Question DVD player for new laptop

[AlineGC]

I have a new laptop and like most mine doesn’t have a disc drive inbuilt. Ive a huge collection of CDs (audio) and DVDs (films) that I would like to access via my laptop.
Question is: which should I buy - a portable DVD player with USB connection OR a CD-ROM drive?
Forgive my ignorance in the matter, they may be both essentially the same, in which case great as I prefer the portable DVD player that can be used on it’s own as well as via laptop...

 

[MagaliKirlin]

hmm...I think I should choose a portable DVD player with USB

 

[RolandJS]

Perhaps get a USB BluRay player, CD-DVD writer/reader device.

 

[COLGeek]

I think you can try DVD Fab Player. I use it long time.

That is not really an answer to the OP's question.