So now that I have a new computer, I decided to buy an external blu-ray drive since nobody makes PCs with built-in DVD/BR drives anymore. Plus, unlike with DVD players, PCs require software that can play blu-rays as opposed to just playing them right out, as BRs have encryptions that prevent media…
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