Customer Ratings & Reviews

I hate to say it but this is the reason I shop at best buy. If you want something new and crazy that nobody has and that you have to figure out on your own (even without the employee's knowing about it), best buy is it. I have always wanted something so i can figure it out. When hooking your computer to your tv hdmi wasn't very popular. I wanted to figure out how to do it. I had to be one of the first out of my friends to do it. Before all the apps to watch TV on your computer I was streaming TV through my computer through media center with a TV turner and graphics card bought from best buy. And I was just a poor college student. But I had a 15 inch Tv with recorded dvr programs from my windows media center. With two light scribe internal dvd drives that I bought straight from bestbuy. Now in 2017 I wanted to restart myself where I haven't been in 11 years. So I picked up this LG blu ray burner and software. I was really impressed with how cyberlink looked. I had cyberlink back in 2006 in my college years as well as nero. I loved nero much better. But I'm impressed with this version of cyber link. There are some issues with this blu ray player. First my computer is a 2008 hp. So I had to get a 500 watt power supply, amd 450 graphics card to handle these graphics. But once I play the blu ray, i hate the fact it won't let me use my mouse. Completely void of it. And yes i have an 80 dollar mouse bought from bestbuy. But it comes with a screen version of a mouse. When I'm about to start the movie after the box about the mouse comes on, another comes up saying that the graphics of my computer aren't supported by ratio so it wants to change it. I click no. Some reason when I click yes it slows down and doesn't work. So I click no. I could imagine why. But its annoying to even click that. And i have a 55 inch samsung TV 7100 series so i'm impressed with my TV. Once again it took a lot of things for this blu ray player to work on my computer that most people would not even have. I must say a good thing is the thing worked right away. Unlike the graphics card and other things, the software didn't give me a headache. If you want to watch blu rays on your computer this is it. I haven't hooked this up to a TV yet. So if you wanted to know about how that will work you have to read another review. I'm not sure if I'm more impressed with LG or best buy but either way if I need something advanced for my computer I can't go wrong with either.

At $74.99 this Blu-Ray reader/writer was a great value and something I truly wanted. My goal was to create personal data backups on 25G BD-R discs with a branded surface (rather than my usual 4.7 G DVD backups). This drive has handled all media capably thus far. It also comes with Cyberlink Media Suite which is a nice bonus. My complaints (which are minor given the price): 1. This unit requires 2 USB-C ports within about 4 inches of each other, one to your laptop and one to a power source. My solution is to plug the 'PC' USB into the computer, and plug the 'power' USB into a standard wall charger via extension cord. So far so good, and it's really not an issue other than uglying up my laptop desk space. 2. The actual drive mechanism is not a mechanized tray load or slot load, but the standard flimsy-feeling laptop mechanism - you snap the disc onto the tray and then push the tray into the drive manually. This was no surprise given the slim size of the drive; hopefully it will last.

Overall, I am very pleased with this drive. I haven't checked the rewriting capabilities, so I can't comment on them, but everything else is great. All I needed was a simple Blu-ray player for an old computer, and the really cheap ones on other sites make me nervous. LG is a brand I more-or-less trust, the reviews for this drive were consistently positive, and the price was very good. It worked great out of the box, it comes with the software necessary to watch Blu-ray movies, and I really have nothing negative to say about it.

What's to say, it's an external Blu-ray writer that's super thin and super easy to use. Connects with 2 USB connections, so watch out for that. Not 100% if both are needed to make it work. Comes with really great software to create disks, etc. Works like a charm to read and write disks. Love this device, highly recommend.

It works great for what I got it for and I have used it a lot in the last month and it is working great.

It's fantastic for ripping cds, dvds, and blurays.

Works great for software but cant figure out how to hook up DVD

Works great for reading Blu-ray Discs and backing up my media digitally. I use it with my MacBook and have also used it on windows. Fast reads.

Does exactly what it is supposed ro do, play dvds and blu-ray.

The burner itself is great, though it is a bit loud for watching movies. You also may need two (2x) USB-A (full-sized) connectors to run the drive depending on the power output of your computer. It comes with a Y-cable to allow this to work, but not all computers have two of those ports anymore. The Cyberlink PowerDVD version it comes with is pretty old and lacking. Beyond that, the drive is great.

Very slim, does what it's supposed to do, speed is good, early experience points to good product for good price

The LG Bluray Disc is perfect to complete the task, the slim style allows me to place it anywhere I need. It was an instant addition to my new iMac 4k, which didn't come with and disc reader. LG is a reliable name and performance matches the ease, Plug and Play. Remember it also writes, the best of ALL worlds. With a 4K 27 inch monitor I didn't want to skimp on the quality of output to the screen, don't go back words for a few dollars.

Works well with windows as well as Mac OSX (tested with Sierra). Plug and play for both and in both instances didn't have to use the second USB for extra power (mileage may vary). There is a little hum to it like all these portable drives that aren't 10lbs have, but tolerable for the convenience this provides. As with mac tradition, the physical drive button will not function without dragging the disc to the trash first; but works when you have it plugged into a PC -- so accommodates both environments well.

This thing was great while it lasted, but it is not a good design. It read discs I needed it to, from old games and software to DVDs and Blu-rays. However, it stopped reading and recognizing discs after ~4 months. I did not use it every day, but maybe a couple times a week. The disc tray is very thin and flimsy, which is great for portability but not for regular use on top of that. Mine failed because of how the ribbon cable to the optical laser wore against the housing in a particular spot.

Love it. I can use it with both of my computers and my smart tv. Even my iPad Pro works with it. It's simple and small which makes it very portable which is great for me since I am a student and always on the go. Used it to watch a movie while on my commute to school and it worked great. Just wish it had a longer cable as I have to set it precariously on the edge of my flatscreen when connecting to the tv

Small and compact with good speed. Easily connects to laptop and runs quietly. Great drive at an affordable price.

It works great as a DVD, CD, and Bluray player. The only complaint is that it the cord is really short and when I checked the manual from LG is said that the cable was mini-usb to usb-a Y splitter when it was actually micro-usb not mini. I would strongly recommend getting a micro-usb to usb-a cord if you want to put it anywhere other than right on top of your computer (It can play CDs/DVDs with just a micro-usb to usb-a cord, but I don't think it can burn them with only 1 usb-a connection, but I haven't tested that as I only use it to play)

Works great .. love the blue ray on it .. a little loud but usually watching movies so no can't barely notice it

Superb quality. Perfect storage size, Sturdy and easy to use.

Works great. It is easy to use. It's real small. Reasonable price. I got it on sale.