The first thing you need to do if you want to play back DVDs or Blu-rays is get a disk drive, since they're not included with most PCs anymore. You can choose between an internal or an external drive.

If you find that your CD or DVD drive is missing or not showing or recognized by Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8.1 or, Windows 7, as a result of which you cannot play or access a CD or DVD ...

Some Handycam camcorders allow users to save video straight to a mini DVD disc. While you can stream clips from a mini disc inside camcorder to a TV using a cable or even play the disc with some ...

We will introduce how to play Blu-ray on Windows 11 with the most effective software, breaking all the hardware limitations ...

However, your average DVD player is unable to produce the blue lasers needed to activate a Blu-ray disc, resulting in their incompatibility. Thankfully, many manufacturers produce home media ...

If you appreciate the value, importance and (for the most part) reliability of physical media, it’s likely you have some DVDs ... to press play. According to Sony, a "typical DVD disc has ...

Cameron Faulkner (he/him) is Polygon’s commerce editor. He’s a product expert who began writing about tech and gaming in 2013, and migrated from The Verge in 2023. I’ve messed up at multiple ...