Windows 8.1 Blu Ray and DVD playback app?

[johntc121]

I'm looking for a good, free dvd and blu ray playback app to play on from my blu ray player in my new pc.

Anyone know of a good one?

 

[Suztera]

VLC for DVDs. For blu ray try PotPlayer or GOM.
But VLC could play Blu Ray:
https/forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=105955&sid=e338a29f04640c6858b79d6f7ebdc941

 

[johntc121]

I just tried VLC. But it won't play my blu ray disks. Unless I downloaded the wrong one?

 

[jakjawagon]

Potplayer will only play unencrypted Blu-Rays, though it's great for DVDs. I've not found any good free software that can play encrypted Blu-Rays. Not sure there is one.

 

[Alabalcho]

You will find no free program able to play commercial BluRay disks because of patents, royalties etc. Check the software which came with your BluRay drive - retails units often come with e.g. PowerDVD which can play BluRays