# Dvd player

**URL:** <https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/dvd-player/12896>\
**Category:** Raspberry Pi\
**Created:** [January 29, 2020, 5:14pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/dvd-player/12896 "2020-01-29T17:14:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![crofter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e7dd6/32.png) [@crofter](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/crofter)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 5:14pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/dvd-player/12896/1 "2020-01-29T17:14:58Z")

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hi  
what is the dvd player for raspberrt pi 4

thanks

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**Author:** ![alphanumeric](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/alphanumeric/32/2729_2.png) [@alphanumeric](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/alphanumeric)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 7:50pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/dvd-player/12896/2 "2020-01-29T19:50:41Z")

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Hardware or software?

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**Author:** ![crofter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e7dd6/32.png) [@crofter](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/crofter)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 9:20pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/dvd-player/12896/3 "2020-01-29T21:20:12Z")

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software and a good make of dvd reader please

thanks

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**Author:** ![alphanumeric](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/alphanumeric/32/2729_2.png) [@alphanumeric](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/alphanumeric)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 10:51pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/dvd-player/12896/4 "2020-01-29T22:51:34Z")

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I would think any name brand USB DVD player should work.  
The software you use as far as I know, depends on what file formats you want to watch. Movies for example may require specific codec’s. Thats out of my realm of expertise.

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**Author:** ![Inky\_72](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/inky_72/32/6256_2.png) [@Inky\_72](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/Inky_72)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2020, 12:42am UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/dvd-player/12896/5 "2020-01-30T00:42:21Z")

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VLC if using software & a ripped DVD/.mkv