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Can you use an external DVD player with a new IPad Pro?

iPad Pro, iPadOS 14

Posted on Jan 18, 2021 02:38 PM

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Posted on Jan 18, 2021 02:58 PM

Sorry, no, not possible.

iOS/iPadOS devices do not support connection of Optical Media drives. As such, direct access to optical media (such as CD, DVD, BluRay) is not possible.

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Jan 18, 2021 02:58 PM in response to Dvd4ipad

Sorry, no, not possible.

iOS/iPadOS devices do not support connection of Optical Media drives. As such, direct access to optical media (such as CD, DVD, BluRay) is not possible.

MichelPM

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Jan 18, 2021 02:55 PM in response to Dvd4ipad

No and never.

iPads/iOS/iPadOS never had support for optical disc drives.

They use too much power and there have never been any drivers coded into iOS/iPadOS.

Sorry.

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