Category Archives: Mac

The way turning Mac Pro into a Blu-ray Disc Player/Burner

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Earvin

One thing that has really been disappointing Mac users  is the missing of Blu-ray support.  Two years passed since Jobs said NO to Blu-ray that “Bluray [Dsic] is looking more and more like one of the high end audio formats … Continue reading →

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The way ripping Blu-ray/DVD to MP4 with 2 audio tracks (AAC stereo and AC3 5.1)

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Earvin

Can I keep 2 audio tracks when ripping Blu-ray to MP4? This is a frequently asked question from Apple fans- mostly those who have Mac desktop, Apple TV and iPad. For some time I was wondering why should people want … Continue reading →

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Mac Mini (Summer 2011) gets Sandy Bridge CPU Mac OS X Lion

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Earvin

“The tiny server that packs a quad-core punch.” That’s what Apple call their latest released Mac Mini box. The new Mac mini, which was launched alongside the release of Mac OS X Lion in July, improves the formula and buries … Continue reading →

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[News] 1 million copies of Apple OS X 10.7 Lion sold the 1st day of availability

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Earvin

On Thursday Apple announced that it had already sold 1 million copies of Mac OS X 10.7 Lion since it went on sale Wednesday morning. Apple’s full press release follows below.

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Finally. Blu-ray Movies on Mac Instantly. The 1st Blu-ray Player for Mac OS Released.

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Earvin

“Will Mac ever support Blu-ray?” While Mac users look forward to any positive news, Macgo has already changed history. With the release of Macgo’s Mac Blu-ray Player, watching a Blu-ray disc on a Mac is finally possible. Macgo has recently … Continue reading →

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ByteCopy for Mac- An Alternative to Mac MakeMKV?

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Earvin

MakeMKV for Mac has been considered as one of the best Mac Blu-ray Ripper apps. It converts the video clips from proprietary (and usually encrypted)DVD and Blu-ray disc into a set of MKV files, preserving most information but not changing it in … Continue reading →

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[Reviews] Best Mac Blu-ray Rippers/Select a Blu-ray Ripper for Mac OS X

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Earvin

The following article was originally posted at http://portable-media-device.com/?p=409 It’s much easier to choose a Blu-ray Ripper tool for Windows than for Macintosh. Although you can install Windows on a Mac computer to run Windows oriented Blu-ray Ripper software occasionally, it is stopgap … Continue reading →

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A Collection of Mac Blu-ray Media Players: PLEX, XBMC, VLC, Mplayer, QT Player

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Earvin

Playing commercial Blu-ray movies on Mac OS X can be very easy- you just add an external Blu-ray Disc drive to Mac, and rip Blu-ray movies to Mac HDD with several clicks.  There are multiple Mac media center and player … Continue reading →

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Break the Chain: Enable Blu-ray Playback on Mac Pro

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Earvin

With this years updates to the Mac Pro and MacBook Pro ranges many Mac users were hoping to see a Blu-ray drive instead of a DVD drive, however, it seems that Apple will not add Blu-ray support to Mac since … Continue reading →

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Steve Jobs: No Blu-Ray On The Mac?!

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Earvin

The following article is reproduced from TFTS,  published by Kevin Schram on 1 July, 2010. Waiting for Blu-Ray on the Mac? You could be waiting a while as Apple’s supreme leader, Steve Jobs, says no Blu-Ray on the Macs, downloadable … Continue reading →

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