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Question

Best portable DVD Blue Ray AND regular DVD player in one

Mar 18, 2017 3:50PM PDT

Hi - I need help finding a portable DVD player that will play both Blue Ray DVDs and regular DVDs. Can anyone provide some guidance?

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Answer
google VLC player.
Mar 18, 2017 3:55PM PDT

Dafydd.

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Really nice DVD player but
Mar 18, 2017 3:57PM PDT

Not ready for BluRay.

The OP really needs to tell more.

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Yep, true Bob.
Mar 18, 2017 3:59PM PDT

Dafydd.

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VLC player won't play blue ray . want to buy a portable DVD
Mar 18, 2017 4:16PM PDT

sorry but I don't understand really nice dvd player but, dafydd and the op needs to tell more. Can someone please clarify? I downloaded VLC player onto my new laptop with windows 10 but it won't play blue ray

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You are quite correct, VLC will not play Blue Ray discs,
Mar 18, 2017 6:02PM PDT

which is what the post from R. Proffitt says.

Are you looking for something like this:
https://www.amazon.com/Sony-BDPSX910-Portable-Blu-ray-Player/dp/B006U1YUJ0
OR
Are you looking for a blue ray player that will work with your Windows 10 laptop?
https://www.amazon.com/Pioneer-External-Writer-BDR-XD05B-Black/dp/B00OD39P6A/?tag=mbnx10-20&mnsid=blu-ray&ascsubtag=blu-ray

This one won "Best of Breed" from WindowsCentral.com

One more thing. You said that Dafydd and the OP needs to tell more....YOU are the OP (Original Poster)

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thank you for the education:-) not been on forums
Mar 18, 2017 7:04PM PDT

thank you for the info. I will check those out

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VLC will play Blue Ray IF you have a blue ray player.
Mar 18, 2017 7:22PM PDT
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For Windows
Mar 18, 2017 7:25PM PDT