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title: "Playing a DVD or Blu-ray Disc in High Tech Classrooms"
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Students, faculty, and staff can play DVD or Blu-ray discs in high-tech classrooms on the projector/monitors.

## Using the Computer

1. To use the computer, select the **Computer** source button from the touch panel.
2. Locate the PC in the equipment cabinet and insert your disk into the computer's disc drive. The disk drive is a separate, slim, silver box directly on top of PC.
3. The PC should automatically open PowerDVD.
4. If an option box appears, select **Play DVD movie using PowerDVD**.
5. If PowerDVD does not open and an option box does not appear:
  1. Click on the **My Computer icon** on the desktop.
  2. Right-click on the **BD Drive** and click **Play with PowerDVD**.
6. If you are having issues playing the DVD in PowerDVD, try the second option in the right-click menu: Play with **VLC media player.**

If you are having issues, please contact the Technology Support Center by calling (860) 486-4357 and selecting Option 1.

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