I have a mac osx and whenever i try to play a dvd it says"supported disc not available" what does this mean?

Question

and how can i fix this

Answer 1

You may download VLC player for a try, it's a nice DVD player for Mac.

Or you can convert your DVD to MP4 or MOV video, then you can play it with quicktime player. If you don't know how to convert DVD on Mac, here is a step by step guide for you

http://www.mac-dvd.com/mac-guide/how-to-...

If you have any other questions, feel free to email me.

Answer 2

It means that it cannot play DVDs.  You may be missing the software or, more likely, just have a CD reader.  Having mac osx is immaterial as it is a hardware issue.

Answer 3

Convert DVD to other format.

iSkysoft DVD Ripper Pack for Mac is powerful, which is designed specially for Mac users. It is fast in ripping DVD to all popular video and audio formats. Also it can convert videos between all popular formats.

You can free download here:

http://www.macdvdconverter.com/mac-dvd-v...

Also, you can search some other software:

http://www.ask.com

Answer 4

does it have a DVD reader?  it might just be CD's, does it play CDs okay??