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Resolved Question

Tablets with windows8 RT

Nov 29, 2012 5:35AM PST

What external DVD drives are compatible with RT ?

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Clarification Request
Did you read Microsoft's answer?
Nov 29, 2012 5:40AM PST

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There's no DVD or Blu-Ray playback codecs/capabilities in RT
Nov 29, 2012 5:43AM PST

Sorry but my prior reply was off target.

Here's the problems you face.

1. There's no DVD or Blu-Ray playback codecs/capabilities included with Windows 8 RT, and (currently) no add-on ones.
2. You can't install software, drivers or such from said drive.

Hope you are getting the message fast that RT may stand for Restricted Tablet.
Bob

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Thank you,to answer your question(why)
Nov 29, 2012 5:52AM PST

There are times on my job,no networks or internet reception is available,so I was wondering ,at these time,if I might be able to watch a movie,that was all..

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(NT) From a Video DVD? No.
Nov 29, 2012 7:08AM PST
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The best solution is a
Dec 5, 2012 10:39PM PST

laptop that has a DVD player and you won't have use an external DVD drive. They have Windows 8 laptops around 500 and Acer even has a touch screen model at Best Buy for less then 550.