Using a Portable CD/DVD Drive in 2019

[@kingeddy1645]

We need to bring back DVD drives in laptops.

[@linatheegyptian]

Ikr I don’t get it why they took them out! So stupid

[@const4105]

We are going to need to protest outside Apple

[@jagottem100]

Because they think we actually care about the laptops being thinner

[@guilhermesilva98]

do you actually use it even frequently? CDs and DVDs are almost dead, it's better to have a portable CD/DVD drive you can use like once or twice a year

[@gwnlars_8306]

My DELL Latitude E6410 has a dvd drive 😁 Ideal for old films or footage :P

[@Raymond-rr5iv]

Is 2022 and I am 72... I've been working on the computer laptop learning... it's all new. Thank you for making this DVD I just got a dvd-rw with no instructions. It was a comfort for me to watch your video.

[@dungeonlord1]

how was it seeing the world in black and white?

[@agj67]

Love this. You are the only one, from the other videos I've seen that actually broke it down. Now I feel comfortable in buying a laptop without the CD/DVD 👍🏾

[@manayerjm6275]

same!

[@mohamedmagdy-dz1pm]

Bought one two years ago. Was dead on arrival, but I discovered it last week. Replaced the cd-rom with a caddy containing a 2.5'' HDD, just to check for functionality. Works like a charm.

[@mariateresabenzalbracho9096]

Pero no sé cómo se

[@priancagokul970]

Extremely helpful video. I bought my laptop a few months ago and didn't realize it didn't have a disc tray. Problem solved with the dvd-rw drive. This video is very detailed for us first time users of a drive like such. Thank you.

[@ccwolfpackgamer5864]

This drive you bought works great with pc games? I’m trying to find one but don’t want to get duked. I have gta San Andreas i bought this pc looking forward to playing old time games and didnt even realize i had no disc tray. If your drive works good with pc games id love to know which you purchased

[@priancagokul970]

@@ccwolfpackgamer5864 I can't confirm that as I don't have any PC games but it worked well with burned disc's. Perhaps purchase it and test it. But check the return policy should it not work. I'm very happy with my purchase. It is literally a lifesaver 🍃💛

[@flipflop3953]

He has a trench copy from twenty one pilots mad respect

[@polen7455]

I'm laughing because I gasped with a smile when I saw it 😂

[@HscoaMusicOfficial]

same! ​@@polen7455

[@heykathiravan4068]

remember if you have old cd-r discs which is already written cannot be rewritten. but you can use what already saved in cd-R. so you have buy a new disk to use as a storage device . to use dvd like memory card (read& write multiple times) you need to buy Cd-rw discs

[@bazilmatthews9299]

It's 2024. I'm 70, this was so very helpful.

[@Marcthegeek]

Your welcome

[@lizboo2867]

Hi there, I'm 74, I recently bought a Denon D-M41DAB DAB/DAB+/FM/CD Bluetooth Micro System, which obviously plays CD's. I have a lot of music on my computer and wanted to burn some cd's to free up space on my hard drive, so this external cd/dvd is just what I need.

[@koopapro]

lots of programs nowadays still come in cds but pc and laptops dont thanks for this video

[@koopapro]

@Starlin Peña exactly

[@What-sf5ey]

my pc came with drivers on cd's but no cd drive!! lmao

[@THEJOKEYJOKER]

@@What-sf5ey! lol

[@still-jlynn]

It's 2022 and I appreciate you doing this video!

[@GStuck]

Yes! In education, we use DVDs so this is still very relevant.

[@spaceman9993]

Thank you so much. I've been trying to get my DVD drive to work for hours and thanks to you I finally figured it out

[@jazzedat1]

Thank you, great tutorial. I get my artwork photographed and the photographer sends my copy on a DVD. This little beauty makes my work accessible.

[@Floppyearsmomma]

Thank you so much! Especially thanks for including link to videolan. I got a new external drive today, and couldn't make heads or tails of using it as a dvd player because media player couldn't work or I didn't know how to work it. You saved me time and money, Sir! I'm very gratefu to you!!!

[@notnow6647]

Yes, some of us still use CDs. A hard copy is good to have.

[@allisonmills3371]

I appreciate this help. I have so many cd “old school” wanted to put on laptop. This really helped

[@GaryKatz]

Thanks. I use CD's and DVD's all the time.Great video on the little nuances of 'FLAC' files. Very helpful. Thanks. Much appreciated.

[@4thNebula]

Very much appreciate a CD DVD video in 2019!

[@williamlouie479]

Let's get a B 11:50 lu-Ray/4K player attached & changed out the graphics card to Ultra Resolution to enjoy all that technology offers at Consumers benefit.

[@kyandenton]

TWENTY ONE PILOTS MENTIONED🔥🔥🔥

[@Marcthegeek]

Oh yeah! Got tickets to watch them again this September live.

[@PeanutDude-xv9gv]

I wanna buy it because I suddenly found my childhood game and I missed it a lot and I wanna play it

[@SFTortoise]

My DVD drive in my laptop actually broke so I need the external option. This was a good review! thanks for the detailed video!

[@sunako945]

Did it work??

[@Mike09017]

You do know you can replace the internal one, right?

[@SFTortoise]

@@Mike09017 not cheaply I noticed, but yeah

[@Mike09017]

@@SFTortoise oh well. I hope you find a good one!

[@reborngreatnesss5712]

Does help install Programs into ur laptop like (art program, gaming program etc)

[@KneelB4Bacon]

Make sure you're using a powered USB hub if you use an external CD/DVD burner. External burners need a lot of power while burning discs.

[@217champion]

It can still burn with USB 2 right.

[@KneelB4Bacon]

@@217champion As long as the burner doesn't draw more than 500 milliamps, you should be able to use it with a USB 2.0 plug. If you're getting disc write errors and you're not using a power hub, that's probably the reason.

[@veggieboyultimate]

Is is true what people say, that people don’t use dvds anymore? If so, then I think that it should be brung back since it is much easier than having to go online and go on a paid trial to watch it.

[@leesadrone7343]

I recently brought a dvd drive like that cause i watch quite alot of stuff on my surface pro but i couldnt watch my old dvds on it.

[@brownsuga298]

I just ordered me one because the DVD drive on my laptop don’t work anymore for some strange reason I got a lot of DVD that I still like to watch so I hope everything work out for me with the one I ordered thanks for sharing this Video 👍🏽

[@deebonash1495]

Did everything work?

[@juliegonzalez9843]

Thank you for this video! I am tech challenged but I was able to follow along. I will burn a cd of some religious talks for private use. I liked the presentation fast, easy and to the point!

[@camerondavisslag]

im the only deity u need tho

[@macblink]

useful for those who don't want to get a new PC just for the disc function

[@wendellbanks6243]

I am glad you showed the drive playing DVDs. I just bought a Roofull external DVD drive it shares the same pop up box, I can not get the unit to play DVDs properly using VLC. The picture quality is good and the sound quality is good, but I get audio dropouts that are evenly spaced and repeat consistently. I was able to rip a DVD that has the audio dropouts, but then rather than drop outs I got out of synch audio and video. Because the issue is consistent with other players, I think it is a conflict between my computer the drive and Windows 10.

[@aavv1818]

Just subscribed. Thank you for the much needed instruction, for us old timers! San Francisco fan girl

[@josephososkie3029]

This makes me feel so old. Yes, I’m one of those with a bunch of antique dvds. Thanks for posting.

[@eddyvideostar]

Vinyl will guarantee you the respect you deserve.

[@zir456]

I once have and use laptop with cd drive but long forget It since I hardly see Them now and what I learn was... Read and Play is when You play the disk from the drive while Ripping CD/DVD means transfering the data from Disk into the device and Burning CD/DVD means transfering from device to Disk, what would happen to the data if You suddenly cancel rip/burn progress I wonder if the data would end up broken/error to be used???

[@JJFlores197]

The data that got cutoff will likely end up corrupted. I know hen I've tried burning audio CDs and accidentally cancelled the burn process, parts of the song would get cut off or otherwise not play at all. Sometimes a CD may be unreadable.

[@Bcharns]

thanks man, I have a lot of old cd's I want to rip to my new MacBook.

[@djkeys415s]

cds still have the best sound its the only source i use in my truck

[@DJBLESSD]

Hey thanks alot this has given me great enlightenment. Today actually wanted to try rip a cd off windows media player for the first time ever on windows media. I always used another program called Nero and im glad to see you have shown a how to do this on windows media . I was having issues with the windows recognising the Sandstorm. I closed the windows , plugged in the sandstorm, then selected the songs I wanted which was not a problem, THEN PUT IN A BLANK CD, THEN THE BURN CD FUNCTION turned from grey to well coloured to activate. Music is great and so was cd's to put them on. And still is for certain applications. Thanks for sharing. ✊🏼

[@gunthergordon2585]

Can you recommend a external CD/DVD drive that has a solid reputation for playing burned CDs/DVDs? I had previously bought a LG CD/DVD drive but it would not play the burned discs.

[@eddie577]

I bought one off Amazon a month ago February 2021. No complaints yet. I've used it on both Mac and Pc. I share it between the 2, Works.

[@Osobear14]

Can you use it to play computer games cd’s? I’ve been wanting to purchase to play old CD games from the early 2000’s

[@RealKingFloppa]

​@@Osobear14Did you try it?

[@Osobear14]

@@RealKingFloppa yes. Worked great

[@RealKingFloppa]

@@Osobear14 thx gonna buy it soon

[@mapuanakupuna3471]

Very useful information for some of us old folk! TY!

[@GamingwithAlchemy]

Thank you. This was very helpful I've been needing one of these for my DVD collection. My new PC doesn't have a DVD drive at all.😀

[@VeryTerrySR]

I used for mines for installing gta sa

[@GamingwithAlchemy]

@@VeryTerrySR That game does take quite a few discs if I remember right.

[@VeryTerrySR]

@@GamingwithAlchemy Hmm i have the cardboard box with all the manuals and stuff but there is only one disc?

[@GamingwithAlchemy]

@@VeryTerrySR I was thinking of the Xbox which has two. (The one I have.) I thought the PC had two as well. I remembered wrong.

[@VeryTerrySR]

alchemychick22 Ah ok.

[@Itsugo]

When you said “Hey Guys!” I thought when did ChrisFix start making electronics videos!??? Lol

[@ronald8652]

LOL

[@chubbsub7170]

I've just bought an Hatoku external multi functional optical drive, simply to burn cd's. You just connect it to your laptop, log on to I- Tunes and away you go. A 5 year old could use it :)

[@Bimaster-ut3kv]

Does pc games work with that cd drive

[@moeshamommy6710]

That's what I want to know too

[@rickylife]

yes

[@raven5062]

@@MapleTree0 BUT BLUE RAY ISNT

[@raven5062]

ANYTHING OTHER THAN BLUERAY

[@raven5062]

@@MapleTree0 Cool bro its okay

[@splatter0019]

See this was very helpfull but my problem is my CD is an old version of the game risk that was meant to run on windows 95. What can I do to run that?

[@waltersimmons9512]

Risk is an abandonware....just download it and run in compatibility mode

[@Nope2022HugeTheWarningFan]

I actually still buy CDs. My problem is that The Melvins Stoner Witch disc isn't working in my computer's drive, so I guess I am going to have to get an external drive to see if it will work.

[@honeydaler]

The Melvins rock!

[@Nope2022HugeTheWarningFan]

@@honeydaler I guess they are. I just wished that my disc drive worked with it. And I have yet to have tried an external drive.

[@rickquesada925]

Excellent video, it was very informative and you explained everything. Thank you. I have the same Dell Laptop.

[@guanijk619]

Dam... talk about a throwback. You took me back to when I was burning CDs and rolling with my Sony Walkman in my pocket 😆

[@LeKoss]

Thank you so much! Now I can download. GTA 4 on my new laptop

[@maxmorgan1451]

did it work to use a game disc on this?

[@ccwolfpackgamer5864]

@@maxmorgan1451 did you test it?

[@Bobsfunnyfarm]

Can you play PC games on that player

[@who8480]

2023.. u have a home computer, laptop and 2 Apple iPads that I want to save info off of. I tried in a memory stick years ago.. today that I do is coming out scrambled . So I’m sticking to cd”s. I found 2 of these readers in my storage. I’d forgotten what they were for . I had to Google it/ KZbin . I’m soooooo glad I found them because I searched libraries for a way to transfer my data. Libraries ( except the university) don’t even have a way to use the memory chip anymore. Im gonna transfer my info onto cd”s because it’s the best way .. even above the memory stick

[@JJFlores197]

I think an external hard drive is the best option. With a CD, you're limited to about 650 Mb. If you have more data than that, you'll need to use more disks. If you have a lot of data, like a lot of pictures and videos or programs or otherwise large files, you're going to be using a ton of CDs. With DVDs, you can get up to 4.7 GB of capacity, but that's still not that much. there are dual-layer DVDs which give you up to 8.5 GB. The point is that optical media isn't the best for this type of use case. External hard drives can come into multi-terabyte capacities which is far more than what optical media supports. but to each their own.

[@ER-ml4ne]

*Can it install AAA games like gta5, COD, battlefield. And what if the game requires the cd inside the drive while playing.* I recently bought a laptop with pretty high specifications but unfortunately it doesn't have a DVD/CD drive. Thank you in advance

[@R0cketrock88]

Did you figure out yet if this works for downloading and playing games? I have the same question

[@ER-ml4ne]

@@R0cketrock88 Don't know.. but finally got a wifi connection so I just download them now :)

[@ccwolfpackgamer5864]

@@ER-ml4ne any update? Been a year. Id love to know

[@MM-iy9xu]

Thank you for putting this up ! Answered many questions!!

[@Nostrildomus]

Tons of old stuff I would enjoy dragging out and need a way to use it . Thanks

[@AdikMusicOfficialTM]

Use NERO for burn CDs/DVD etc.. dude!

[@BigMedicine-fs2yp]

Very helpful for computer dummies like myself. thank you. very much appreciated.

[@Marcthegeek]

Glad to help

[@dianemadona14]

thank you so much, you video has taught me a lot...bless you, and I can now watch , enjoy my cd and videos.

[@thecatgyp6850]

actually you dont even have to go through all that trouble or expense. Remove the CD/DVD/ W/RW from any old laptop and get a mini SATA to USB 3 adapter and you are good to go. No need to remove the face plate, no need to spend up for a fancy case. I mean afterall how often does anyone use the device these days - on the rare occasion that I cant find a digital download of a movie or music i might have to buy a CD/DVD to rip and convert....

[@Barbie46]

Thank u for sharing what player you used, now I can watch dvds on my laptop 😉 💙

[@informative_walrus]

Bought this also, lasted 3 months. There is a reason it's $20. Spend more saves in rebuy and shipping.

[@Greenkillr]

What about all the CDs you already have and the DVDs it is so weird to me I'm just finding out they don't have drives in freaking computers first thing that made me feel old in life got tons of disc

[@yourlocohanji2017]

I mean I have a gaming computer and it even needed one

[@thomasseabolt9385]

This is a good video, but it doesn't cover the problem when VLC on a Dell Windows desktop computer it doesn't play the DVD. Apparently this is a common problem. If you could address this that would be very much appreciated.

[@MGEE8572]

Just brought a New Desk top tower and from the compact size it doesnt have a cd/dvd player so ive just brought one from Ebay in 2021,,, only had refub pcs and they've always came with dvd/cd players

[@gabrijelstefancic3610]

thank you, im so brain dead, just needed to plug in to the usb type c

[@divinespacer9076]

can i install games using this external optical drives? plss reply

[@porkchopspapi5757]

A couple of us old guys want to know if this works hooked up to a hifi receiver, & should we use one of these or just buy a standard cheap CD player & hook it up digitally to the hifi to use its dac?

[@malbbsmith6925]

It's got good power management mine use two cables but the is nothing better than a physical ownership of media .

[@zidanetribal4813]

Will it work for PC games? Or just movies?

[@patrick2698]

Been trying too connect the one I am borrowing from my neighbors for the past few days and it won't burn on my hp. So hopefully this helps cause running out of patience

[@debbievreeland2986]

I did everything you showed but when I insert a CD, it is not being read - no contents show up...but in diagnostics, it should the external player is indeed working?? Help?

[@hdsnblu]

Trench! I love it

[@loogloogloogr]

Is there a region lock on it? Is there usually a region lock on external dvd drives for computers?

[@TECfan1]

Mine keeps disconnecting and reconnecting and causing errors while I import the music. Any idea why? I have a Dell XPS, too.

[@realgagne2956]

I got the exact one, but I can't figure out how to save just one track so I can transfer it to my ITUNES. Any suggestions?

[@saundrarobinson8610]

I needed this in 2022

[@FlintG]

I still use my external blu ray drive for backing up blu ray movies to my plex server.

[@metrocoin4315]

Can it also be used to play pc games like the old classic fallout games?

[@verastaki]

Why is it getting so hard to find a decent laptop with a good DVD player? It's not like DVD's are obsolete. They replaced VHS tapes back in 2006,2008. Not too long ago at all. Audio compact cassette tapes were around from 1962 till this day you can still buy blank audio tapes at almost any major stores. I still use audio compact cassettes to record my music today, why would they even remove DVD drives from laptops? I'm looking for a brand new laptop and it better have a DVD drive in it. It's better than buying a portable DVD player.

[@timelymirror7826]

Because laptops don't come with a dvd drive anymore

[@scentered]

Thank you very much. Here I was a distance away in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 not knowing how to connect my Asus external drive and VOILA, there you were!!! Can you tell me why there are two USB connectors please. I have many many many DVDs that I am not happily loading onto my laptop. I'm happy 😊 😃 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🙏💃

[@JJFlores197]

The extra USB plug is for extra power. In most cases, simply plugging in the main USB connector will work fine, but if the USB port can't deliver enough power, you may need to plug in the 2nd connector. I don't think this is too common though. As for playing your movies, what software are you trying to use? If you're using Windows 10 or newer, the built-in Windows Media Player doesn't playback DVD movies anymore since Microsoft didn't include the necessary codec for DVD movies. You can use VLC or other 3rd party programs.

[@scentered]

@@JJFlores197 ahh!! You are a star!. It has been working fine plugging in one USB. I downloaded VLC and have had 50% success with saving the movie to my laptop I am not always sure which settings to use. Sometimes I have video but no sound. Thank you for all your help 🌈🙏💛🙃⭐

[@bluebird4424]

What's would be a common reason why dvd writer stops working when trying to download music cds on a MacBook? It works fine for dvd but won't work for cds.

[@Lpmgato1]

Will this work just to play music from CDs? I have no need to burn copies, but have lots of music CDs that I want to play while using my PC

[@LauraCantini]

Does it read mini dvd?

[@ThothTheAtlanteanK]

Is it possible to use one on a Google chrome book?

[@only-legitness]

You can also take out the dvd drive from your old computer in the attic!

[@only-legitness]

It'll take some time though so if you're bad with computers and don't feel like it, just buy one like the guy in the video :)

[@saltlakemusicvideos3267]

Great video. My asus laptop have no disc drive ugh. Its been years since I've burned a disc. Crazy thing I been getting request for burned discs. Wonder if you can rip the DVD video onto computer like you did the audio and possibly burn the DVD movie. I can't wait to get this

[@Baldis_basics_plus]

My old compaq cq70 presario has a dvd drive. My new hp stream 14 does not so i bought an turbo-x external dvd drive.

[@randyc8171]

How does one get an external DC/DVD drive to read an instructional program CD ? All old computers with built in drives did it automatically. Now the new external drives won't do it?

[@margiecazares-ortiz9252]

I need to learn how to burn songs into a blank CD from my laptop yo a portable S you show on this video. I'm old skool. Still use CDs. And now at 57. Using a laptop for the first time. 😳

[@soccer4207]

Thank you, you really helped me.

[@georgetech380]

A business laptop that i bought cost me 500€ and it doesn't have dvd drive Do you think if I buy external DVD drive will work ?

[@JJFlores197]

Pretty much any external USB drive will work.

[@mrscms831]

Hi there, My laptop does not have a cd player. I want/need the ability to copy cd's to my iphone. I have many cd's I cant play as I have no player. I will look for one of these right now. I believe now, in 2022, I can burn the cd to itunes and then transfer to my iphone. Can you confirm thats true ? Thanks much.

[@nicolettebritz7908]

Hi I am looking to buy a DVD CD Player for the new TV. Would it work as a reader 🤔 in the TV?

[@JJFlores197]

I know this is a month late, but no. These USB DVD drives are meant to be used on computers/laptops. Its unlikely they will work on TVs. If you want to play DVDs on a TV, you'll need a standard DVD or Blu-Ray player that is meant for TVs.

[@snow3885]

Does it works with cd/dvd games too?

[@ccwolfpackgamer5864]

Did you figure it out im looking to play gta san Andreas and older games on my pc

[@polen7455]

Does burning works with any portable cd/dvd player or does it need to have some kind of burning feature on it? Wanna try it with my concert dvds.

[@briancagordon2308]

I have the same one but it won’t work in my MacBook Air to burn dvds 📀 😩

[@chantelmorset7176]

Thank you so much for this video.

[@mohammedezzulddin9347]

Can I install gaming on it also?? GTA 5 for example...

[@TheExStig]

Can you then transfer those files from the laptop to a flash stick to play in the car?

[@JJFlores197]

?? What are "those" files? If you're talking about music, then yes. You would "rip" the audio CD to your computer and then you can transfer the music files to a flash drive. The built-in Windows Media Player (assuming you're using Windows) can rip audio CDs. Just make sure you read the manual for your car's stereo system to see what music files it supports. Most support MP3, but its good to double check.

[@j0sh.bigel0w]

i am a simple human being...I see trench, i click

[@shaynescott]

Once you burn to your computer,can you then put it on a usb stick

[@Kalaimagalkalaigal]

Thanks 👍

[@davidkirby8243]

I have just bought a rioddas external cd dvd drive very similar to the one you have. What I am having difficulty in finding out is. Does the external drive have a dac in it or is the dac part of the computer.