Jimi4 Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 When Sony and Samsung and Toshiba etc. release HD-DVD and Blu-Ray external drive, will I be able to connect it to one of the USB's on my Mac Mini and then be able to watch and brun HD-DVD movies. Or does Mac have to support it before it will enable any kind of features to work with it? Thanks alot! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/23924-when-is-the-first-external-hd-dvdblu-ray-external-drive-coming-out/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwhsh8r Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 ittl have to be supported, and you will have to have the security drm featrues to play it at full res... just like you have to have that chip in your tv to play it at full res... sorry max Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/23924-when-is-the-first-external-hd-dvdblu-ray-external-drive-coming-out/#findComment-160772 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetman Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/storage/displ...0801234813.html firewire/usb2.0 blu-ray drive that comes with toast 7 basic Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/23924-when-is-the-first-external-hd-dvdblu-ray-external-drive-coming-out/#findComment-161140 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Fogge Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 It looks like DVD Player for Leopard got an update, so it is possible that it will support Blu-Ray as Apple has committed to. I can not wait to get my hands on a drive so I can test my little hypothesis... One thing that I am a little concerned about is Help - Supported Features lists HD as Unsupported. I wonder why that one is... I have a final generation Powerbook 17" (1680x1050 - I know not 1920x1080 as HD officially is, but when linked into a Sony 65" 1080p set over DVI-D, I still get it), but could it be because I do not have the drive on my system? It would severely blow if older systems could not play back HD stuff if upgraded because they did not ship with them... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/23924-when-is-the-first-external-hd-dvdblu-ray-external-drive-coming-out/#findComment-168505 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwhsh8r Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/storage/displ...0801234813.html firewire/usb2.0 blu-ray drive that comes with toast 7 basic sweet, in this case im glad im wrong !!! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/23924-when-is-the-first-external-hd-dvdblu-ray-external-drive-coming-out/#findComment-168678 Share on other sites More sharing options...
K4bren Posted August 19, 2006 Share Posted August 19, 2006 I would wait a while before buying a new format. People have called it the "format war". Until it's over, which it may never be, I'd stick with DVD's. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/23924-when-is-the-first-external-hd-dvdblu-ray-external-drive-coming-out/#findComment-169650 Share on other sites More sharing options...
snobrd4life Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 Just buy the Xbox 360 HDDVD adapter and take it apart and run it through some external case. I saw a like for it a while back just google it. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/23924-when-is-the-first-external-hd-dvdblu-ray-external-drive-coming-out/#findComment-263614 Share on other sites More sharing options...
aejaxx Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 Just buy the Xbox 360 HDDVD adapter and take it apart and run it through some external case. I saw a like for it a while back just google it. http://www.aaronshear.com/blog/2006/12/xbo...rks-on-mac.html Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/23924-when-is-the-first-external-hd-dvdblu-ray-external-drive-coming-out/#findComment-267429 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandmanfvrga Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 (edited) Yeah, the 360's drive is mac compatible. Funny. heh But it is a viable option and cheap. Edited January 5, 2007 by sandmanfvrga Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/23924-when-is-the-first-external-hd-dvdblu-ray-external-drive-coming-out/#findComment-269036 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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