Laptop blu-ray playback.. what do i need?

[burkewm]

w_tanoto, how much did you pay for the UJ-210? I was thinking about getting one... but just wanted to make sure that my setup was good to run it before i got an internal drive... also, what kind of external drive did you have? I am interested in possibly just getting an external for now (probably cheaper)

[w_tanoto]

Originally Posted by burkewm

w_tanoto, how much did you pay for the UJ-210? I was thinking about getting one... but just wanted to make sure that my setup was good to run it before i got an internal drive... also, what kind of external drive did you have? I am interested in possibly just getting an external for now (probably cheaper)

£262.
You can just make UJ-210 external by using USB enclosure.. Ask for it when buying. Normally the seller will give it for free. But if you want to install it internally, you have to unscrew it (I think there are 2 screws)

[SfiScott]

Are you sure the UJ-210 is compatible with an external case? I have tried two UJ-220 in a known good external case. They do not work, they just get power, and eject. Not able to read any CDs, DVDs, or BluRay...

[w_tanoto]

Originally Posted by SfiScott

Are you sure the UJ-210 is compatible with an external case? I have tried two UJ-220 in a known good external case. They do not work, they just get power, and eject. Not able to read any CDs, DVDs, or BluRay...

that depends. I used to use UJ-210 in external case. Now, it's internal. USB 2.0 connection is not stable for optical drive (not enough bandwith I guess). When I put it externally, it has some difficulty reading discs, but when I put it internally using direct IDE laptop connection, no probs. Sometimes it depends on the USB port you are using. (i.e. my left USB ports does not work with USB UJ-210 (not working at all), but my right side USB ports can (unstable though)). Try using different port