Watching movies on external dvd player on PC?

[Cordax]

This isn't particuarly steam related.
I have a blu ray/ dvd player that has an HDMI cable that I'm able to connect to my laptop, which has an HDMI port, and I was wondering if it is possible to watch movies from the dvd player onto the laptop, using it as a display, as the laptop does not have a bluray compatible DVD drive.
I just don't know exactly how to play it or what software I would need for my PC to regognize the player.

[Watermelon {JESUS IS LORD}]

Are you saying you are connecting a blu-ray player to a laptop via HDMI? That won't work as you will need a blu-ray drive that connects via USB. If its an actual player that plugs into a TV then I think you would need something like a capture card for your laptop that you plug the hdmi into.

Anyways, the software you would need to play blu-rays would be something like CyberLink PowerDVD or VLC player (with special plugins).

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[Tev]

In simple terms, your laptop's HDMI is only an output. It only sends out data.

[Trust]

yes, I think so.

[Watermelon {JESUS IS LORD}]

Originally posted by Teutep:

In simple terms, your laptop's HDMI is only an output. It only sends out data.

Yep.

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If you have hardware with USB connections (My TV and PC both support this), consider buying an external USB blu ray player. ( Amazon link[www.amazon.com] )