USB Bluray player

[scottydee]

Can anyone recommend a good(ish) cheap(!) bluray player that I can use with a laptop? I just need it to get some music files that I am being sent on disc - I could use my bluray player but apparently it's a little "clunky" for doing this.

 

[gaz_l]

I can give you one to avoid. I asked my Mrs. for a USB blu-ray player for my birthday last month, specifically a Samsung SE-506. This was to go with the little media player PC hitched up to the telly. I figured I'd be safe enough with a Samsung rather than a cheap unbranded chinese one. Wrong!

I've no idea if the drive is any good or not, I tried to install the software from the disc that came with it (needed PowerDVD 12 for blu-ray playback), it fell over half way through the install and screwed up the PC. Fixed it all, tried again. Same result. Upshot is, the drive is now laying unused. What a waste of £60.

Cheers,

Gaz