DVD software
Jan 21, 2005 | 10:37 pm
#1
Original Poster
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Jul 1999
Location: Over the Bay Bridge, CA
Programs: Jumbo mas
Posts: 42,608
DVD software
I have a second Dell laptop and for the first time, went to play a DVD in it - it has a DVD drive, but there's no DVD software to properly read them - I did some searches but afraid to download whatever. Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks.
Jan 22, 2005 | 11:07 am
#5
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: MD, USA
Posts: 417
Jan 22, 2005 | 12:24 pm
#7
Join Date: May 2003
Location: SJC/SFO and LGB/SNA/LAX
Programs: WN A-List, HHonors Gold (Ex AA PLT and HH Diamond)
Posts: 169
I think VLC might be able to play your content. It is free.
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/
Works on Windows, Mac, Linux, and various other flavors, too.
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/
Works on Windows, Mac, Linux, and various other flavors, too.
Last edited by jdn; Jan 22, 2005 at 3:24 pm Reason: a correction
Jan 22, 2005 | 4:03 pm
#9
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Sep 2000
Programs: BA, AA, DL, KLM, UA
Posts: 37,489
Originally Posted by robputnam
Windows Media Player 10 features DVD playback. I don't normally use it, just use Cyberlink PowerDVD.
Once the Codec is installed it works.
To make things even dumber: WindowsXP Media Center edition can't even play back a DVD without a third part DVD player codec.
Jan 22, 2005 | 4:45 pm
#10
Join Date: May 2003
Location: SJC/SFO and LGB/SNA/LAX
Programs: WN A-List, HHonors Gold (Ex AA PLT and HH Diamond)
Posts: 169
Originally Posted by ScottC
Actually it doesn't. You still need DVD codecs before it will play back a DVD.
http://deinterlace.sourceforge.net/
Jan 23, 2005 | 7:28 am
#11
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Upcountry Maui, HI
Posts: 13,726
Originally Posted by Eastbay1K
Yes, I think I'm sure it doesn't.
If you have the CDs that came with it, there should be something, but it should have been installed. Typically, it's windvd. Perhaps they are shipping one of the sonic players now. I'm not really sure.
Even if you purchased an external dvd-rom drive, it should have come with some sort of dvd player software.
You can buy a dvd playback codec for around $15 from sonic. It should work with wm9 and wm10.
http://www.cineplayer.com/dvdmp3bundle.htm
-David
Last edited by LIH Prem; Jan 23, 2005 at 7:40 am