best 'free' dvd program

[LordSnailz]

what's one of the best free dvd programs out there? just need it to play dvds ... TIA!

 

[zimu]

windows media player

 

[Joker81]

windows media player needs to have a DVD program installed to play dvds i think.


Fusion media player might play dvds

 

[LordSnailz]

Originally posted by: zimu
windows media player

Not with wmp alone right?

 

[DaveSimmons]

search Software forum for the last couple of times this was asked.

search never loses its perspicacity.

 

[Sid59]

if WMP doesn't support it natively .. you prolly wont find legal software. mpeg2 requires licensening.

 

[Redviffer]

Windows media (if it's configured juuusstt right), otherwise you can get either PowerDVD or WinDVD for pretty cheap at CSFO.

of the two, I think PowerDVD is better.

 

[Tetsuo]

Buy PowerDVD

 

[amdskip]

Originally posted by: Tetsuo
Buy PowerDVD

Yup, windows media player sucks for dvd playback IMHO.

 

[KLin]

Originally posted by: DaveSimmons
search Software forum for the last couple of times this was asked.

search never loses its perspicacity.

I had to look that word up

 

[PowerMacG5]

I never used it, but I know a lot of people who like VLC.

 

[drag]

Originally posted by: Marauder911
I never used it, but I know a lot of people who like VLC.

VLC is cool, but I use Xine (linux app, the other biggy is Mplayer for linux).


The cool thing about VLC is that you can use it to set up a simple media stream for people to watch/listen over a network/internet. It's the client side (even though it can do simple serving) for the VLS (video lan server.). Have clients and server versions for windows/OS X/Linux among others.


Good stuff and completely free.

 

[Algere]

WMP w/ K-Lite Codec Pack which uses the decoder from PowerDVD

 

[Nothinman]

mplayer or xine if you must have menus.

 

[VicodiN]

I prefer WinDVD over PowerDVD.

 

[RVN]

Originally posted by: VicodiN
I prefer WinDVD over PowerDVD.

Why?

I use both on different machines. The current PowerDVD 5 takes up 16 MB of space and Intervideo Platinum 5 takes up twice as much at 31 MB! Performance-wise, I can't tell a difference using Nvidia 4200 cards and 19" Trinitrons. I tend to lean towards PowerDVD because it takes up less space.


However unpopular it is ...I always install it ...the free Real Player does a good job playing DVDs.