Once your Blu-ray drive is set to go, download MakeMKV, install it on your PC, and then activate it using the most current license key.

Transcode movies, DVDs, and Blu-ray discs to the Matroska video container format with this deceptively powerful utility.

An external optical drive lets you watch, rip, and burn DVDs and Blu-ray discs. Our favorites are fast, quiet, and reliable.

To get started, simply download the Plex Media Server from the official site, and install it on your PC. Plex will ask for your media directory and begin downloading metadata.

Confused? Sit down, let us explain. That's the point Plex is making in announcing its new partnership with LG, which will integrate Plex software into its 2011 Netcast HDTVs and Blu-ray players.