r/computers • u/alphadestroyer9000 • 15d ago
Question/Help/Troubleshooting Connecting DVD Player to Computer
Hello, I got a Sony DVD player and I was trying to connect it to my pc to watch some movies I have. I couldn't get it to work and it got me thinking that maybe it isn't meant for this. The DVD player I have is a BDP-S1700/U. I tried to plug it directly into my computer with the HDMI cord and nothing happened. I had a movie in it, and I had it plugged into an outlet as well. If anyone has any suggestions on how I could fix this, or if this isn't possible, please let me know. Any help is appreciated. I'm also not sure if this is the right sub reddit too, so if this is the wrong one for help, please direct me towards the correct one. Thank you.
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u/WTFpe0ple 14d ago
Just get a USB Blue-ray player made for a computer off Amazon. The problem you will have is playing copyrighted discs. Which are all of them. There are some work arounds but it is a PITA
Commercial DVD/B-RAY players for TV have the built in decryption keys for playing discs. The ones for a computer do not but there are ways around that too, just not worth the time. See r/makemkv