Do you use your CD/DVD drive?

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Re: Do you use your CD/DVD drive?

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I replaced my computer over a year ago, and I don't think I've used the drive in that entire time. I do have old DVDs that I haven't watched in ages. When I finally use the drive it will probably be to 'rip' them to file...
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My husband does for his CDs. But for some reason, we can't play DVDs on this new computer. The settings prohibit it. It's quite annoying. We do have a DVD player hooked up to our TV but sometimes I want to just see if something is playable. Since I have the computer on anyways, it's just easier to play it on here as a test.
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Re: Do you use your CD/DVD drive?

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ZandraJoi wrote: Fri Oct 15, 2021 10:41 am My husband does for his CDs. But for some reason, we can't play DVDs on this new computer. The settings prohibit it. It's quite annoying. We do have a DVD player hooked up to our TV but sometimes I want to just see if something is playable. Since I have the computer on anyways, it's just easier to play it on here as a test.
You might give a try to VLC Media Player. It's an open source solution for media playback and has a very large number of plug-ins and codecs for customization options.
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Thank you for that! Will come in handy :)
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