# Do you own a standalone DVD player? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 8, 2026, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-a-standalone-dvd-player/1030737 "2026-06-08T02:43:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2026, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-a-standalone-dvd-player/1030737/81 "2026-06-16T14:47:26Z")
I just bought a cheap external DVD/CD player to connect with my laptop. Some years ago, I copied all of my digital photos to CD-Rs, and everything was fine until I bought my newest laptop, which doesn’t have a disc player. I really want to upload all of these to online storage, so I popped for a $20 drive. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2026, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-a-standalone-dvd-player/1030737/82 "2026-06-16T15:12:18Z")
I also have a cheapie external DVD/CD player that connects to my laptop via USB-A. I had to get it to install Quickbooks from CDs onto the current laptop. I may have used it one other time and I’ll probably never use it again but it’s good to have just in case. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2026, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-a-standalone-dvd-player/1030737/83 "2026-06-16T23:36:26Z")
> [@Nars\_Glinley](#): > > If it weren’t too late, I’d edit the thread to include Blu-rays. All of the Blu-Ray players I’ve seen will also play DVDs (and CDs, I believe), so I said yes. I was glad I had one when Netflix dumped _Orphan Black_… and I was halfway through Season 1. I didn’t want to wait for Amazon, so I ran out and bought a box set. Now no one can take it away! Same with a lot of my favorites. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-a-standalone-dvd-player/1030737/84 "2026-06-17T00:55:48Z")
I pretty much never re-watch a tv series or movie so streaming is a better fit for my weird use case. If I had favorite things that I like to watch over and over it would be a different story. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-a-standalone-dvd-player/1030737/85 "2026-06-17T05:14:21Z")
Somewhere around here I still have the portable DVD player that I used to watch movies in my bunk on the boat, but I’ve used it maybe twice since I retired from the Navy 22 years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Schubert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@Schubert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schubert)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2026, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-a-standalone-dvd-player/1030737/86 "2026-06-18T01:10:30Z")
Still own and still use quite frequently. We amassed quite a collection of…how you say…“non-commercially released” concert DVDs back in the day and still enjoy them as background music on rainy Saturdays. ---
**Author:** ![TeroSunbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terosunbear/32/14748_2.png) [@TeroSunbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeroSunbear)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2026, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-a-standalone-dvd-player/1030737/87 "2026-06-18T11:43:05Z")
Several. One is hooked up to a soundbar in my bedroom. I use it as a stereo. For all the CDs I have. ---
**Author:** ![SteviaPlumFaery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steviaplumfaery/32/21443_2.png) [@SteviaPlumFaery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteviaPlumFaery)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2026, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-a-standalone-dvd-player/1030737/88 "2026-06-29T21:05:58Z")
Yes I do, as I have quite a large DVD collection. I have a ton of movies from my time in England as well and my 15 year Philips finally packed up so I have recently replaced it with a JVC [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-own-a-standalone-dvd-player/1030737.md?page=4)