Apple's DVD Player will only work with internal DVD drives and will give an error -70012 if you open it with only an external DVD drive attached. Topher Kessler ...

Most modern laptops lack an optical drive, yet CDs and DVDs are still used in many households, whether for playing old movies, installing older software, or even for making physical backups. An ...

One of the first things I did when i bought my MBP last year was to remove the DVD drive and put an OptiBay in its place. I put the drive into the free USB enclosure, and I haven't used it since.

Is it possible to view DVDs, played by a normal DVD player, on a computer monitor by connecting it directly? The computer monitor has both the D-sub and BNC-style connectors. Will the computer monitor ...

Seemingly out of nowhere, Toshiba has started shipping the PA3530U-1HD1, an external USB 2.0 HD DVD drive. It’s not even all that expensive, either, appearing on online stores like Newegg for $370.