heheh no competition,…just not often I get to a post before you,…hehe. :) (Was filling in a break while working,…hehe). Yes, I went with cheaper external DVD drives then the Apple one,…so that’s only why I knew…hehe. But I don’t use them very much either.
Enjoy! Kind regards Daniel Sent from my iPhone 7 --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: <daniel AT macwizardry.com.au> Web: <http://www.macwizardry.com.au> **For everything Apple** NOTE: Any information provided in this email may be my personal opinion and as such should be taken accordingly, and may not be the views of MacWizardry. Any information provided does not offer or warrant any form of warranty or accept liability. It would be appreciated that if any information in this email is to be disseminated, distributed or copied, that permission by the author be requested. > On 30 Oct 2017, at 5:55 pm, Ronda Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hey Daniel, I didn’t know we were having a competition... ;-)) > > I must admit it was a long time ago when I first purchased my ‘Apple External > SuperDrive’ possibly when first released. > So duly noted, that Apple DVD Player now works with newer external third > party DVD drives! > > Cheers, > Ronni > Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB > > >> On 30 Oct 2017, at 5:31 pm, Daniel Kerr <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> nerrr nerrr Ronni, bet you by a minute for a change,….hehe :) >> >> Oh and the Apple DVD Player will actually work with other external DVD >> players,…not just Apple’s one :) (I know as I’ve used it with an external LG >> and Samsung third party DVD drives, and Apple DVD player works fine with >> it,….just for your records,…hehe) :)) >> >> Kind regards >> Daniel >> >> Sent from my iPhone 7 >> >> --- >> Daniel Kerr >> MacWizardry >> >> Phone: 0414 795 960 >> Email: <[email protected]> >> Web: <http://www.macwizardry.com.au> >> >> >> **For everything Apple** >> >> >>> On 30 Oct 2017, at 5:17 pm, Ronda Brown <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Severin, >>> >>> Apple's DVD Player application only works with an internal optical drive or >>> ‘Apple's external SuperDrive’. >>> You can physically remove the DVD Player but it will only install again in >>> an update. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Ronni >>> >>> Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB >>> >>> >>>> On 28 Oct 2017, at 3:37 pm, Severin Crisp <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> When I changed my iMac to Fusion Drive the SSD took the place of the built >>>> in optical drive. It is replaced by an external optical drive. On >>>> inserting a DVD i get the expected error message for the Apple DVD player. >>>> I would like to physically remove the DVD player and its preferences but >>>> of course it is locked in as part of the OS. How can I do this? >>>> looking ahead to future system upgrades can I stop a reinstallation of the >>>> DVD drive? >>>> Severin Crisp >>>> ____________________________________________________ >>>> >>>> Assoc Prof R Severin Crisp, FAIP, FIP, CPhys >>>> 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia >>>> ph (08) 9842 1950 ( Int'l +61 8 9842 1950) >>>> mail to: [email protected] >>>> ____________________________________________________ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
