XPS M1530 bluray drive issues

[xcntuatd77]

Why do some movies play on the bluray drive that is on the dell xps m1530? it is the matsashita BD drive.

Some movies play and others dont at all. It loads and just when you think the pop up menu is supposed to come - nothing. Just a blank screen.

And the movies that do play - they skip. All of them. I thought ti may hav been the disc but its happenieng with every movie that plays - it must be the drive, right?

[DrinkMore]

Originally Posted by xcntuatd77

Why do some movies play on the bluray drive that is on the dell xps m1530? it is the matsashita BD drive.

Some movies play and others dont at all. It loads and just when you think the pop up menu is supposed to come - nothing. Just a blank screen.

And the movies that do play - they skip. All of them. I thought ti may hav been the disc but its happenieng with every movie that plays - it must be the drive, right?

It more than likely is. However Blu-ray is also software based too. A couple of things, are you using Dell's Power DVD version? Also, have you checked to make sure your drive is using the latest firmware? You can go to.. support.dell.com and punch in your service tag and it will pull up any updates needed for that drive - should be listed under cd/dvd/drives section. If there are any updates, install them.

If you are using Dell's power DVD, try removing it and using the trial version of Power DVD to see if that fixes your issue.

If none of these fix your issue, it sounds like a drive issue. What are the specs of your laptop? Should be decent since it is an XPS.

[xcntuatd77]

the rep installed powerdvd but it dosnt play anything. POWERDVD is for dvds only i think.

usually i use mediadirect to play blurays.

[DrinkMore]

Originally Posted by xcntuatd77

the rep installed powerdvd but it dosnt play anything. POWERDVD is for dvds only i think.

usually i use mediadirect to play blurays.

PowerDVD plays blus. I believe that is what dell is using. It's the back end for media direct. Media direct is a dell software app that pretty much starts 3rd party apps like PowerDVD.

[dadkins]

Originally Posted by xcntuatd77

the rep installed powerdvd but it dosnt play anything. POWERDVD is for dvds only i think.

usually i use mediadirect to play blurays.

PowerDVD Ultra is for DVDs and Blu-ray Discs

[xcntuatd77]

mine has that same startupscreen but blu-ray logo is not there so when i play the bluray - it doesnt work. it says something like file e: not invalid or something

I have the trial version..thats what the dell rep installed remotely.

[xcntuatd77]

OHH YOU HAVE ULTRA?! is that more money?

[xcntuatd77]

OS Name Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium
Version 6.0.6000 Build 6000
Other OS Description Not Available
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Manufacturer Dell Inc.
System Model XPS M1530
System Type X86-based PC
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T7250 @ 2.00GHz, 2001 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 2 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date Dell Inc. A09, 7/14/2008
SMBIOS Version 2.4
Total Physical Memory 2,045.45 MB
Available Physical Memory 762.05 MB
Total Virtual Memory 4.21 GB
Available Virtual Memory 2.80 GB

Name NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
Adapter Type GeForce 8600M GT, NVIDIA compatible
Adapter Description NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
Adapter RAM 256.00 MB (268,435,456 bytes)
Color Table Entries 4294967296
Resolution 1680 x 1050 x 60 hertz
Bits/Pixel 32

[xcntuatd77]

im making all firmware updates right now

[xcntuatd77]

I got dell xps rep to send me a new bluray drive and also full version of powerdvd 8 ULTRA at no cost to me. The certified dell will put new drive in.


lol im a happy camper.

[DrinkMore]

Originally Posted by xcntuatd77

I got dell xps rep to send me a new bluray drive and also full version of powerdvd 8 ULTRA at no cost to me. The certified dell will put new drive in.


lol im a happy camper.

Good job! Let us know how it pans out

[xcntuatd77]

there is a trial version of ultra and it does play bluray.


now the dam dell guy says they dont have ultra in stock. They never had that. they have a powerdvd 8.1 universal? i dont see this listed on cyberlinks website.

he said it will play blurays. I explained powerdvd 8 does NOT suppoort bluray playback..but he said he is sending me 8.1 which DOES play it.

Do you guys knwo anythign about this? is this a patch for powerdvd 8 that basically is the same as ultra allowing it to play and have same features as ultra?

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Originally Posted by xcntuatd77

there is a trial version of ultra and it does play bluray.


now the dam dell guy says they dont have ultra in stock. They never had that. they have a powerdvd 8.1 universal? i dont see this listed on cyberlinks website.

he said it will play blurays. I explained powerdvd 8 does NOT suppoort bluray playback..but he said he is sending me 8.1 which DOES play it.

Do you guys knwo anythign about this? is this a patch for powerdvd 8 that basically is the same as ultra allowing it to play and have same features as ultra?

Not sure. If it plays it, try it along with your new drive and see what happens.

[xcntuatd77]

For the time being does anyone know the cehapest legit place to buy full version of the ultra? $89 is what i found