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(Credit: LG / Amazon) In order to rip those movies to your PC, you'll need an optical drive that can read Blu-ray discs; a DVD drive is not enough. Since most laptops don't come with disk drives anymore, you can either buy an (Opens in a new window) that connects over USB, or install an (Opens in a new window) into your desktop—either is fine. If you want to rip 4K UHD Blu-rays, however, your choices are more limited. Due to their If you already have a Blu-ray drive, you can poke around the (Opens in a new window) to see if it's usable for 4K Blu-rays, or you can buy one of their recommended drives. You may have to flash (Opens in a new window) or roll back to an older firmware version in order to read those 4K discs. This can be a bit nerve-wracking, but I've done it twice without breaking anything, so it can be done. You can read the most up-to-date drive for flashing new firmware (Opens in a new window). I used an (Opens in a new window) with patched firmware for the most recent version of this guide. Set Up MakeMKV (Opens in a new window) is a program for Windows, macOS, and Linux that can rip DVD and Blu-ray discs into the versatile MKV video format. There are other paid programs that offer more features, like (Opens in a new window) and (Opens in a new window), but we'll be using MakeMKV for this tutorial because it's free. Technically, it's only free while in beta, but it's been "in beta" for over 10 years. You just need to use the latest (Opens in a new window) whe...

I’ve been PCMag’s home entertainment expert for over 10 years, covering both TVs and everything you might want to connect to them. I’ve reviewed more than a thousand different consumer electronics products including headphones, speakers, TVs, and every major game system and VR headset of the last decade. I’m an ISF-certified TV calibrator and a THX-certified home theater professional, and I’m here to help you understand 4K, HDR, Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos, and even 8K (and to reassure you that you don’t need to worry about 8K at all for at least a few more years). We've started to see a new type of Blu-ray disc in stores this year. Ultra HD Blu-rays have started creeping into Amazon, Best Buy, and anywhere else you can buy physical media. The discs are able to store ultra high-definition ( You Need a New Blu-ray Player This is the most important takeaway you can get from this article. You need an Ultra HD Blu-ray player to play Ultra HD Blu-ray discs. If you put an Ultra HD Blu-ray disc in your current (non-Ultra HD) Blu-ray player, it won't work. It's an important distinction, and even this early we can see a lot of potential for frustrated users wondering why they can't watch their new movies. Ultra HD Blu-ray is a separate media format from traditional Blu-ray. They're technically very similar, but are completely distinct in execution. They're both optical discs that use 405nm "blue" lasers for reading and writing data. However, regular Blu-rays range from 25GB to 50GB a...

Cookie banner We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. To learn more or opt-out, read our By choosing I Accept, you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. Cyberpunk 2077 is only a few weeks away and we finally know exactly what kind of hardware you’ll need to run the We already knew the Cyberpunk 2077’s While those modes may be pretty demanding, it’s when ray tracing is involved that the requirements really take a jump. To run the game with ray tracing on Ultra at 1440p, you’ll need to have an RTX 3070. If you want to move up to 4K ray tracing with the settings on Ultra, only the Related Unfortunately, CD Projekt Red’s impressive specs chart doesn’t include information about what frame rates we can expect the game to run at with each of these configurations. While it would be nice to confidently say this chart is referring to 60 fps, it’s much more likely that its target is 30 fps. That being said, if you’re not too picky about frame rates, 30 fps should be a fine way to play Cyberpunk 2077, especially if you’ve exploring Night City in 4K with the ray tracing turned all the way up. Cyberpunk 2077 is currently scheduled for release on Dec. 10 for PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4. The game will also be released on Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 sometime in 2021.

Why ray tracing? So what makes Think of how light travels in real life. Ray tracing mimics that phenomenon using an algorithm to calculate how the light in-game would interact with the objects that you see on your screen. It gets complicated, and it requires a lot of hardware horsepower to use effectively. This is why we're just now starting to see games utilizing the technology, thanks to consumer-grade hardware that can handle the strain. The venerable first-person arena shooter now looks stunning, thanks to its accurate lighting and updated textures. Whether it's the sunlight streaming in through the windows or the reflections on the weapons themselves, Quake II RTX is a near-perfect demo to experience what ray tracing can do, even for a 22-year-old game. Best of all, Star Wars: Reflections RTX If you're a Star Wars fan, then this tech demo is for you. Nvidia, ILMxLAB, and Epic teamed up for this one to show off what ray tracing was capable of almost two years ago, but it required staggeringly expensive hardware. But with the launch of the RTX cards, the companies got back together to show off the tech demo using just a single 2080 Ti. The result is an incredible display of what ray-traced reflections, shadows, and ambient occlusion can be on consumer-grade hardware. The demo, available to download, also features Nvidia's DLSS and DXR technologies to make things more efficient and smoother. To try it out for yourself, here's the Atomic Heart If you're looking for someth...

You probably catch most of your favorite TV shows and movies through If you're wondering how you're supposed to play your favorite discs in Windows, don't panic. Several PC brands bundle in multimedia software through which you can play a DVD, though sometimes these products are limited in nature. Microsoft offers a Windows DVD Player app, but it costs $15 and has generated a number of bad reviews. Instead, you can turn to third-party programs like VLC Media Player, Leawo Blu-ray Player, and 5Kplayer. Before you can play any disc-based media, you naturally need a DVD drive. Most laptops no longer come with DVD drives because many manufacturers try to make their machines as thin and light as possible. For desktops, DVD (and Blu-ray) drives are often optional. If your PC doesn’t have one, you can always purchase an (Opens in a new window)or (Opens in a new window)drive. Many of these drives are also read/write capable, so you can burn You should be able to play DVDs in most player applications with little or no trouble. However, most programs lack the necessary functionality to decode commercial and encrypted Blu-ray discs. Some programs, such as Leawo Blu-ray Player, can play Blu-rays out of the box. Others will need a separate piece of software to decrypt the disc so that it’s playable. The (Opens in a new window) sold in the Microsoft Store is a barebones affair, but it works (at least most of the time). You may first want to check out the seven-day trial version. To do t...

NVIDIA Home NVIDIA Home Menu Menu icon Menu Menu icon Close Close icon Close Close icon Close Close icon Caret down icon Accordion is closed, click to open. Caret down icon Accordion is closed, click to open. Caret up icon Accordion is open, click to close. Caret right icon Click to expand Caret right icon Click to expand Caret right icon Click to expand menu. Caret left icon Click to collapse menu. Caret left icon Click to collapse menu. Caret left icon Click to collapse menu. Shopping Cart Click to see cart items Search icon Click to search Plateforme la plus avancée de l’industrie, NVIDIA RTX révolutionne notre façon de jouer et de créer du contenu grâce aux technologies du ray tracing et de l’IA. Plus de 250 jeux et applications populaires font appel à RTX pour proposer un rendu graphique incroyablement réaliste, des performances nettement plus rapides et des fonctionnalités novatrices basées sur l’IA comme NVIDIA DLSS et NVIDIA Broadcast. RTX est le nouveau standard. Innovation révolutionnaire dans le domaine du rendu graphique basé sur l’IA, le DLSS accélère grandement les performances de jeu. Optimisé par les cœurs Tensor de quatrième génération et l’accélérateur de flux optiques des GPU GeForce RTX série 40, le DLSS 3 exploite l’IA pour générer des images additionnelles de haute qualité. Faites passer vos projets créatifs au niveau supérieur avec NVIDIA Studio. Optimisées par un nouveau matériel dédié, les cartes graphiques RTX série 40 vous fournissent des perform...

I’ve been PCMag’s home entertainment expert for over 10 years, covering both TVs and everything you might want to connect to them. I’ve reviewed more than a thousand different consumer electronics products including headphones, speakers, TVs, and every major game system and VR headset of the last decade. I’m an ISF-certified TV calibrator and a THX-certified home theater professional, and I’m here to help you understand 4K, HDR, Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos, and even 8K (and to reassure you that you don’t need to worry about 8K at all for at least a few more years). We've started to see a new type of Blu-ray disc in stores this year. Ultra HD Blu-rays have started creeping into Amazon, Best Buy, and anywhere else you can buy physical media. The discs are able to store ultra high-definition ( You Need a New Blu-ray Player This is the most important takeaway you can get from this article. You need an Ultra HD Blu-ray player to play Ultra HD Blu-ray discs. If you put an Ultra HD Blu-ray disc in your current (non-Ultra HD) Blu-ray player, it won't work. It's an important distinction, and even this early we can see a lot of potential for frustrated users wondering why they can't watch their new movies. Ultra HD Blu-ray is a separate media format from traditional Blu-ray. They're technically very similar, but are completely distinct in execution. They're both optical discs that use 405nm "blue" lasers for reading and writing data. However, regular Blu-rays range from 25GB to 50GB a...

(Credit: LG / Amazon) In order to rip those movies to your PC, you'll need an optical drive that can read Blu-ray discs; a DVD drive is not enough. Since most laptops don't come with disk drives anymore, you can either buy an (Opens in a new window) that connects over USB, or install an (Opens in a new window) into your desktop—either is fine. If you want to rip 4K UHD Blu-rays, however, your choices are more limited. Due to their If you already have a Blu-ray drive, you can poke around the (Opens in a new window) to see if it's usable for 4K Blu-rays, or you can buy one of their recommended drives. You may have to flash (Opens in a new window) or roll back to an older firmware version in order to read those 4K discs. This can be a bit nerve-wracking, but I've done it twice without breaking anything, so it can be done. You can read the most up-to-date drive for flashing new firmware (Opens in a new window). I used an (Opens in a new window) with patched firmware for the most recent version of this guide. Set Up MakeMKV (Opens in a new window) is a program for Windows, macOS, and Linux that can rip DVD and Blu-ray discs into the versatile MKV video format. There are other paid programs that offer more features, like (Opens in a new window) and (Opens in a new window), but we'll be using MakeMKV for this tutorial because it's free. Technically, it's only free while in beta, but it's been "in beta" for over 10 years. You just need to use the latest (Opens in a new window) whe...

You probably catch most of your favorite TV shows and movies through If you're wondering how you're supposed to play your favorite discs in Windows, don't panic. Several PC brands bundle in multimedia software through which you can play a DVD, though sometimes these products are limited in nature. Microsoft offers a Windows DVD Player app, but it costs $15 and has generated a number of bad reviews. Instead, you can turn to third-party programs like VLC Media Player, Leawo Blu-ray Player, and 5Kplayer. Before you can play any disc-based media, you naturally need a DVD drive. Most laptops no longer come with DVD drives because many manufacturers try to make their machines as thin and light as possible. For desktops, DVD (and Blu-ray) drives are often optional. If your PC doesn’t have one, you can always purchase an (Opens in a new window)or (Opens in a new window)drive. Many of these drives are also read/write capable, so you can burn You should be able to play DVDs in most player applications with little or no trouble. However, most programs lack the necessary functionality to decode commercial and encrypted Blu-ray discs. Some programs, such as Leawo Blu-ray Player, can play Blu-rays out of the box. Others will need a separate piece of software to decrypt the disc so that it’s playable. The (Opens in a new window) sold in the Microsoft Store is a barebones affair, but it works (at least most of the time). You may first want to check out the seven-day trial version. To do t...