Below I will show you how to play Blu-ray movies on late Mac Mini with the help of external Blu-ray drive. One thing should be noted is that the Apple Superdrive can’t deal with Blu-ray movie discs. You may get one from Amazon if not have one. Here are some recommendations: http://blog.bluray-player-software.com/best-mac-compatible-external-blu-ray-drive-reviews/
There are several ways for play Blu-ray on your Mac Mini, including free and charged ways. As listed below.
1. Use MakeMKV and handbrake
MakeMKV is a very good tool to rip Blu-ray disc into MKV format with multiple audio track and subtitles. As the superdrive won't read or play BRD disks, you have to get a BD drive. Any type with USB2.0/Fireware 400 or above is fine. You can then transcode the MKV into Apple TV or iPad with the help of Handbrake.
The Blu-ray ripping feature of MKV is time limited free, that is to say, it is free during its beta time(often 30 days.). After that, you may pay for about $50 for continuous usage of the Blu-ray feature. The Handbrake can deal with the MakeMKV output and is free for OS X. It also comes with presets for all popular iOS and Android devices.
Handbrake: http://handbrake.fr/downloads.php
MKV: http://www.makemkv.com/download/
2. Use VLC
The version 2.0 or later of VLC are declared supporting Blu-ray playback. This famous media player can play Blu-ray movie chapters, no original Blu-ray menu now. It is not support all the Blu-ray discs, especially the new released ones due to the copyright protection. To enable VLC to play Blu-ray movies, you need to download the necessary libraries and make some settings. Refers to a simple guide:
http://blog.bluray-player-software.com/play-blu-ray-freely-with-vlc-media-player/
3. Use Aurora Blu-ray Player for Mac
The above two are both time-costing ways. If you want to play Blu-ray on your Mac Mini directly, you can try the Aurora Bu-ray Player for Mac. Of course, an external Blu-ray drive is necessary for read Blu-ray, the left thing you should do is just to download the player and install it on your Mac Mini. There is no complicated operation, you just insert the Blu-ray disc into the BD drive and Aurora Blu-ray Player will read it automatically.
There are several ways for play Blu-ray on your Mac Mini, including free and charged ways. As listed below.
1. Use MakeMKV and handbrake
MakeMKV is a very good tool to rip Blu-ray disc into MKV format with multiple audio track and subtitles. As the superdrive won't read or play BRD disks, you have to get a BD drive. Any type with USB2.0/Fireware 400 or above is fine. You can then transcode the MKV into Apple TV or iPad with the help of Handbrake.
The Blu-ray ripping feature of MKV is time limited free, that is to say, it is free during its beta time(often 30 days.). After that, you may pay for about $50 for continuous usage of the Blu-ray feature. The Handbrake can deal with the MakeMKV output and is free for OS X. It also comes with presets for all popular iOS and Android devices.
Handbrake: http://handbrake.fr/downloads.php
MKV: http://www.makemkv.com/download/
2. Use VLC
The version 2.0 or later of VLC are declared supporting Blu-ray playback. This famous media player can play Blu-ray movie chapters, no original Blu-ray menu now. It is not support all the Blu-ray discs, especially the new released ones due to the copyright protection. To enable VLC to play Blu-ray movies, you need to download the necessary libraries and make some settings. Refers to a simple guide:
http://blog.bluray-player-software.com/play-blu-ray-freely-with-vlc-media-player/
3. Use Aurora Blu-ray Player for Mac
The above two are both time-costing ways. If you want to play Blu-ray on your Mac Mini directly, you can try the Aurora Bu-ray Player for Mac. Of course, an external Blu-ray drive is necessary for read Blu-ray, the left thing you should do is just to download the player and install it on your Mac Mini. There is no complicated operation, you just insert the Blu-ray disc into the BD drive and Aurora Blu-ray Player will read it automatically.
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