Which DVD software?

[Huskiez]

I just built my computer and installed a DVD+/-RW. However, I can't get Windows Media Player to play my DVDs. I downloaded some trial software online, but that only will play 8 minutes at a time.

What do you people use to just play DVDs?

For recording, I'm going to purchase Nero 6, as this poster mentioned.

By the way, if I download the free trial on Nero's website:

1. Will that allow me to watch DVDs?
2. Can I uninstall the software and then use the Nero 6 OEM copy that I will soon purchase?

Thank you.

 

[murphy55d]

PowerDVD, WinDVD, Ati DVD Player, something that comes with a DVD decoder. THat's what you pay for when you buy DVD software, the license for it to be able to play back DVDs.

 

[Bar81]

VLC from videolan.org Excellent player and free to boot.

Nero won't allow you to watch DVDs and of course you can uninstall it

 

[KoolDrew]

VLC

 

[Huskiez]

VLC works perfectly.

Thanks guys.

 

[RVN]

Do you have a tuner? Just recently, I discovered that if I used Intervideo's WinDVR to tune in channels and didn't install Intervideo's WinDVD ...instead I used PowerDVD, that, I couldn't play MPEGS in WMP or RealPlayer (I could however, play them in PowerDVD). Until, I installed Intervideo's WinDVD Platinum 5, they wouldn't play in WMP and Realplayer. So, on this box, I uninstalled PowerDVD ...when in fact once I had installed Intervideo WinDVD Platinum, I could subsequently uninstall it and be okay.

 

[rise]

you just gave me a headache RVN

 

[RVN]

Originally posted by: rise4310

you just gave me a headache RVN

Ha ha. Sorry about that!