More than likely many of you have heard of or have been using the media center known as Kodi for a while now. It is one of the most popular proposals of this type and has millions of followers around the globe. There are many functions and features that it presents to us and possibly some of them you do not know.
Here we refer to a complete multimedia center valid for many devices and operating systems . In fact, this is a program that we can use on most of the computers that we have. There are several important characteristics that define this software, such as all the functions it offers us, its enormous stability, and compatibility with almost all multimedia files . In addition, it presents us with an interesting user interface that has nothing to do with the system in which we install it.
In addition to managing all our multimedia content stored on the PC, Kodi allows us to play music , videos , online television channels , view photos , or even work with games. If we take into account that when we start the application it gives the feeling that we are facing an independent operating system, this is a perfect solution for these files. To all this that we are commenting on, we must add that we have the possibility of adding a good number of complements or add-ons. These are responsible for improving the functionality of the program, or changing its appearance.
However, in this case we want to focus on a functionality that perhaps not all of you know. We refer to the possibility of playing physical media in DVD and Blu-Ray format to enjoy our movies and series here. Specifically, we will focus on the version of Kodi for Windows, which is the most common.
Watch a DVD and Blu-Ray Directly on Kodi
It is possible that many of you have noticed that the interface that we mentioned in this multimedia center, in principle, does not have an option to play DVD and Blu-Ray. However, it is interesting to know that the version of the program for Windows 10 and Windows 11 is perfectly capable of working with this type of physical media . In order to take advantage of this functionality, what we must do is insert the disk as such in the corresponding unit.
Once the operating system and Kodi itself have detected the DVD or Blu-Ray, they will automatically display a new option called Disc . It is worth mentioning that it appears in the initial interface of the multimedia center, in the left panel. In this way and just by clicking on the new entry that appears, we will have access to the contents of the support. With everything and with it we recommend you access the program configuration and in the Player / Discs section, activate the automatic playback of DVDs .
Of course, we must bear in mind that here we are going to find some important limitations. By this we mean that we can only use reader units installed on the computer itself. In the event that we use a DVD or Blu-Ray reader connected via USB, the program may not be able to recognize it.
