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(More customer reviews)I was planning to play Blu Ray movies with this drive. I couldn't care less about the DVD burning feature, I was only looking at playing movies. First (and as is normal with other drives) you need to buy a software player, so plan on spending %59 to $100 for a blu ray software player such as WinDVD, PowerDVD or MediaTheater. Second, and this was the hard part, the drive didn't came with the latest firmware, and the Phillips reference did not help at all.
1) This drive doesn't state what brand it is
2) You will not be able to find references in Google that point to a firmware update
3) No reviews or places to learn about the firmware issues for this model
Anyway, it's a Lite On drive, and while the drive is not listed there's an utility that is able to detect the drive, check for the latest firmware, update the firmware automatically (and check for upgrades from time to time)[...]
If I didn't find the firmware, I'd have rated it at two stars, for being able to read and burn DVD and one extra for being able to work with data blu ray disks. As it is now, it works flawlessly, yet it's 4 stars for the immense hassle that was finding and updating the firmware. Beware, under Windows 7, when you first run the program, it will not work. But if you close the program, Windows 7 will detect it did not install correctly, and do some changes. The next time you run the SmartPack, it will work and actually upgrade the firmware (at your own risk).
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