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Can you play DVD-A discs on a MacBook Pro?

Gang,

I've just added a Musical Fidelity M1DAC and a MF V-Link USB-to-SPDIF converter to my rig, so I can upgrade my CD player and output music from my MacBook Pro to my rig. But can I also play DVD-A discs from my laptop? My impression is that you cannot, because of the encryption on DVD-A discs. But then I've seen online that VLC media player will play them? What's the deal?
rebbi
tmsorosk
1,013 posts
 
I have not been able to.
bill_k
920 posts
 
While this won't allow you to play DVD-A discs directly on a Mac, you could use software like DVD Audio Extractor which is available for the Mac OS. It extracts the audio tracks to WAV files which can then be played on a Mac. Hope that this helps!
rebbi OP
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Bill_k,

Thanks for the tip .... looks interesting. I wonder what if any quality is lost in the ripping process with that software.
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