How do I play a DVD on my computer?

[jgbishop]

I have an NEC ND-3500A DVD player, but I can't seem to play any DVD's with it on my computer. I got the drive OEM from ZipZoomFly a while back, so no software came with it (or, if it did, I can't find it).

How do I play DVD's on my computer? I'd ideally like a free solution.

 

[Sforsyth]

some DVD's have software on them that will install so you can watch DVD's, Power DVD is one of the best programs to play DVD's with though I think WIN DVD is another one, and I think the ones that come on some DVD's say InterVideo or something like that, might say on the DVD case.

 

[KoolDrew]

Don't you think this would be better to post in the software forum?

 

[Cheesetogo]

Windows Media Player plays dvds.

 

[Sforsyth]

Originally posted by: Cheesetogo
Windows Media Player plays dvds.

I think it will only play it if you have a DVD decoding software already installed. I think there are free codec's to play them but you should have to download them first.

 

[jgbishop]

What kind of free codecs are available? Everything I have seen you have to pay for...

 

[Sforsyth]

I'll look 2 minutes I just seen the site brb

I'll add more to this with edit when I find them:

http://bsplayer.org/

they say you need these Codec's MPEG2 Codec's
to play them wit media player:

ATI DVD Decoder maybe :?

http://drivers.soft32.com/driver/download-ATI_DVD_Decoder-24075.html

Nvida DVD Decorder maybe better : ?

http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia...Video-Players/NVIDIA-DVD-Decoder.shtml

Free Codec's Here:

www.free-codecs.com

let me know is any of these work for you if not I'll keep looking !

 

[Sforsyth]

they help ?

 

[jgbishop]

The ATI decoder wants some sort of ATI CD. Lemme see if I have that...

 

[jgbishop]

Ha - I apparently have WinDVD 4 on CD. It came with my video card (I just now found it). Lemme see how that does...

 

[jgbishop]

Cool. This works great! Now I can listen to Pink Floyd Live at Pompeii! Woo-hoo!

 

[Sforsyth]

cool, yeah I forgot about that I got a copy of that a long time ago with a Video card to.