If you want to play DVDs on your Chromebook, you’ll need to install Linux. Codecs are necessary to compress and decompress large files like DVD videos. The primary reason for this is that Chrome OS doesn’t come with codecs. Chrome OS does not support optical disks to let you play music or movies. However, you cannot play an audio CD or a movie on a DVD or Blu-ray or write anything to a CD, DVD or Blu-ray disk. This means you can easily open images or audio files in ChromeOS from files on a CD or DVD. Chrome OS can read files on these disks if they are supported file formats. ChromeOS users may be best off using an SD Card or External Hard drive. External devices are limited as to the storage of readable files, and music files are not, without drivers, which cannot be installed on a Chromebook. You may be able to use the LG Ultra Slim Portable DVD Writer with M-DISC™ Support, Model # GP55EX70 with a Chromebook but there are some major limitations. However, they support external storage devices like USB flash drives, external hard drives, and microSD cards. Chromebooks include only a small amount of internal storage.
