Advice on DVD

[rb56]

I'm going to pick up a DVD player to replace the CD-ROM in my system. From what I understand about players most should do fine. Looking at My systemis there something special that I should be thinking about, I have never messed with DVD so I would really appreciate advice as far as software etc. My VCard has DVD support and DVD software but is it any good?

thanks,
rb56

 

[Desmoquattro]

nothing really...go ahead and pick any DVD drive you want...as long as its a pioneer ...no, really it just looks pretty that's all. i suppose you'd need a decoder card if your computer is going to be the only way you can watch your dvds. otherwise...software decoding isn't that bad.

 

[rb56]

Desmoquattro, I'm not sure I follow you..
you'd need a decoder card if your computer is going to be the only way you can watch your dvds
Are yo saying that I can't watch DVD's without a decoder card? Or would I need a decoder card to send it to a TV?

What about software?

 

[codehack2]

If your going to watch DVD's played on your computer on your television, you need 1) A dedicated card 2) a video card with video out.

As for drives, I like the pioneer slot feeds.. mmmm

Ch2

 

[rbV5]

You don't need a decoder card to watch DVD's on your computer, you have Zoran SoftDVD already I guess? (came with your card). Just get your DVD drive and go from there. Try what you have first, and you can download a preview of PowerDVD to see how you like the software. Go for a Radeon le with TV-out for excellent DVD playback as well as good DVD software and TV-out for easily under $100 if you're not happy with the playback.

I like my Toshiba 12x 1402 DVD, BTW