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bluray viewer?
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Wed Nov 16, 2011 12:55 amby val3ntin3
so i guess the folks at Cyberlink have decided that the copy of PowerDVD thats on my computer is not capable of playing bluray movies that have been made since june of this year and want me to pay $60 to upgrade to a newer version. anyone know of a free program that will allow you to watch bluray movies on your PC?
Re: bluray viewer?
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Wed Nov 16, 2011 6:08 amby (TKC)TheCrimsonStar
val3ntin3 wrote:so i guess the folks at Cyberlink have decided that the copy of PowerDVD thats on my computer is not capable of playing bluray movies that have been made since june of this year and want me to pay $60 to upgrade to a newer version. anyone know of a free program that will allow you to watch bluray movies on your PC?
Nope. There is currently no way to do this since Sony owns the rights to Blu-Ray (they created it) and they sell it to companies. This in turn makes said companies have to sell their software to make any sort of money. I wound up buying Cyberlink PowerDVD 11 to play my Blu-Ray movies, only to find that my monitor isn't HDCP compliant, and I can't watch Blu-Ray until I get a better monitor
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Wed Nov 16, 2011 6:21 amby viperman
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Wed Nov 16, 2011 6:26 amby (TKC)TheCrimsonStar
Tried this when my PC was hooked up to my tv. was buggy as hell and the video artifacted like crazy all the time. Doesn't work well at all.
And this is why, taken from that link you put here viper:
NB: Most commercial Blu-Ray are protected by AACS or BD+ technologies and this library is not enough to playback those discs.
In layman's terms, 99% of BD-movies will not work with this. It's more of a fun project for programmers.
Re: bluray viewer?
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Wed Nov 16, 2011 11:56 pmby ME.
(TKC)TheCrimsonStar wrote:I wound up buying Cyberlink PowerDVD 11 to play my Blu-Ray movies, only to find that my monitor isn't HDCP compliant, and I can't watch Blu-Ray until I get a better monitor
The Devil is in the Details
Re: bluray viewer?
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Thu Nov 17, 2011 1:23 amby (TKC) brownman350
lol
Re: bluray viewer?
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Thu Nov 17, 2011 10:44 pmby Foffkillz
Actually, I just downloaded that program for free (No pirate) It was on their website or something. I use it to play 3D blu-ray movies, and it workes just fine, just after I finish the movie it asks if I want to buy it, but it doesent force me.. I dont understand why you want to buy it?
Re: bluray viewer?
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Fri Nov 18, 2011 2:13 amby (TKC)TheCrimsonStar
Because it's a 40-day trial. Once that trial is over you have to buy it
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Re: bluray viewer?
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Fri Nov 18, 2011 3:46 amby val3ntin3
thanks anyways guys.. i guess i'll just break down and buy the new version payday
Re: bluray viewer?
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Fri Nov 18, 2011 7:19 amby (TKC)TheCrimsonStar
val3ntin3 wrote:thanks anyways guys.. i guess i'll just break down and buy the new version payday
It's actually a pretty good program. I only bought it because it works well, unlike a lot of the other ones out there.
Re: bluray viewer?
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Fri Nov 18, 2011 8:55 amby Foffkillz
(TKC)TheCrimsonStar wrote:Because it's a 40-day trial. Once that trial is over you have to buy it
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It doesent say anything about it.. I havent had it for 40 days tho. I guess we'll see
EDIT: I saw it now when I closed the program. You're right, crim
Re: bluray viewer?
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Fri Nov 18, 2011 8:09 pmby (TKC)TheCrimsonStar
Foffkillz wrote:(TKC)TheCrimsonStar wrote:Because it's a 40-day trial. Once that trial is over you have to buy it
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It doesent say anything about it.. I havent had it for 40 days tho. I guess we'll see
EDIT: I saw it now when I closed the program. You're right, crim
Haha yeah I was disappointed too when I found that out. I too thought it was free when I first got it.