Blu-ray player software for Mac OS X from MacGo

After we recently briefly presented a test winner from the Blu-Ray player for the Mac area, we would like to mention suitable software today. The name may have come across to some, because the player is often praised in the press as a software solution. The product is called “Mac Blu-Ray Player”. The MacGo company is responsible for this interesting piece of software that now also allows Mac users to watch Blu-rays. Until the release of MacGo Blu-Ray Player software, there was no way to access [Blu-Ray burners->blu-ray burners] connected externally to Mac to play a movie.

Mac compatible external Blu-Ray burner as a player drive

Who doesn't have one external Blu-Ray burner has, of course, has to buy a device before he can get started. We recommend using either the Samsung SE-506AB or the Sony Optiarc BDX-S600U. Both devices are small and handy - also recommended for owners of a MacBook Air.

The Samsung SE-506AB Blu-Ray burner lives up to the term slimline, because it is not only small and thin, but also does not require an external power supply unit, as it covers its power requirements via the USB port. Samsung has also provided good technology inside, because the player already comes with the option of processing Quad Layer Blu-Rays. A format for which there are not even blanks on the market. The Y-USB cable that comes with the burner is also interesting. So it needs two USB ports. In terms of price, the device is just under 100 EUR.

Samsung SE-506AB / TSBD external Blu-Ray burner

The Samsung burner is a little cheaper than the Sony, but offers only 6 times the burning speed for DVD-R media.

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The Sony Optiarc BDX-S600U burner can also be operated without a power supply unit and gets its power via the USB socket of the Mac. In contrast to the Samsung burner, however, with Sony the cable is connected directly to the device and cannot be detached. On the one hand, this has the advantage that you cannot forget it, but on the other hand, the disadvantage that you cannot simply replace the cable in the event of a cable break. The Sony Optiarc BDX-S600U also works via a Y-USB cable and thus occupies two USB slots on the computer. The price for the device is around 120 EUR.

Blu-ray burner Sony Optiarc BDX-S600U

The Sony burner works flawlessly with Macs and offers 8x the burning speed for DVD-R media.

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Software for playing Blu-Rays under Mac OS X

As is already known, OS X Mountain Lion does not offer any option to play Blu-ray media by itself. Even if you have connected an external Blu-Ray player via USB, you still don't have any software that can play the films. Amazingly, there is only one provider who has jumped into the breach and offers a program for it. Significantly, this also means “Mac Blu-Ray player” and comes from the company MacGo. Actually, there is little to say about the software, because it does what it is supposed to do: play Blu-Ra films on the Mac. The user interface is very pretty, but in the end it's the inner values ​​that count and there is nothing wrong with the program here either. It can handle all media formats and recently it even supports DTS5.1.

Jen Kleinholz( Founder & Sir Apfelot )

Jens has been running the blog since 2012. He acts as Sir Apfelot for his readers and helps them with technical problems. In his spare time he rides electric unicycles, takes photos (preferably with the iPhone, of course), climbs around in the Hessian mountains or hikes with the family. His articles deal with Apple products, news from the world of drones or solutions to current bugs.

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