro (like I do) this is a major problem because the only 2 USB ports are on opposite sides of the computer... At first I tried plugging both into one of my 4 port USB hubs, I thought it was going to work but then the rips kept failing because the drive didn't have enough power. So, HERE WAS MY WORKAROUND: even though every LG document says not to, I plugged the shorter split end of the cable into a USB extension cable, which I then plugged into one of my iPhone USB power adapters. It is working great now, have ripped 6 Blu-Rays and am doing more as I type. So basically even though LG advertises "No AC power needed! Convenient!" it's not exactly so, I'd almost rather they provide an AC cable, but my workaround seems to be doing just fine and I can live with it. I assume this will affect almost all Mac laptop users and probably a lot of PC notebooks as well. (SEE PHOTOS) Other than that I am pretty happy with the drive, I realize Blu-Ray drives in general are going to be more expensive, but honestly for $100 it does feel a little cheap. All plastic and the slot that pops out to put the disc into seems kinda flimsy, so I'll be extra careful about that. Oh and Mac users: I was able to plug and play with this drive, I am ripping the Blu-Rays using MakeMKV and it worked fine, no drivers to install or anything. I imagine if you download a Blu-Ray playing software for Mac you might have to download some drivers, but probably not. Shouldn't have any problems.

LG Blu-Ray Reader/Writer worked like a charm. Plug and play and was able to burn some data off my PC easily. Also ripped a few Blu-Rays for funsies. Nice compact, and able to stow away when not in use.

This Blue ray player works pretty well. We ordered it to be able to stream our Blu-ray and DVD collection. The blue ray player works for both our Blue ray and DVD disks. That being said, I took one star off because on all blue rays there's a watermark that appears in the center of the screen. In order to remove the watermark it cost an additional $30 for a supplemental software that removes the watermark to play the blue rays through an apple device. DVDs do not show the watermark and when connected to a non apple device it doesn't show the Blu-ray watermark. BUT, since we're an apple family this is an issue we've noticed. The Blu-ray player is easy enough to hook up. It's essentially plug and play. The thing to keep in mind is if you intend to plug this into a monitor you'll have to make sure your monitor actually has speakers or connected speakers. since our monitors are all gaming monitors we connected the player to our MacBook which is connected to our monitor. Which enabled us to use the speakers off our MacBook. Moving beyond connectivity the Blu-ray player works really well. The image looks great and stream flawlessly. It suites our needs well and breaths life into our old blueray and DVD collection again. Despite the watermark logo on bluerays we're still very happy with this blue ray player and would absolutely recommend it!

I got this drive (LG - 8x External USB 2.0 Blu-ray Disc Double-Layer DVD±RW/CD-RW Disc Rewriter - Black ) because I wanted something portable that I could use with either my desktop or laptop PC. The hardware works great. The software, by Cybermedia, also works as expected. However, I was disappointed to find that the PowerDVD player software is only licensed for ONE computer, which makes no sense to me when being sold with a portable USB drive. As a workaround, I use the Leawo free Blu-ray DVD player software, easily found on the internet. I've also read that VLC (VideoLan) can play blu-ray disks, but I found Leawo was easier to use for this. If you wish to backup your Blu-ray DVD's, I recommend MakeMKV (free, although always in beta, but the beta key is repeatedly made available). I have also found (free) Handbrake to be very useful, converting backed up blu-ray DVD info to mp4. The software that came with the drive was rather old. PowerDVD was version 12 and version 16 is out now. The Cybermedia software updates/upgrades were not free, but I feel they should have been since I had just bought the drive brand-new. Also, they should have been perhaps locked to my drive's serial number, but usable on both my desktop and laptop (2 PC's at least). I mostly paid to get the burning software upgrades, since this drive is also a writer, but I have not yet bought blu-ray blanks or tried burning anything to blu-ray DVD, so I can't say anything about how the burning works. I'm pretty sure it will, though. I highly recommend the drive. I would advise waiting to decide about paying for the software updates until after trying the free programs mentioned. Cybermedia needs to make portable software for portable drives and offer updates free at least up to the purchase date. Getting a brand-new drive packaged with 5 year old software and having to pay as much for updates as for the drive, was disappointing - especially after finding it only would run on one PC. I have no affiliation with any of the free software I mentioned. Backups are only legal for private use of DVD's you own and hold. Do not make illegal backups.

Worked very well. Hooked up in minutes. Worked well With windows 11. Recommend this product.