Software DVD player

[RaDragon]

Do you have a DVD drive on your computer/laptop?
If so, what type of decoder/dvd player does it use?

I have a DVD drive on my Gateway Laptop and unfortunately, the player I'm using (DVDPlay) isn't great -- e.g., it gets choppy during the film (this is a DVD playing on a freshly-formatted HD). Does anyone know of a good software decoder that works well for them?

Thanks


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[Facin]

Download Trial versions of WindDVD 2.3 and PowerDVD 3.0 and see which one runs better on your system. Both of them are of nearly equal quality, although I prefer WinDVD a little more. Picture and sound quality are better in my opinion in WinDVD (although barely noticeable, need nice system to see difference), but PowerDVD seems to run a little smoother if you have older system.

You can then purchase which ever one you want, or look into other methods of getting hold one (not that hard to find).

 

[IamDavid]

I think Power DVD is the best software decoder.

 

[Cyph3r]

Both WinDVD and PowerDVD perform well. I've had better luck with PowerDVD across the Windows platforms, while WinDVD, the older version, stumbled on W2K..with WinDVD 2000, I would presume they've taken care of that..

These are by far the most popular 2 software DVD players, I would suggest you download both, try them out and choose the one that fits your need..Regards

 

[RaDragon]

Thanks, guys! I'm going to try both WinDVD and PowerDVD.