Working well with both Mac and PC systems, the Samsung can also work as a multimedia television with the proper USB input, allowing you to watch Blu-ray and DVDs on a television. There’s even an option to play your own personal videos and picture files on your smart TV. Blu-ray drives typically come in three types of drives. Readers can read any of the formats (CD, DVD, and Blu-ray). Combo drives can read Blu-ray discs but can read and write CDs and DVDs as well.

Free Mac Blu-ray Player for Mac makes it easy for you to play Blu-ray discs and other popular video files. The playback is smooth and free from audio and visual disturbances, making this app a great choice for video enthusiasts. The interface and features aren't bad, either, and the number of audio and video preferences available will delight film buffs.

Free Mac Blu-ray Player supports a plethora of video file formats, including MKV, AVI, MTS, and MP4, making it a more versatile player than its name suggests. After opening a Blu-ray disc or other video file source, the video loads quickly, with no pauses for buffering, and the playback starts right away. You will be pleased to hear that fullscreen playback does not distort the quality of the video and that transitions between normal size and full-size screens occur quickly and without glitches. The settings menu features all the video and audio preferences you'd expect from a powerful video playback app. Additionally, you can take snapshots of the video right from the player and save them in one of the predefined formats -- JPEG, PNG, or BMP. You cannot change the interface skin, though.

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What do you need to know about free software?

Out of the box, your Mac can do almost anything, but playing Blu-ray movies isn’t one of them. Not only do Macs not ship with Blu-ray playback software built in, but Apple still doesn’t make a drive capable of reading Blu-ray discs. Fortunately, with a little inexpensive hardware and software, you can turn your Mac into an awesome Blu-ray player.

The Hardware

To play Blu-ray movies on your Mac, you’ll first need a drive that can read the discs. Apple’s SuperDrive won’t do it, but there are plenty of good third-party options that’ll do the job. There are plenty of compact, affordable choices for this in the sub-$50 range that connect via USB.

With a Blu-ray drive connected to your Mac, all you need is an app to play the movies. Aiseesoft Mac Blu-ray Player brings powerful Blu-ray features to the Mac, including Dolby Digital audio, fine audio controls, and multiple playback modes. It even lets you play Blu-ray ISO files directly, so the player itself is optional.

With Mac Blu-ray Player installed, just insert a Blu-ray disc or click Open File in the app and browse to your ISO file to get started. With the movie loaded, you can click around the main menu normally, or use the app’s built-in navigation panel to choose chapters to view, select your audio settings, and enable subtitles.

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You can switch up your viewing mode on the fly to choose the best screen layout for any situation. In the Video pull-down menu, choose between half-size, fit-to-screen, full-screen, and other options on the fly. Or just drag the corner of the window to size it manually.

For the ultimate movie experience, connect your Mac to a set of 5.1 surround-sound speakers. Mac Blu-ray Player supports DTS 5.1 surround sound and Dobly Digital for awesome audio quality.

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Pro Tip: Most DVD playback software won’t let you capture images from your movies. With Mac Blu-ray Player, you can. Just click the Snapshot button in the menu at the bottom of the screen, and the app will let you save the current frame as a JPEG, PNG, or BMP file.

Playing Blu-ray movies on your Mac is an awesome experience that liberates your movie experience from the confines of the living room. Visit Aiseesoft now to get the Mac Blu-ray software at a special discount exclusive to Macworld readers.

This story, 'Turn your Mac into the ultimate Blu-ray player' was originally published by BrandPost.