How to Fix 'Mac(Book Pro) Won't Play DVD' Problem
- lizaoes
- Sep 17, 2015
- 3 min read
Questions: - Everytime I put a DVD into my MacBook Pro, the disk spins around and then it is ejected. I have tried repairing permissions and lots of different DVD. Help? - I want to use my Mac to present a DVD with projector. I put it in my Mac and the DVD player pops up. But when I press Play, it says "Supported Disc Not Available". Why my Mac won't play DVD? Any help would be great!
Open Apple communities, forums and we can easily discover the posts with title "Mac won't play DVD". Why sometimes DVDs cannot play on our Mac computers (especially on MacBook Pro) and how to fix the problem for playing DVDs on Mac smoothly? Read on to get answers.
How to Fix 'Mac Won't Play DVD' Problem
To fix the issue, we should get the reason why DVD won't play on Mac and then find the most appropriate solution.
Situation 1. Mac won't recognize DVD. There are two possibilities for this situation. One is that the optical drive refuses DVD disc and the other is that there is no DVD icon and no recognition even though the disc is well put into the drive.
How to Fix: • For the first possibility, it may be caused by a bad or damaged (external) optical drive. So, you need to repair or buy a new one to make DVD playback run well on your Mac. • For the second possibility, you can try to reset NVRAM (or PRAM). Shut down your computer and turn on later. When you hear the startup sound, press and hold the Command-Option-P-R keys immediately until the computer restarts and you hear the startup sound again.
Situation 2. DVD Player won't read DVD contents (not working).
In fact, DVD player cannot read all types of DVDs. Some commercial DVDs with region codes or other protections, some DVDs burned from videos or scratched/broken DVDs won't play on Mac DVD player for incompatibility problems.
How to Fix:
• Rip DVD to MP4, MOV It is suggested to rip DVD to MP4, MOV or other video formats supported by Mac and play with QuickTime to solve 'Mac won't play DVD' problem.
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• Use a Third-party DVD Player Instead of ripping DVD to MP4, MOV on Mac, you can opt for using a third-party DVD player for watching movies on Mac without DVD not playing problem.
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