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Internal Blu-Ray Player Advice Needed

Oct 25, 2013 12:49PM PDT

I want to buy a internal BR player for my gaming rig I built. But doing research. Most don't have any software to run them. Or, they have crappy os for playback.

So,which BR player to get that has good software?
Also,which BR player is best that doesn't have software. And what is a good os to get for a internal BR player?
Thanks!

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You didn't reveal if the rig ran Windows.
Oct 25, 2013 2:58PM PDT

But PowerDVD for BluRay is not bad. The reason for models that don't include software is simple. Say it with me.

-> Lower prices <-

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My Rig
Oct 26, 2013 12:23PM PDT

CASE - Cooler Master HAF XM Tower
MOBO - Asus P8Z77-V Pro Intel Z77 1155
CPU - Intel Core i5 3570K 3.4GHz
FAN - NZXT Havik 140 CPU Cool Air Cool, dual 140mm fan
SSD - (OS only) SanDisk 120GB Extreme Series
SSD - (Gaming only) SanDisk 120GB Extreme Series
VC - EVGA GeForce GTX760 SuperClocked
RAM - Patriot 16GB (2x 8GB) 1600mhz Dual Channel DDR3 Viper 3 Black
HDD - Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB SATA II
HDD - (x2) Western Digital Caviar 1TB SATA Hard Drive
PSU - Raidmax RX-850AE

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Unsure how that helped.
Oct 26, 2013 1:15PM PDT

The complaint was about the bundled software from your first post. But I did omit an answer to what is a good OS to get for BR use because I thought you had made a typo there.
Bob

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Doh!
Oct 26, 2013 4:04PM PDT

I'm running Win 8