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Blu-ray player software

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Brian Stirling

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I have a new HP laptop (dv8t-1100) with full HD display (1920x1080) and a blu-ray player/burner but I'm looking for options on the software to play BR movies on it. Any recommendations?


Brian
 
Probably easiest is to use the software that "should" have come with your drive. It's most likely PowerDVD. I use it, it works just fine. The version that comes generally with most BR drives is the stripped down version -- which means the video quality is still top notch but they allow 2.0 stereo only, If I am not mistaken. I ended up buying the full version online (think it was PowerDVD Ultra 9). Works fine for my needs.

You can also use Window Media Centre Classic (the Home theater edition), and physically navigate on the BR drive to the .m2ts file (the largest) and play that file. You will need to install a codec pack.. whether K-Lite or CCCP first though.

I am sure there are lots more ways.
 
Yes, the dv8t came preloaded with a sh*tload of stuff I don't need or want so I wound up uninstalling most of it -- I'll have to see if there wasn't something useful in the preloaded cr*p. Still, nice to know what the options are....


Brian
 
Well I went with PowerDVD 9 Ultra and it worked fine except for the fact that the mouse would not work within the BR menus thou it did work with the player controls.

So, I got to watch Roland Emerick destroy California, AGAIN, on my HD laptop. The PG was fine as my display is 1920x1080 but the audio, thou decent for a laptop, isn't quite up to my Paraigm Studio's in my HT system.


Brian
 
Anubis said:
is there something special you have to do to make VLC play BR discs cause it wont for me
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If I remember correctly, you will first have to rip the BR disks to be able to view them from VLC. A bit dated post there, but oh well.

EDIT: maybe this will do?
yeah it will, just browse the m2ts files and go with the largest. doesn't work if it's split though
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I am using TM Theatre 3 and it has some severe crackling issues with my HDDVD collection. Video is immaculate though.
 
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