How to Watch Blu-ray/DVD on Xbox One?

Summary: Have a pile of BD/DVD collections at home? Ever thought of streaming BD/DVD movies into Xbox One for further playback? How can we make Xbox One play DVD/BD videos without any hassles? Read on to learn more hints.

As is well acknowledged, Xbox one is more than an excellent game console, but also a outstanding home media center to stream photos, music and videos to HD TV for playing and sharing. To maximize your entertainment with Xbox One, it is great for you to move more video sources like Blu-ray or DVD movies to Xbox One. Actually in order to enjoy Blu-ray or DVD movies on your Xbox One, you first have to install the Blu-ray app. Here, you can follow the steps below to install the app:

Install from Xbox Home

1.From Xbox Home, go to Store.

2.Select the Apps category.



3. Select Search apps (if the Blu-ray Disc app isn't readily available).



4. Type Bluray in the Bing search bar, and then select Enter.

5. Select the Blu-ray Disc app when it appears.



6. On the Blu-ray player app details page, select Install.



7. When the app has installed, select Launch.

Install by inserting a disc

1. Insert a Blu-ray or DVD disc into your Xbox One.
2. Select the Blu-ray Disc app when it appears.
3. On the Blu-ray player app details page, select Install.
4. Your disc should start playing automatically.

Install using voice commands

1. Say "Xbox, Bing" to search for the Bing app.
2. When the Bing app starts, say "Blu-ray player app."
3. Select the Blu-ray Disc app when it appears.
4. On the Blu-ray player app details page, select Install.
5. When the app has installed, select Launch.

After the app is installed, you can watch Blu-ray or DVD movies by inserting the disc into your Xbox One and selecting Blu-ray player on the Home screen of your Xbox One or finding it under Apps.

Tips: Each Xbox One console is manufactured for a specific Blu-ray and DVD region, following international standards. The Xbox One console can play Blu-ray discs and DVDs that are sold in the same region as the console. That's to say, only when the Blu-ray/DVD discs are not region-encoded or encoded to all regions, these Blu-ray/DVD discs will ba played on Xbox One well.

Luckily, a professional yet easy-to-use Brorsoft Blu-ray Ripper program can get rid of all your worries and concerns about Blu-ray/DVD playback on Xbox One. This video converter can make all region-encoded Blu-ray/DVD discs region-free and convert them to Xbox One compatible video format for further smooth playback. This amazing gadget also offers specified video formats for many other game consoles like PSP, PS3, PS Vita, Wii and more. If you're using a Mac, simply turn to Blu-ray Converter for Mac, which allows you to copy Blu-ray/DVD movies to Xbox game console on Mac OS X (including El Capitan included). Download this converter now and follow the guide below to encode Blu-ray/DVD files to Xbox One acceptable format.

(Note: Click here for OS X 10.5)

How to copy region-locked Blu-ray/DVD to Xbox One for further playback?

Step 1. Import your Blu-ray/DVD movies

Insert your Blu-ray/DVD disc into your BD/DVD drive, run the Blu-ray Ripper and click "BD/DVD disc" icon to load movies. You can also import movies files from Blu-ray/DVD folder, ISO image file.



Step 2. Choose Xbox 360 or Xbox one preset as the output format

Click on the drop down menu of the Format, select Zune/Xbox 360 Device > Xbox 360 Video- Windows Media Video (*.wmv), which is the default profile for Xbox 360 video. Of course, it also fits on Xbox One.



Step 3. Advanced settings to get better quality (optional)

If the default settings can't meet your needs, you can freely to adjust these parameters including video bit rate, frame rate, video size, audio channel, audio codec, sample rate, etc.



Step 4. Start converting your movies to Xbox One

When all settings are done, simply click the Convert button to begin the conversion from Blu-ray/DVD to Xbox One. Few minutes later, you can find your Blu-ray/DVD files have been ready for your Xbox One.

Transfer the ripped Blu-ray/DVD to Xbox One
Theoretically, there's no way to import videos to your Xbox One, unless you purchased it from Xbox Live. However, you can transfer the ripped Blu-ray/DVD movies to Xbox One, if you:

1. Connect your Xbox One to a PC using Windows Media Center;

2. Copy the media file to a USB flash drive and play it on Xbox One.

Using any one of the methods above, you can play Blu-ray/DVD videos on Xbox One freely without buying videos on Xbox Live.

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Best Free Blu-ray Player Software for Mac

Summary: Want to play Blu-ray movies on Mac? A good Blu-ray Player software is indispensable. Here this article will recommend two best free Blu-ray Player software for your reference.
Why do we need Blu-ray Player Software?

People who have used a computer to play Blu-ray discs on Mac all know that, even with a Blu-ray external drive, Mac can't read the Blu-ray disc either. After careful researches, we come to figure out that Mac seems to don't have native Blu-ray support. That's to say, if you intent to watch your Blu-ray movies on Mac, besides a Blu-ray drive, you also need a good Blu-ray player software that has the ability to remove the restrictions of protected Blu-ray discs and supports high-quality Blu-ray playback on Mac. However, a good blu-ray player software doesn't equal a paid one, in fact, there are some very good blu-ray player freeware for users choose.

Free Mac Blu-ray Player
Free Mac Blu-ray Player is a free and easy-to-use tool for users to play any Blu-ray disc / Blu-ray folder / Blu-ray ISO image file. Also it is able to play 1080p HD videos and other videos like MTS, TS, FLV, MP4, MOV, M4V, AVI, WMV, MKV, etc. without any limitation on Mac.

Pros: Though it is a free blu-ray player, it is not inferior to any paid one. I use it to enjoy my Blu-ray collections on my Mac Pro.
Cons: Image and sound quality is not so good; minor bugs.
Platforms: Mac OS X 10.5/10.6/10.7/10.8/10.9

Free Mac Blu-ray Player: VLC
VLC, powerful multi-functional media player software, can run on Mac OS X (Windows and Linux included also), which is widely used now. The 2.0 and later version support Blu-ray media playback on Mac with some extra operations.

You may navigate the corresponding folder and move into the necessary files as follow. Go to: http://vlc-bluray.whoknowsmy.name/, get the necessary files.
1. KEYS Database
Mac OS: put it in ~/Library/Preferences/aacs/ (create it if it does not exist)
2. AACS Dynamic Library
Mac OS: right-click on VLC, choose "Show package contents" and put that file in Contents/MacOS/lib/

Pros: It is totally free; no extra plug-ins.
Cons: VLC does not yet support Blu-ray menus so you must manually select title to play. Not all Blu-ray movies are supported. VLC can only deal with discs which its library has the corresponding AACS keys.
Platforms: Mac OS X

Want to play Blu-ray on Mac, but don't like to install extra media player?

Sometimes it can be somehow challenging to notice that despite using the above-mentioned Blu-ray player software you end up with compatibility issues. However, this should not mean that you cannot enjoy watching your Blu-ray on your Mac. You can use Brorsoft Blu-ray Ripper for Mac (Blu-ray Ripper for Windows) to enhance your experience. Brorsoft Blu-ray Ripper is a professional Blu-ray ripper that is capable of converting your Blu-ray (DVD) to an acceptable file format that is supported by your default media player supported by your computer. It allows you to convert your Blu-ray with a lot of ease thus making the experience fun. Nothing can be compared to the ability to convert your Blu-ray devoid of any obstacle.

Brorsoft Blu-ray Converter for Mac: Play Blu-ray on any player as you like:



Overall, this Mac Blu-ray Ripper is a specialized program that aims at providing the best Mac solution to convert Blu-ray to MOV, M4V, AVI, MP4, MKV, FLV, etc. with zero quality loss. Moreover, with advanced disc decryption technology support, high converting speed and smooth ripping process will be presented. After the short conversion, you can view your Blu-ray movies on any media player on Mac OS X without limit.

(Note: Click here for OS X 10.5)

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