![]() ![]() Avatar is a perfect example! While this movie is available on iTunes and even includes a Digital Copy with the Blu-ray disc, both the iTunes version and Digital Copy are NOT high def. With that said, I wanted the option of Ripping a Blu-ray disc to take with me on the go or to watch via Apple TV if I choose to. However, as far as I can tell (my interpretation) you are within your right to "backup" a movie disc that you PURCHASED (not rented) for your OWN PERSONAL USE. The next question many will have is what does it take to rip a Blu-ray disc? First off, you need to read up on copyright and know that I'm not a lawyer and nor am I'm sanctioning violation of any copyright laws. I popped in my copy of Avatar on Blu-ray and it showed up on the Desktop like any other disc. That's it! Although the Mac OS doesn't provide the necessary support to play a Blu-ray movie, it does provide the necessary support to see the drive as a standard storage device for both reading discs and burning them. Take it out of the box, plug in the power and an interface cable and turn it on. That pretty much covers all the connectivity options that I would care about. This drive can connect via Firewire 800, 400, USB 2 and eSATA. I'm starting off with a Mercury Pro External Blu-ray Quad-interface Drive review unit. OWC Does both External and Internal Blu-ray Drives I just got a brand new 12 core Mac Pro and I started looking at Blu-ray options for it. Also since just about every digital camcorder being produced today has the option of recording in HD, it gives you a way to make High Def home movie blu-ray discs. ![]() That's a lot when it comes to archiving and transferring lots of information. ![]() Blu-ray discs hold up to 25 GBs of data per disc. First off, having a Blu-ray burner means that you could burn your own Blu-ray movie and data discs. Although there aren't many options to watch a Blu-ray movie on a Mac, there are still some reasons why you might want a Blu-ray drive on a Mac. After all, they sell and rent movies on iTunes and in a way Blu-ray movies are competition to that download/streaming model. Sure I could be wrong, but they have made no mention of Blu-rays in quite a while. It's pretty clear to me at this point that Apple has no plans of offering a Blu-ray drive built-in to the Mac. ![]()
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