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General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: Getback on November 25, 2009, 12:21:58 AM
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Any suggestions?
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I use K-lite, free, even though I paid for InterVideo. IV won't work on my computer for some reason, I think it's a conflict somewhere, if you want to try I'd be willing to let ya use the code. Iv and K-lite both work perfectly from what I've found, when I can get IV working anyways. :)
Basically what I bought, IV is:
DVD XPack Features
* NEW! NVIDIA PureVideo™ Technology Support
* NEW! Compatible with MCE Emerald DVD Playback
* Enables playback of DVDs in Windows Media Player under Windows XP
* Fully integrated with Windows Media Center or Media Player 9.0 or higher
* Seamlessly works with NVIDIA® GeForce™ 6 Series graphics processing units
* "Install and enjoy" simplicity
* WMV-HD Hardware Acceleration provides high definition video
* Dolby Digital (AC-3) audio decoding
* Down-mixes 5.1 soundtracks to 2-channels for optimum sound
* Fully compatible with Microsoft DirectShow
* Support for DirectX Video Acceleration to minimize CPU load
DVD XPack System Requirements
* PC running Microsoft Windows XP
* Windows Media Player version 9 or higher or Windows Media Center
* Intel Pentium 4 1.0Ghz, Pentium M 1.0 Ghz, or AMD Athlon 1.2 Ghz or higher processor
* DVD-Rom Drive
* DirectX Video Acceleration (DXVA) compatible graphics processor supports
* DirectX 9.0 or higher * For maximum performance on NVIDIA® PureVideo™ technology support.
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DVDfab will decode and copy almost any DVD or BlueRay disk
TD
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Folks, will these play movies? All I want to do is play movies on my computer. Well mostly want I want to do.
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Folks, will these play movies? All I want to do is play movies on my computer. Well mostly want I want to do.
Well if all you're looking for is a movie viewer for your pc...
http://www.avs4you.com/downloads.aspx (http://www.avs4you.com/downloads.aspx)
This is the best dvd player you can buy:
http://www.cyberlink.com/products/powerdvd/overview_en_US.html (http://www.cyberlink.com/products/powerdvd/overview_en_US.html)
Otherwise DVDfab or CloneDVD.
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I prefer the FREE VideoLan VLC media Player ---> www.videolan.org
has all kinds of options/features/functions
can play anything CVD, DVD, etc.. or any other type of codec/movie type......
or you could try this Free DVD decoder/DVD on PC player
http://www.cliprex.com/
if you want to do other things, might want to get "anyDVD" and "ConvertXtoDVD" along with something like DVDdecrypter or DVDshrink ( spelling? ShrinkDVD? )
also update your codecs on your PC for both audio & video ( encoders & decoders )
I most times use K-Lite Mega Codec Pack <---it's FREE also
http://www.free-codecs.com/download/K_Lite_Mega_Codec_Pack.htm <----been updated for Windows 7
hope this helps
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wow I just realised a vanilla install of XP Pro cant play DVDs :huh I already know MS are inept but wtf really ...
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Folks, will these play movies? All I want to do is play movies on my computer. Well mostly want I want to do.
"DVD XPack Features
* Enables playback of DVDs in Windows Media Player under Windows XP"
:)
I think everything that has been mentioned does, but not positive.
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wow I just realised a vanilla install of XP Pro cant play DVDs :huh I already know MS are inept but wtf really ...
Welcome to my world! :rofl
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wow I just realised a vanilla install of XP Pro cant play DVDs :huh I already know MS are inept but wtf really ...
I don't think it's a matter of 'cant' so much, as a matter of 'wont'.
I firmly believe that MS is so embedded into this whole DRM thing, that they are afraid to play movies (and risk being 'responsible' for illegal copies) that they just passed the buck to third party software altogether...
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I use K-lite, free, even though I paid for InterVideo. IV won't work on my computer for some reason, I think it's a conflict somewhere, if you want to try I'd be willing to let ya use the code. Iv and K-lite both work perfectly from what I've found, when I can get IV working anyways. :)
Basically what I bought, IV is:
DVD XPack Features
* NEW! NVIDIA PureVideo™ Technology Support
* NEW! Compatible with MCE Emerald DVD Playback
* Enables playback of DVDs in Windows Media Player under Windows XP
* Fully integrated with Windows Media Center or Media Player 9.0 or higher
* Seamlessly works with NVIDIA® GeForce™ 6 Series graphics processing units
* "Install and enjoy" simplicity
* WMV-HD Hardware Acceleration provides high definition video
* Dolby Digital (AC-3) audio decoding
* Down-mixes 5.1 soundtracks to 2-channels for optimum sound
* Fully compatible with Microsoft DirectShow
* Support for DirectX Video Acceleration to minimize CPU load
DVD XPack System Requirements
* PC running Microsoft Windows XP
* Windows Media Player version 9 or higher or Windows Media Center
* Intel Pentium 4 1.0Ghz, Pentium M 1.0 Ghz, or AMD Athlon 1.2 Ghz or higher processor
* DVD-Rom Drive
* DirectX Video Acceleration (DXVA) compatible graphics processor supports
* DirectX 9.0 or higher * For maximum performance on NVIDIA® PureVideo™ technology support.
k-lite works like a charm
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Dvd viewing software should have come with the Dvd Drive that you bought for that machine.
PowerDVD is the one I see most often. Although Windows media player should also work but it might need a codec.
In the past I've used the Videolan player as well as the Real Alternative player with good results.
For doing anything else, get yourself a good double layer burner, a stack of DL disks, and IMGBurn.
I did run DVDFab for a couple years and it worked fine until stuff started coming out on DL disks.
Since then I've tried most of them, and have not been 100% happy with any of them.
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I use VLC because it will both just play thing and will allow you to get deep into settings and tweak things on the rare occasion it doesn't work, whereas WMP just says "This doesn't work" and sits.
I still use WMP for music and WMV files, but everything else goes through VLC.
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wow I just realised a vanilla install of XP Pro cant play DVDs :huh I already know MS are inept but wtf really ...
If you have an internet connection you have about 100 free players to choose from. So not a problem.
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If you have an internet connection you have about 100 free players to choose from. So not a problem.
I'm always leary of which website to use. I looked some up and I don't recognize the websites.
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I'm always leary of which website to use. I looked some up and I don't recognize the websites.
Install Web of Trust for your web browser and it will keep you from hitting most of the bad websites.
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Thanks everyone, I went with K-lite and it is working beautifully!