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adding an external DVD burner to a mini.
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Join Date: Feb 2005
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Hello. Can you add any USB dvd burner to a mac mini or do I need to get a specific brand? I'm really thinking of buying a $599 model but the combo drive is a killer and going to $799 for the superdrive is too much.
Thank you.
Edit: Search is my friend and I found some threads on it. Sorry.
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Yes you can and they're pretty cheap.. $25 enclosure and $25 burner.
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Gigabit Ethernet G4-400, 768 MB RAM, 60GB & 20GB HD, OSX 10.4.4
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So you'll have a combo HD DVD / Blu Ray burner. Can you play those movies on your mac? Newb here.
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24" Alu 2.4ghz iMac, 4gb mem, 320gb hd, 500gb Lacie external hd.
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Originally Posted by Senor360 
So you'll have a combo HD DVD / Blu Ray burner. Can you play those movies on your mac? Newb here.
No.
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Originally Posted by mduell
No.
Is it due to there being no software to decode it or a hardware limitation?
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24" Alu 2.4ghz iMac, 4gb mem, 320gb hd, 500gb Lacie external hd.
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There's no licensed software to play BluRay or HDDVD on OS X. I believe it can be done with unlicensed hacks (decrypt the disk, then play it in a standard media player).
No special hardware is required yet beyond the drive; there are provisions in the AACS standard to require HDCP for full-resolution output in the future.
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any recomendations? I'm looking foward to buy one... somebody told me about the sony one... anyone?
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Do you need to burn BluRay? Do you need to burn dual-layer BluRay?
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