Hiya,
Brother bought an OEM blu ray drive for his Windows 7 machine. Of course didn't think it won't have software for playing blu-ray discs...
Any recommendations on free software for playing them?
He's broke so free or off a lorry is best :)
VLC (http://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.html) can play un-encrypted Blu-Ray discs without any issues, most movies are going to be on encrypted discs though.
You could try this method (http://www.techisky.com/how-to/play-blu-ray-with-vlc-media-player-in-windows8.html) to get it working, but I haven't tried it personally.
You can use AnyDvD to decrypt Blu ray disks. Then you should be able to view on whatever player you wish.
I previously didn't have a monitor that was compatible, so it came in handy. As a bonus, it bypasses the draconian region locks.
Quote from: Gorion;383668... As a bonus, it bypasses the draconian region locks.
Where's Draconia? :blink:
Div-X player may do what you want