If you use an external Pioneer USB drive to read and burn CD, DVD and Blu-ray discs on your Mac, you should hold off updating to macOS Ventura 13.2.
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MacX DVD Ripper Pro: The fastest app to rip any DVD movie for playback on Apple devices [sponsored]
MacX DVD Ripper Pro lets you convert DVD movies to digital video files on your Mac. It's the fastest software to convert any old, new, encrypted and other DVD movies and TV series to digital files. You can even back up DVDs with it or convert a DVD for easy playback on specific devices such as your iPad or PlayStation console.
Own it forever: Apple TV+ thriller series “Defending Jacob” launches on Blu-ray and DVD
The Apple TV+ thriller series “Defending Jacob”, featuring “Captain America” star Chris Evans, is the first original title on the service to get its physical media release on Blu-ray and DVD.
Back up your DVD collection to a computer easily with MacX DVD Ripper Pro [sponsored]
If you need to rip homemade or commercial DVDs to any format, look no further than MacX DVD Ripper Pro by developer Digiarty. This Mac and Windows software even allows you to rip damaged or otherwise unplayable DVDs and supports a variety of DVD and media formats.
Ejectify auto-unmounts external disks when your Mac starts sleeping to prevent data loss
If you've ever connected an external disk to your Mac only to be troubled by a “Disk Not Ejected Properly” warning message as soon as it wakes up from sleep, then this app is for you.
Video: attempting to connect an iPhone to an optical disc drive, but will it work?
Despite iOS' support for external USB storage devices, iDownloadBlog reader Niles Mitchell has been trying a variety of CD and DVD drives in an effort to get optical media work on his iPhone.