DVD player from a major manufacturer capable of playing HD video” according to LG, with playback capabilities from DVD or hard drives attached to its USB port. It’s due in October for around $240.

In the LG UP870 ... a single HDMI 2.0a port, digital optical, Ethernet and a USB slot. The lack of Wi-Fi, and by extension streaming apps, is a little weird in a modern player, but if all you ...

It resembles a reversible Tablet PC ... the player at a convenient angle. However, if you're running the LG on mains power you can remove the battery. On the left-hand side there's a USB port ...

A second option is to install VLC Player ... DVD for you. Alternately, you can also ask if she can copy the source files onto a USB or other medium so that you can copy the files to your PC.