Mac support for Blu-Ray

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I would like to buy an external Blu-Ray drive. I have a specific model in mind (the LG CP40NG10), but I'm open to suggestions if anybody has a different one they recommend.

The documentation says that it has "Mac support: Yes (DVD)", but does this imply that it has Blu-Ray support on Macs? There is a new Mac Blu-Ray player software package and tips to read video Blu-Ray discs with MakeMKV + VLC.

Does anybody know if it's possible to read Blu-Ray discs under OS X with this LG drive or where I can find a list of hardware supporting these two software products?

I have a MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo 2.53 GHz on OS X 10.6.8.

Best Answer

For this specific model according to "Allthingstech" (in a comment on web store):

Allthingstech from Corona, California on 06/19/2012 Purchased this for my new Macbook Pro with Retina Display. The MB can recognize the drive regardless what the Lg packaging says. Had to use third party software ( Mac Blu-Ray Player) for playback. (…) So far the drive has worked perfectly with stellar Bluray playback and absolutely no stuttering or lag.(…)

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And OS X since Leopard can read Blu-Ray-Rom with any drive, the problem is to read protected video (all commercial Blu-Ray).

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